''Main Squeeze'' is the fifth, all instrumental studio album by jazz flugelhorn 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, ...

. The album was only briefly released on

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in the late 80's but discontinued not long after, making it for many years a rare find. However, it was finally reissued in 2018 as part of a budget five original albums set. It features one of Chuck Mangione's most popular songs, "Main Squeeze" and a supporting cast of several of NYC's finest sessions musicians of the day.

Track listing

All songs written by Chuck Mangione except where noted:

Musicians

- Flugelhorn, Fender Rhodes * Tony Levin - Bass *

Rubens Bassini Rubens Bassini (January 26, 1933 in Rio de Janeiro – September 1985) was a percussionist, who played bongos and congas above all. He played together with the band Os Ipanemas: Astor Silva; (trombone), Marinho (bass), Wilson das Neves (drums ...

- Percussion * Steve Gadd - Drums, Percussion * Ralph MacDonald - Percussion * Don Grolnick - Acoustic Piano, Fender Rhodes * Richard Tee - Organ *

John Tropea John Tropea (pronounced 'tro-pay'; born January 7, 1946) is an American guitarist. Career Tropea began guitar studies at the age of 12. His musical education continued at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied jazz guitar, harmony, ...

- Electric & Acoustic Guitars * Bob Mann - Electric & Acoustic Guitars * Gene Orloff - Concertmaster * Bob Carlisle, Fred Griffen, Jimmy Buffington, John Clarke - French Horns *

Bill Watrous William Russell Watrous III (June 8, 1939 – July 2, 2018) was an American jazz trombonist. He is perhaps best known for his rendition of Sammy Nestico's arrangement of the Johnny Mandel ballad "A Time for Love", which he recorded on a 1993 albu ...

, David Taylor, Tom Malone,

Wayne Andre Wayne Andre (November 17, 1931 – August 26, 2003) was an American jazz trombonist, best known for his work as a session musician. Andre's father was a saxophonist, and he took private music lessons from age 15. He played with Charlie Spivak in ...

- Trombones * Alan Rubin, Jeff Tkazyik,

Jon Faddis Jon Faddis (born July 24, 1953) is an American jazz trumpet player, conductor, composer, and educator, renowned for both his playing and for his expertise in the field of music education. Upon his first appearance on the scene, he became known ...

, Lew Soloff - Trumpets

Personnel

* Ian Patrick - Photography * Roland Young - Art Direction * Tom Iannaccone - Management "Tom Iannaccone - Discogs"
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References

External links

* http://www.discogs.com/Chuck-Mangione-Main-Squeeze/release/1160022 {{Authority control 1976 albums Chuck Mangione albums A&M Records albums Albums recorded at Electric Lady Studios