Chuck Mangione Feels So Good!
Chuck Mangione – Flugelhorn – Born November 29, 1940
So today’s list of birthdays contains many artists who appear in my music library. First, John Mayall celebrates his 83th birthday. Man, it seems like just yesterday I we were celebrating his 70th birthday. His 70th birthday concert album is a great concert album, Next, Felix Cavaliere turns 74 (The Rascals) I have a couple of albums he recorded with Steve Cropper in my collection, Then there’s Jesse Cook, one of my favorite acoustic guitarists, Jesse Cook turns birthday 52 today!
Finally there’s Chuck Mangione. I only have one Chuck Mangione album in my vinyl collection, Feels So Good. And it’s a good one! The title track was one of Chuck’s biggest hits and was one of the most recognizable instrumentals of the 1970s. It set the stage for a lot of crossover jazz albums to come!! For those of you who may not know Chuck, here is the obligatory background information