Gerry Niewood (April 6, 1943 – February 12, 2009), born Gerard Joseph Nevidosky, was an American
jazz
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saxophonist and flutist who worked often with
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, ...
. Like Mangione, Niewood was born in
Rochester
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, New York, and graduated from the
Eastman School of Music
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It offers Bachelor of Music (B.M ...
.
He worked with Mangione from 1968 to 1976 and shortly after led a band with
Dave Samuels
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. He spent most of his career as a
session musician
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. In the 1990s, he returned to playing with Mangione. He and band member
Coleman Mellett died in the crash of
Colgan Air Flight 3407
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on February 12, 2009.
Discography
Principal
* ''The Gerry Niewood Album'' (Sagoma/DGM, 1975)
* ''Slow Hot Wind'' (
A&M, 1975)
* ''Gerry Niewood and Timepiece'' (A&M\
Horizon
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, 1977)
* ''Share My Dream'' (
DMP, 1985)
* ''Alone'' (Profile, 1988)
* ''Facets'' (
Native Language
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, 2004)
As sideman
With
Walter Bishop Jr.
*''
Soul Village
''Soul Village'' is an album by pianist Walter Bishop Jr. which was recorded in 1977 and released on the Muse label.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, ...
* ''
Friends and Love
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'' (
Mercury
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Companies
* Merc ...
, 1970)
* ''
Together: A New Chuck Mangione Concert'' (Mercury, 1971)
* The Chuck Mangione Quartet (Mercury, 1972)
* ''Alive!'' (Mercury, 1972)
* ''
Land of Make Believe'' (Mercury, 1973)
* ''
Chase the Clouds Away'' (
A&M, 1975)
* ''Bellavia'' (A&M, 1975)
* ''Encore'' (Mercury, 1975)
* ''Encore: Mangione Concerts'' (Mercury, 1991)
* ''The Feeling's Back'' (
Chesky, 1999)
* ''Everything for Love'' (Chesky, 2000)
With
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 ...
* ''Planet Gap'' (1998)
* ''Stolen Moments'' (2003)
* ''Family Holidays'' (2004)
With others
* ''
Towering Toccata
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Reception
The Allmusic review states "it ...
'',
Lalo Schifrin
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(CTI, 1976)
* ''
Havana Candy
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Reception
The Allmusic review stated "Austin sang this ...
'',
Patti Austin
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Music career
Austin was born in Harlem, New York, to Gordon Austin, a jazz trombonist. She was raised in Bay Shore, New York on Long Island. Quincy ...
(
CTI, 1977)
*
''The Concert in Central Park, Paul Simon & Art Garfunke''l (Concert, 1981)
*
''The Concert in Central Park, Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel'' (Album, Warner Brothers 1982)
* ''
Walk on the Water'',
Gerry Mulligan
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, (
DRG, 1980)
* ''Concerto de Aranjuez'',
Jim Hall (1981)
* ''Living Room'',
Mark Murphy (1984)
* ''
Am I Not Your Girl?'',
Sinéad O'Connor
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(1992)
* ''Moments Like This'',
Peggy Lee
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(1993)
* ''World Tour'',
Jason Miles
Jason Miles (born June 30, 1951) is an American jazz keyboardist, composer, and record producer. Throughout his career, he has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, bassist Marcus Miller, and singer Luther Vandross, as well as maintaining a successfu ...
(1994)
* ''Awakening'',
Randy Sandke
Jay Randall Sandke (born May 5, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois) is a jazz trumpeter and guitarist.
While a student at Indiana University in 1968, he and Michael Brecker started a jazz-rock band (Mrs. Seamon's Sound Band) that performed at the Notre D ...
(1998)
* ''Easy Living'',
Ann Hampton Callaway
Ann Hampton Callaway (born May 30, 1958) is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and actress. She wrote and sang the theme song for the TV series ''The Nanny''.
Career
A native of Chicago, her father, John Callaway, was a journalist and her mot ...
(1999)
References
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1943 births
2009 deaths
Musicians from Rochester, New York
Eastman School of Music alumni
American jazz saxophonists
American male saxophonists
Jazz musicians from New York (state)
20th-century American saxophonists
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American male jazz musicians
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the United States
Accidental deaths in New York (state)
Native Language Music artists
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