Gerry Niewood (April 6, 1943 – February 12, 2009), born Gerard Joseph Nevidosky, was an American

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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

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, New York, and graduated from the

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. He worked with Mangione from 1968 to 1976 and shortly after led a band with

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. He spent most of his career as a

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. In the 1990s, he returned to playing with Mangione. He and band member Coleman Mellett died in the crash of

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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\

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, 1977) * ''Share My Dream'' ( DMP, 1985) * ''Alone'' (Profile, 1988) * ''Facets'' (

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, 2004)

As sideman

With Walter Bishop Jr. *''

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* ''

Friends and Love ''Friends & Love...A Chuck Mangione Concert'' is a double album recorded live at the Eastman Theatre in Rochester, New York on May 9, 1970, and released by Mercury Records. It features Chuck Mangione on flugelhorn; the Rochester Philharmonic Orch ...

'' (

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, 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

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* ''Planet Gap'' (1998) * ''Stolen Moments'' (2003) * ''Family Holidays'' (2004) With others * ''

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'',

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(CTI, 1976) * ''

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'',

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( 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'',

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, ( DRG, 1980) * ''Concerto de Aranjuez'', Jim Hall (1981) * ''Living Room'', Mark Murphy (1984) * '' Am I Not Your Girl?'',

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(1992) * ''Moments Like This'',

Peggy Lee Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalis ...

(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'',

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(1999)

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