''Fun and Games'' is a 1979

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recorded by the American

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player

Chuck Mangione Charles Frank Mangione ( ; born November 29, 1940) is an American flugelhorn player, voice actor, trumpeter and composer. He came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey's band in the 1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother, ...

, who released it on the A&M Records label. It included the song "

Give It All You Got "Give It All You Got" is an instrumental song from 1980 by the American flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione. It was composed and produced by Mangione, and can be found on his 1980 album '' Fun and Games,'' which also includes a slower-paced version ...

", which

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used for the

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, as well as a slower version of that song, "Give It All You Got, But Slowly". The latter was also used during the '80s as sign-off music for many American television stations.

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Chuck Mangione:

Personnel

* Chuck Mangione - Flugelhorn, electric piano *

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- Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar * James Bradley, Jr. - Drums, congas, triangle * Charles Meeks - Bass guitar, harmonica *

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- Trombone * Chris Vadala - Flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, piccolo, alto flute

References

1979 albums Chuck Mangione albums A&M Records albums {{1970s-jazz-album-stub