Chuck Mangione - Feels so Good
I always remember my sister telling me she was so excited to see him in concert and what a drool boring experience it turned out to be (maybe 35 years ago). She was a typical pop music lover and was misled by someone I imagine. I have a few of his albums and think they are OK he has a brother named Gap who had some success as well fwiw |
Agree about Mangione. Good player and composer with his own sound. While he can fairly be categorized as a "soft-jazz" artist, he is one of the few artists in that genre that has a feel-good sound without the all-too-common "Look how hip I am!" quality that many soft or smooth jazz "artists" exude. There is an element of sincerity in his sound and his bands have always been top-notch. Of special note was the presence of Gerry Niewood on saxophone/flute on his earlier records, until the tragic airplane accident (on the way to a concert) that killed two band members a couple of years ago. Gerry's soprano solo on "Land Of Make Believe" is one of those solos that young saxophone players study as models in this genre; beautiful playing without the usual pop-jazz saxophone affectations. v=WtRxKRS0r8g>http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WtRxKRS0r8g |
I attended a Chuck Mangione concert over 30 years ago. My dad had been given tickets from a client and he passed them on to me. I remember going to the concert reluctantly and mainly as to not ''waste'' the tickets. It was in the Chase The Clouds Away era with that beautifull singer. I came out of this concert a convinced fan and purchased most of his albums since. For me Chuck is the exact opposite of Kenny G and his ''Microvave-oven-your-meal-is-ready'' single-note ear-bleeding music. Mangione music is great and somewhat complex once you get into it, but is it definitely beautifull. |
