Chuck Mangione
Chuck Mangione
Charles Frank "Chuck" Mangioneis an American flugelhorn player, trumpeter and composer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth29 November 1940
CityRochester, NY
CountryUnited States of America
enjoy lifting music people
For me, lifting the people up, making them enjoy what we're doing is as important as it is for me to play the kind of music I want to play.
develop great jazz melodies music musicians standards written
Music and jazz musicians would develop into my repertoire. Jazz standards like these had great melodies written by great composers.
hearing listen music people recorded thirty today
I think people today are hearing music that I recorded thirty years ago and do not listen to it as if it is something old but just something good.
decided handle pay performance quite rehearsal somebody taking unless
To pay 60 musicians for rehearsal and performance is quite something, and I decided I wouldn't be able to handle that kind of situation financially again, unless somebody else was taking care of that end of it.
two albums jazz
In 1994, I started touring again and I recorded two albums for Chesky Jazz.
years rewarding-experiences pleasant
1972 was a year of many pleasant and rewarding experiences for me
people joy glad
I am glad that I wrote something that brought joy to millions of people.
difficult
I find it very difficult to compose when I'm not playing.
decades five has-beens
I have been recording for five decades now.
strong interesting ingredients
Brazilian music has many of the ingredients that I strive for in my own music: Strong melodies and a disciplined but intense rhythmic concept, and interesting harmonies.
music believe dont-believe
I don't believe music can be free unless it has something to be free from.
blessed player two
I was blessed to work with The Jazz Messengers when the two piano players were Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea.
music hands years
I can count on one hand the number of instrumental hits there have been over the last 10 years.
strong people working-together
With four people you can create one very strong kind of energy, but if you can get 65 people working together, and swinging together, that's a whole other kind of energy.