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Chuck Mangione (Born November 29, 1940) is an American flugelhorn player and composer who achieved international success in 1978 with his jazz-pop single, “Feels So Good”. Mangione has released more than thirty albums since 1960.
Throughout the 1970s, he was a celebrity. His purposely lightweight music was melodic pop that was upbeat, optimistic and sometimes uplifting. Mangione’s records were big sellers yet few of his fans from the era knew that his original goal was to be a bebopper.
His father had often taken Chuck and his older brother Gap (a keyboardist) out to see jazz concerts and Dizzy Gillespie was a family friend. While Chuck studied at the Eastman School, the two Mangiones co-led a bop quintet called the Jazz Brothers that recorded several albums for Jazzland, often with Sal Nistico on tenor. Chuck Mangione played with the big bands of Woody Herman and Maynard Ferguson (both in 1965) and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers (1965-67). In 1968, now sticking mostly to his soft-toned flugelhorn.
Two members of Mangiones band sadly perished in the Colgan Air Flight 3407 accident outside Buffalo, NY. Coleman Mellett, 34, and Gerard “Gerry” Niewood, 64, was arriving for a Mangione date at Kleinhans Music Hall. Niewood was a Rochester native who at 14 played baritone saxophone on Mangione’s first record, “Have I Told You So,” reissued as “B’bye” on Mangione’s “Children of Sanchez” album.
Throughout the 1970s, he was a celebrity. His purposely lightweight music was melodic pop that was upbeat, optimistic and sometimes uplifting. Mangione’s records were big sellers yet few of his fans from the era knew that his original goal was to be a bebopper.
His father had often taken Chuck and his older brother Gap (a keyboardist) out to see jazz concerts and Dizzy Gillespie was a family friend. While Chuck studied at the Eastman School, the two Mangiones co-led a bop quintet called the Jazz Brothers that recorded several albums for Jazzland, often with Sal Nistico on tenor. Chuck Mangione played with the big bands of Woody Herman and Maynard Ferguson (both in 1965) and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers (1965-67). In 1968, now sticking mostly to his soft-toned flugelhorn.
Two members of Mangiones band sadly perished in the Colgan Air Flight 3407 accident outside Buffalo, NY. Coleman Mellett, 34, and Gerard “Gerry” Niewood, 64, was arriving for a Mangione date at Kleinhans Music Hall. Niewood was a Rochester native who at 14 played baritone saxophone on Mangione’s first record, “Have I Told You So,” reissued as “B’bye” on Mangione’s “Children of Sanchez” album.
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Children Of Sanchez
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The Best of Chuck Mangione
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bmwmax10 wrote:
The flugelhorn was invented in the 19th century in Germany by Chuck Mangione.
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p0ryg0n wrote:
maybe it's the most played song because it feels so good to be alive
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ilyAK84 wrote:
'Children of Sanchez' --->watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f48X0KubvnQ&feature=channel_video_title
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knezova wrote:
<3
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jiveraptor wrote:
Probably because he's a one-hit wonder from the 70s
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lord_ahriman wrote:
Why, oh why is he only listened to for one song? :(
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jiveraptor wrote:
bobbeh
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paulbd wrote:
hehe propane
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AlexxxSl wrote:
ахуенчик!
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fifth_beatles wrote:
I saw Him in Lodz,Poland.It was such an incredible evening with His music live ! :)
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melissadm wrote:
Awesome!!!...
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FATDUBSACK wrote:
"its not chick mangione, im a dude! *hits guy with flugelhorn*"
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FATDUBSACK wrote:
CHUCK MANGIONE RULESSSS saw him on the kingofthehill mega lo mart episode!!
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music_lover24 wrote:
chuck deserves more shouts than this.
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JTBTHsixaxis wrote:
@reverscenetar: Just watched that episode on TV haha! whole reason i'm on this page.
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vrindamishra wrote:
I wanted the song - 'Eyes of the veiled temptress'. Would anyone tell me where could i download it from?
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BeetsAndBears wrote:
I go apeshit for Chuck Mangione.
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DuduTrofey wrote:
Awesome
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JNez wrote:
man oh man...i don't have too many fond memories of my dad growing up, but chuck mangione's music is definitely one of the best. dad played the feels so good & children of sanchez albums on our home stereo system for what seemed like hours each day. and i loved every minute of it. 30 years later, chuck mangione & both of those masterpiece cd's still sound every bit as fresh and skilled as they did then. this is the genesis of smooth jazz; no fan of old school, quiet stormy, r&b instrumental music should be without chuck mangione's feels so good & children of sanchez cd's.
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vikman1961 wrote:
FEELS SO GOOD!! MAYBE A VIDEO!!
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