Gerry Niewood
Biography
Gerry Niewood (April 6, 1943 – February 12, 2009), born Gerard Joseph Nevidosky, was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist who worked often with Chuck Mangione. Like Mangione, Niewood was born in Rochester, New York, and graduated from the Eastman School of Music. He worked with Mangione from 1968 to 1976 and shortly after led a band with Dave Samuels. He spent most of his career as a session musician. In the 1990s, he returned to playing with Mangione. He and band member Coleman Mellett died in the crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 on February 12, 2009.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Concert In Central Park
1982
Heads
1977
A Secret Place
1976
Chase The Clouds Away
1975
Am I Not Your Girl?
1992
Dancin' And Lovin'
1979
Havana Candy
1977
House Of Music
1980
Little Wing (Live In Germany)
1978
Bellavia
1975
Land Of Make Believe... A Chuck Mangione Concert
1973
Sing Along Junk
1972
Everything For Love
2000
The Feeling's Back
1999
Liza Minnelli At Carnegie Hall
1987
Grand Connection
1983
Open Up
1982
Where Do You Go When You Dream
1981
Walk On The Water
1980
The Best Of Chuck Mangione
1978
Towering Toccata
1977
Babyface Strikes Back
1977
Soul Village
1977
Wilmer & The Dukes
1969
Credited work
746 releases · 79 albums · active 1970–2026
- Performance · 1,601
- Other credits · 142
- Production · 16
Studios: Soundmixers, New York City · Central Park, New York · A&R Studios · Mediasound
Frequent collaborators
- Chuck Mangione
- Various
- Esther Satterfield
- Simon & Garfunkel
- Lalo Schifrin
- Mark Murphy
- T.S. Monk
- Chuck Mangione Quartet