Charles Frank Mangione ( ; born November 29, 1940) is an American

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player, voice actor, trumpeter and composer. He came to prominence as a member of

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's band in the 1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother, Gap. He achieved international success in 1977 with his jazz-pop single " Feels So Good". Mangione has released more than 30 albums since 1960.

Early life and career

Mangione was born and raised in

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, New York, United States. With his pianist brother Gap, they led the Mangione Brothers Sextet/Quintet, which recorded three albums for

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, before Mangione branched out into other work. He attended the

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from 1958 to 1963, then joined

's Jazz Messengers, for which he filled the trumpet chair previously held by

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, and

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. In the late 1960s, Mangione was a member of the band The National Gallery, which in 1968 released the album ''Performing Musical Interpretations of the Paintings of

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''. Mangione served as director of the Eastman jazz ensemble from 1968 to 1972. In 1970, he returned to recording with the album ''

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'', recorded in concert with the

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and guest performers. Mangione's quartet with saxophonist

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was a popular concert and recording act throughout the 1970s. "Bellavia", recorded during this collaboration, won Mangione his first

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in 1977 in the category

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. Mangione's composition "Chase the Clouds Away" was used at the

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, Quebec. His composition "

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" was the theme to the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York. He performed it live on a global television broadcast at the closing ceremonies. In 1978, Mangione composed the soundtrack for the film '' The Children of Sanchez'' starring

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. This album won him his second Grammy, in the category

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in 1979. The title song's full version was almost 15 minutes long and featured a

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section theme. In 1981, Mangione composed and performed the theme for the film ''

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''. In addition to his quartet with Niewood, Mangione had much success with his later-1970s ensemble, with

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on saxophones and flutes,

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on guitars, Charles Meeks on bass guitar, and James Bradley Jr. on drums. This version of Mangione's band recorded and toured behind the hit studio albums ''Feels So Good'' and ''Fun and Games'' and the ''Children of Sanchez'' soundtrack. Some band members participated in the "Tarantella" benefit concert in 1980. The band was also featured with a 70-piece orchestra on the live album ''An Evening of Magic'', which was recorded at the Hollywood Bowl on July 16, 1978, at the height of Mangione's success from "Feels So Good". Performances of material new and old included versions of "Main Squeeze", "Hill Where the Lord Hides", and "Chase the Clouds Away". Mangione opened and closed the show with "Feels So Good" and its "Reprise" version. "B' Bye" featured a string arrangement from Bill Reichenbach. The horns were arranged by frequent collaborator

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, who also played trumpet in the horn section that night. Mangione played material from the just-released "Children of Sanchez" soundtrack album, which made its West Coast concert debut. The liner notes from the album describe the frenzy in which the performance was put together. Unable to set up on stage the day before (The Los Angeles Philharmonic played the "1812 Overture" on July 15), Mangione and his crew had only the day of show to set up lights, sound and recording gear. He had only nine hours the day before to rehearse at A&M studios with the orchestra's musicians and was never able to run through the entire set list once in its entirety. He and the band stayed at a hotel up the street from the Bowl to make sure they would not miss the performance due to snarled traffic pouring in as showtime neared. Nevertheless, the show went off without a hitch. In December 1980, Mangione held a benefit concert in the Americana Hotel Ballroom in Rochester, to benefit the victims of an earthquake in Italy. The nine-hour concert included jazz performers Chick Corea, Steve Gadd and Dizzy Gillespie, among a host of other session and concert musicians. Soon thereafter, A&M released ''Tarantella,'' named for the Italian traditional dance, a vinyl album of some of the concert's exceptional moments, which has not yet been released as a CD. A 1980 issue of ''

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'' called "Feels So Good" the most recognized tune since " Michelle" by

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. He raised over $50,000 for St. John's Nursing Home at his 60th Birthday Bash Concert at the

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and played a few bars of "Feels So Good". In 1997, Mangione did a session with

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. Mangione was told of how he beat out Paul for the 'Album of the Year' award.

