Biography
Charles Frank Mangione ( man-JOH-nee; November 29, 1940 – July 22, 2025) was an American flugelhorn player, trumpeter, actor, and composer. He came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey's band in the 1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother, Gap, achieving international success in 1978 with his jazz-pop single "Feels So Good". He released more than 30 albums, beginning in the 1960s. He also appeared in various television shows, including a recurring role on King of the Hill.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
It Was Written
1996
Feels So Good
1977
Quality
2002
Chase The Clouds Away
1975
Fun And Games
1980
Children Of Sanchez
1978
Now That's What I Call Yacht Rock
2019
Tarantella
1981
Live At The Hollywood Bowl (An Evening Of Magic)
1979
Silent Voice
1990
Sometimes When We Touch
1980
Main Squeeze
1976
Bellavia
1975
Land Of Make Believe... A Chuck Mangione Concert
1973
Sing Along Junk
1972
The Soul Of Jazz - 1961
1961
Everything For Love
2000
No Cover
1999
The Feeling's Back
1999
Listen Here!
1989
Save Tonight For Me
1986
The Best Of Chuck Mangione
1985
Copacabana Happy Dancing
1979
Chuck Mangione Songbook
1979
Credited work
1,560 releases · 214 albums · active 1960–2026
- Performance · 4,276
- Production · 726
- Other credits · 447
- Engineering · 102
Studios: Kendun Recorders · A&M Studios · Massey Hall · Hollywood Bowl
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Gap Mangione
- James Last
- Esther Satterfield
- Art Blakey
- Rico
- Innocence
- Cannonball Adderley And His Orchestra