CHUCK MANGIONE
Pop/Art Song/Folk / Jazz Related Soundtracks • United States
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Throughout the 1970s, Chuck Mangione 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 who 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 (1965-1967). In 1968, now sticking mostly to his soft-toned flügelhorn, Mangione formed a quartet that also featured Gerry Niewood on tenor and soprano. They cut a fine set for
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Hey Baby!
Pop/Art Song/Folk
1961
3.10 |
2 ratings
Bellavia
Pop/Art Song/Folk
1975
3.50 |
1 ratings
Love Notes
Pop/Art Song/Folk
1982
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Disguise
Pop/Art Song/Folk
1984
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3.05 |
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Tarantella
Pop/Art Song/Folk
1981
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