Artist: Chuck Mangione
Album: Feels So Good (Japan Edition)
Genre: Smooth Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Label: A&M Records
Released: 1977/2025
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
01. Feels So Good (Mangione) - 9:43
02. Maui-Waui (Mangione) - 10:13
03. Theme from "Side Street" (Mangione) - 2:05
04. Hide & Seek (Ready or Not Here I Come) (Mangione) - 6:25
05. Last Dance (Mangione) - 10:55
06. The XIth Commandment (Mangione) - 6:37
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Personnel:
Chuck Mangione - flugelhorn, electric piano
Chris Vadala - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, piccolo flute, alto flute
Grant Geissman - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, classical guitar
Charles Meeks - bass
James Bradley Jr. - drums, congas, timbales
Due to the title cut, this was a huge seller when it originally came out. Reissued on CD, this set from flügelhornist Chuck Mangione (which helped give guitarist Grant Geissman some fame) is actually stronger from the jazz standpoint than Mangione's subsequent dates. The leader has some good solos, as does Geissman and saxophonist Chris Vadala, and the quintet's ensembles are generally both sparse and attractive. Pity that in ways this was Chuck Mangione's last worthwhile release to date; success did stunt his artistic growth.
Review by Scott Yanow