Chuck Mangione
USA
Born: 29 November 1940
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Jazz, Easy Listening
Styles: Bop, Jazz-Pop, Contemporary Jazz, Fusion, Crossover Jazz, Instrumental Pop, Easy Listening, Smooth Jazz
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Throughout the 1970s, Chuck Mangione was a celebrity. His purposely lightweight music was melodic pop that was upbeat, optimistic, and sometimes uplifting. Mangione's records were big sellers yet few of his fans from the era knew that his original goal was to be a bebopper. His father had often taken Chuck and his older brother Gap (a keyboardist) out to see jazz concerts, and Dizzy Gillespie was a family friend. While Chuck studied at the Eastman School, the two Mangiones co-led a bop quintet called the Jazz Brothers who recorded several album...
See also
- Pete Harris (1)
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- Bob James (62)
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- Art Blakey (15)
- Maynard Ferguson (14)
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Influenced by
- Miles Davis (279)
- Chet Baker (131)
- Dizzy Gillespie (83)
- Herbie Mann (74)
- Herb Alpert (51)
- Freddie Hubbard (41)
- Sergio Mendes (18)
- Art Blakey (15)
- Maynard Ferguson (14)
- Art Farmer (10)
- Clifford Brown (4)
Followers
- Kenny G (49)
- Dave Koz (44)
- Victor Feldman (0)
- Chris Vadala (0)
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