Acting career and television appearances

In addition to music, Mangione has made a few appearances in television shows. In the ''

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'' episode "Paradise Blues", Chuck Mangione portrays a fellow night club act along with TC's (

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's) former girlfriend. He performed two singles and has lines near the end of the show. In 1988, Mangione appeared on the hit family TV show: ''

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'' as "Little Boy Blue" playing his famous song. Mangione had a recurring voice-acting role on the animated television series ''

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''. In it he portrays himself as a celebrity spokesman for Mega Lo Mart, almost always wearing the white and red jacket from the cover of his ''Feels So Good'' album. The first episode of ''King of the Hill'' with Mangione originally aired on February 16, 1997. The episode featured an original score specifically recorded for the occasion. He continued to appear in episodes, a total of ten more up until 2003. In the context of the series, Mangione chafes under an oppressive spokesperson contract with Mega Lo Mart (his contract had him appearing at every Mega-Lo store opening, some 400 per year, leaving him no time to tour, record or be with his family). He eventually goes into hiding inside their store in Arlen,

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, the fictional town in which ''King of the Hill'' is set. Mangione is discovered by

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, who keeps his secret, in the episode "Mega-Lo Dale." After a long hiatus, the character of Chuck Mangione returned in May 2007 in an episode titled " Lucky's Wedding Suit". A recurring joke is that whatever tune he plays on his flugelhorn inevitably shifts into "Feels So Good" after a few bars; After the Mega Lo Mart blows up, Mangione states during a group therapy session that "Every song I play now sounds like 'Feels So Good'." The series finale in 2009 included Mangione one last time, playing the National Anthem which segued into "Feels So Good". In an homage to the series, Mangione's album ''Everything For Love'' contains a track titled "

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Mangione's band

Two members of the band,

and Coleman Mellett, were among those killed when Continental Airlines Flight 3407 crashed into a house in the vicinity of

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, on February 12, 2009. In a statement Mangione said: "I'm in shock over the horrible, heartbreaking tragedy."Chuck Mangione's Bandmates Die in Fatal Crash
" ''TMZ''. February 13, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2019.

Discography

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* The Mangione Brothers Sextet: ''The Jazz Brothers'' (Riverside RLP-9335, August 1960; CD reissue: OJC CD-997, 1998) * The Jazz Brothers: ''Hey Baby!'' (Riverside RLP-9371, March 1961; CD reissue: OJC CD-668, 1991) * The Jazz Brothers: ''Spring Fever'' with

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(Riverside RLP-9405, November 1961; CD reissue: OJC CD-769, 1993) * ''Recuerdo'' with

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(Jazzland JLP-984, 1962; CD reissue: OJC CD-495, 1990) * ''Jazz Brother'' (Milestone M-47042, 1977) 2-LP compilation

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* '' Friends & Love...A Chuck Mangione Concert'' (Mercury SRM-2-800, 1970) 2-LP * '' Together: A New Chuck Mangione Concert'' (Mercury SRM-2-7501, 1971) 2-LP * ''The Chuck Mangione Quartet'' (Mercury SRM-1-631, 1972) * ''Chuck Mangione Quartet: Alive!'' (Mercury SRM 1-650, 1972) * '' Land of Make Believe: A Chuck Mangione Concert'' (Mercury SRM-1-684, 1973; CD reissue: Mercury/PolyGram 822 539, 1990) * ''Encore: The Chuck Mangione Concerts'' (Mercury SRM-1-1050, 1975) compilation * ''The Best of Chuck Mangione'' (Mercury SRM-2-8601, 1978) 2-LP compilation * ''Chuck Mangione: Compact Jazz'' (Mercury/PolyGram 830 696, 1987) compilation

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* '' Chase the Clouds Away'' (A&M/PolyGram 214 518, 1975; CD reissue: A&M/PolyGram 213 115, 1987) * ''Bellavia'' angione's mother's maiden name(A&M/PolyGram 214 557, 1975; CD reissue: A&M/PolyGram 213 172, 1988) * '' Main Squeeze'' (A&M/PolyGram 214 612, 1976; CD reissue: A&M/PolyGram 213 220, 1989) * '' Feels So Good'' (A&M/PolyGram 214 658, 1977; CD reissue: A&M/PolyGram 213 219, 1989) * '' Children of Sanchez'' (A&M/PolyGram 216 700, 1978) 2-LP * ''

An Evening of Magic, Live at the Hollywood Bowl ''An Evening of Magic, Live at the Hollywood Bowl'' is Chuck Mangione's second live album. It was released by A&M Records and re-released by Hip-O Records on CD. In addition to Mangione on flugelhorn and electric piano, it features his studio a ...

