Chuck Mangione
Birth name	Charles Frank Mangione
Born	November 29, 1940 (1940-11-29) (age 67) Rochester, New York, U.S.
Genre(s)	Jazz
Instrument(s)	Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Years active	1963–present
Label(s)	Mercury, A&M, Columbia
Website	http://www.chuckmangione.com

Charles Frank "Chuck" Mangione (born November 29, 1940) is a flugelhorn player and composer who achieved international success with his jazz-pop single, "Feels So Good" (1978) featuring guitarist Grant Geissman. Mangione has released more than 30 albums from the early 1960s to today. is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about the city of Rochester in Monroe County. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... A standard 3-valved Bb flugelhorn. ... Trumpeter redirects here. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Mercury Records is a record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. ... A&M Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Universal Music Group. ... is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A standard 3-valved Bb flugelhorn. ... Feels So Good is a 1977 album released by Chuck Mangione. ... Grant Geissman, born April 13, 1953 in Berkeley, California, is a jazz guitarist and an Emmy-nominated composer for network TV series and TV movies. ...

Born and raised in Rochester, New York, Mangione and his pianist brother Gap led the Jazz Brothers group which recorded three albums for Riverside Records. He attended the Eastman School of Music from 1958 to 1963, and afterwards joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, for which he filled the trumpet seat, previously held by greats such as Clifford Brown, Kenny Dorham, Bill Hardman, and Lee Morgan.^{[citation needed]} Mangione served as director of the Eastman jazz ensemble from 1968 until 1972 and in 1970 he returned to recording with the album Friends and Love, recorded in concert with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and numerous guest performers.^{[citation needed]} His quartet with saxophonist Gerry Niewood was a popular concert and recording act during the early 1970s.^{[citation needed]} This article is about the city of Rochester in Monroe County. ... Gap Mangione, with his trademark smile. ... The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery, a 1960 Riverside release. ... The Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester (also known more simply as The Eastman School, Eastman, or ESM) is a music conservatory located in the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Clifford Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956) was an influential and highly rated American jazz trumpeter. ... McKinley Howard (Kenny) Dorham (August 30, 1924 - December 5, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer born in Fairfield, Texas. ... William Franklin Hardman, Jr. ... Lee Morgan Lee Morgan (born July 10, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-died February 19, 1972 in New York City) was a hard bop trumpeter. ... The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Rochester, New York. ...

Mangione's "Chase the Clouds Away" was used in the 1976 Olympic Games and "Give It All You Got" was the theme to the Winter Olympic Games of 1980, held in Lake Placid, New York.^{[citation needed]} He performed live at the closing ceremonies, which were televised globally.^{[citation needed]} A 1980 issue of Current Biography called "Feels So Good" the most recognized tune since "Michelle" by The Beatles. Recently,^{[when? — see talk page]} smooth jazz stations throughout the United States have recognized Mangione's "Feels So Good" as their all-time number one song.^{[citation needed]} He raised over $50,000 for St. John's Nursing Home at his 60th Birthday Bash Concert, held at the Eastman Theatre in Rochester.^{[citation needed]} An athlete carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games are a winter multi-sport event held every four years. ... For other places with the same name, see Lake Placid (disambiguation). ... Current Biography is an American monthly publication issued by the H. W. Wilson Company of The Bronx, New York, a publisher of reference books, that appears every month except December. ... Michelle is the title of a love ballad by The Beatles, mainly written by Paul McCartney, which is featured on their Rubber Soul album. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... The Eastman Theatre is a performance space in Rochester, New York at the Eastman School of Music, the professional music school of the University of Rochester. ...

In addition to music Chuck Mangione has had a recurring voice-acting role on the animated television series King of the Hill. In it he portrays himself as a celebrity spokesman for Mega Lo Mart. The first episode of King of the Hill featuring Mangione originally aired on Valentine's Day, 1997. The episode featured an original score specifically recorded for the occasion. He continued to appear in episodes until 2003.[1] Chuck Mangione the character is also in a later episode entitled Lucky's Wedding Suit. King of the Hill is a satirical American animated television series produced by Deedle-Dee Productions, Judgemental Films, and 3 Arts Entertainment for 20th Century Fox. ... Media:Example. ... For other uses, see Valentines Day (disambiguation). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

Trivia

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• In the episode of Friends entitled The One at the Beach, Phoebe Buffay questions Phoebe Abbott (who turns out to be her birth mother) about her background, suspecting that a guy in one of her photographs is her birth father. She is, however, informed that the man in the photograph is Chuck Mangione, causing Phoebe to ask, "My father is Chuck Mangione?".
• In the play Stone Cold Dead Serious, Jack Gam tunes the radio in his Chrysler New Yorker to Chuck Mangione. His teenage companion quickly changes the radio to Wu Tang.
• In the television show Stella (TV series), the episode titled "Meeting Girls," the episode ends with a toast in Italian which translates to "Here's to you and Chuck Mangione."
• In Spring 2006, Late Night With Conan O'Brien had a late night prom sketch and the DJ played Chuck Mangione which caused Conan O' Brien to say he was fired.
• In January 2007, Mangione became an honorary member of the Brownfield Chamber of Commerce in Brownfield, Texas.
• While in Rochester he met Mick Guzauski, an up-and-coming sound engineer, who engineered his recordings and mixed his live sound. When Mangione signed with A&M Records in 1975, he asked Guzauski to go to Los Angeles with him to engineer his new album, a recording with a 45-piece orchestra with a rhythm section and soloists at A&M studios. Guzauski engineered several albums for Mangione over the next few years, and later went on to win a number of Grammy Awards and mix over two dozen # 1 singles.
• In the Magnum PI episode "Paradise Blues," Chuck Mangione portrays a fellow night club act along with TC's (Roger E. Mosley's) former girlfriend. Chuck performs two singles and has lines near the end of the show.

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External links

• Chuck Mangione official website
• Chuck Mangione at AllMusic.com
• Mangione Magic - The Music of Chuck Mangione
• Chuck Mangione's career on A&M Records with gallery, international discography