Chuck Mangione - Feels so Good

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.

I just found that the link I provided does not work; sorry. Here it is again:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HwaI_byysr8