'' (A&M/PolyGram 216 701, 1978) 2-LP * '' Fun and Games'' (A&M/PolyGram 213 715, 1980; CD reissue: A&M/PolyGram 213 193, 1988) * "Cannonball Run" Theme (From the motion picture " Cannonball Run") (A&M/Polygram 2354, 1981) soundtrack * ''Tarantella'' ive(A&M/PolyGram 216 513, 1981) 2-LP * ''70 Miles Young'' (A&M/PolyGram 214 911, 1982; CD reissue: A&M/PolyGram 213 237, 1989) * ''The Best of Chuck Mangione'' (A&M/PolyGram 213 282, 1985; CD reissue: A&M/PolyGram 213 282, 1987) compilation * ''Chuck Mangione: A&M Classics (Vol. 6)'' (A&M/PolyGram 212 502, 1987) compilation * ''Greatest Hits (Backlot Series)'' (A&M/PolyGram 540 514, 1996) compilation * ''Chuck Mangione's Finest Hour'' (Verve/Universal 490 670, 2000) compilation * ''The Best of Chuck Mangione (20th Century Masters/The Millennium Collection)'' (Chronicles/A&M/Universal 493 385, 2002) compilation * ''Chuck Mangione: 5 Original Albums'' (A&M/Universal U537 656, 2017) 5-CD set; includes ''Chase the Clouds Away'', ''Main Squeeze'', ''Feels So Good'', ''Fun and Games'', and ''70 Miles Young''.

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* ''Love Notes'' (Columbia FC 38101, 1982) * ''Journey to a Rainbow'' (Columbia FC 38686, 1983) * ''Disguise'' (Columbia FC 39479, 1984) * ''Save Tonight for Me'' (Columbia FC 40254, 1986) * ''Eyes of the Veiled Temptress'' (Columbia FC 40984, 1988) * ''The Best of Chuck Mangione'' (Legacy/Columbia CK 86345, 2004) compilation

Other labels

* ''Live at the Village Gate'' (Feels So Good FSC-001, 1989) 2-CD * ''The Boys from Rochester'' with

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, Joe Romano,

Gap Mangione Gaspare Charles "Gap" Mangione (born July 31, 1938) is a jazz pianist from Rochester, New York. He is the brother of Chuck Mangione. Career In 1958, Mangione and his brother started performing together as the Mangione Brothers Sextet/Quintet. Fro ...

, Frank Pullara (Feels So Good FSC-9002, 1989) 2-CD * ''Greatest Hits'' ive(Feels So Good FSG-9004, 1991) * ''The Hat's Back'' (Chuck Mangione/Gates Music 1001, 1994) * ''Together Forever'' with Steve Gadd (Chuck Mangione/Gates Music 1002, 1994) * ''Live at the Village Gate, Vol. 1'' (Pro-Arte 001, 1995) reissue * ''Live at the Village Gate, Vol. 2'' (Pro-Arte 002, 1995) reissue * ''The Feeling's Back'' ( Chesky JD-184, 1999) * ''Everything for Love'' (Chesky JD-199, 2000) * ''Keep in Sight'' (

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, 2019) With

& The Jazz Messengers * ''

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'' ive(Limelight LS-86034, 1966) * ''

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'' (Limelight LS-86038, 1966)

References

External links

* – official site * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mangione, Chuck 1940 births Living people American jazz flugelhornists American jazz trumpeters American male trumpeters American people of Italian descent A&M Records artists Chesky Records artists Columbia Records artists Eastman School of Music alumni Grammy Award winners The Jazz Messengers members Musicians from Rochester, New York Mercury Records artists Smooth jazz musicians Jazz musicians from New York (state) American male jazz musicians Mangione family