Jazz Combo - Level 3 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.734623
Composed by Eliot Daniel. Arranged by Dennis Ruello. Contemporary. Score and parts. 17 pages. Chicory Music #6692477. Published by Chicory Music (A0.734623).
From the second season onwards, the I Love Lucy signature tune we all know so well became the main theme, and one of the most recognizable pieces of music on the planet. It was written by composer Eliot Daniel who cranked it out in an afternoon as a favor to his old Coast Guard buddy Jess Oppenheimer, the show’s producer. Since Daniel still had another year under his exclusive contract to Fox, he asked Oppenheimer to keep his name out of it. Consequently his name does not appear on first or the second season TV credits for what became one of the most popular TV themes. Later, Daniel did seek credit and received royalties from syndicated reruns for the rest of his life.
The lyrics were written by Harold Adamson for an episode in the third season in which Lucy believes everyone has forgotten her birthday. So of course Ricky saves the day after a near disaster.
This arrangement for Jazz Combo remains faithful to the original theme.
Performance Time Approx. 2 minutes 30 seconds
