Complete List Of Chuck Mangione Songs From A to Z

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Chuck Mangione built a career that joined the language of jazz with a melodic warmth capable of reaching far beyond traditional jazz audiences. Born in Rochester, New York, he began playing trumpet while young and formed the Jazz Brothers with his pianist brother, Gap Mangione. The group recorded three albums for Riverside during the early 1960s, while Chuck also made his first album as a leader, Recuerdo. Those recordings established his bebop foundation before he moved into the larger orchestral and crossover projects that would define the best-known period of his career.

Mangione earned a degree from the Eastman School of Music and later returned to the school as director of its jazz ensemble. During the 1960s, he performed with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, working in a lineage that had included some of the most important trumpet players in modern jazz. By the end of the decade, Mangione had formed a quartet featuring saxophonist and flutist Gerry Niewood and was beginning to develop the mixture of small-group improvisation, orchestral color, pop melody, and extended composition that became his musical signature.

His breakthrough as a leader began with Friends & Love… A Chuck Mangione Concert, recorded with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in 1970. The project combined his quartet, guest singers, additional soloists, and a full orchestra in a program built around compositions including “Hill Where the Lord Hides,” “The Feel of a Vision,” and the extended “Friends & Love” suite. Mangione followed it with Together: A New Chuck Mangione Concert, The Chuck Mangione Quartet, Alive!, and Land of Make Believe… A Chuck Mangione Concert, steadily expanding the audience for his music.

The mid-1970s brought Chase the Clouds Away, Bellavia, and Main Squeeze. “Bellavia,” named for his mother’s family, earned Mangione the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition. His greatest commercial success arrived with Feels So Good in 1977. The title recording reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100, an exceptional achievement for a jazz instrumental, and became the melody most closely associated with his flugelhorn sound.

Mangione composed the score for the 1978 film Children of Sanchez, creating a large-scale work that included the title overture, “Consuelo’s Love Theme,” “Lullabye,” “Bellavia,” “Echano,” and the closing finale. The project earned him the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and a Golden Globe nomination for its original score. His live album An Evening of Magic documented a 1978 Hollywood Bowl concert with his band and a large orchestra.

Sports audiences also became closely connected to Mangione’s music. “Chase the Clouds Away” was associated with the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, while “Give It All You Got” became the theme used by ABC Sports for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Mangione performed the latter composition during the closing ceremony, linking his uplifting melodic style to one of the most widely viewed events of his career.

He continued recording through the 1980s, 1990s, and into the new century with albums including Love Notes, 70 Miles Young, Journey to a Rainbow, Disguise, Save Tonight for Me, Eyes of the Veiled Temptress, The Hat’s Back, The Feeling’s Back, and Everything for Love. He also reached a younger television audience through recurring appearances as a fictionalized version of himself on King of the Hill. His signature hat, the score for “Feels So Good,” and other career materials entered the collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in 2009.

Mangione retired from performing in 2015. He died peacefully in his sleep at his Rochester home on July 22, 2025, at the age of 84. He left behind more than three decades of albums, two Grammy Awards, major orchestral works, film music, live recordings, and a catalog whose most familiar melodies remain immediately recognizable to jazz listeners and popular audiences alike.

Complete List Of Chuck Mangione Songs From A to Z

“70 Miles Young (For My Father, Frank Papa “Miles” Mangione)” – 70 Miles Young (1982)
“Aldovio” – The Hat’s Back (1994)
“Aldovio” – Together Forever (1994)
“Aldovio” – The Feeling’s Back (1999)
“Alice” – The Jazz Brothers (1960)
“All Blues” – Tarantella (1981)
“Amazing Grace” – Everything for Love (2000)
“And in the Beginning” – Friends & Love… A Chuck Mangione Concert (1970)
“And in the Beginning” – Encore – The Chuck Mangione Concerts (1975)
“Annalise” – Everything for Love (2000)
“Anniversary Waltz” – The Boys from Rochester (1989)
“As Long as We’re Together” – Land of Make Believe… A Chuck Mangione Concert (1973)
“As Long as We’re Together” – Encore – The Chuck Mangione Concerts (1975)
“Autumn Leaves” – The Boys from Rochester (1989)
“B’Bye” – Children of Sanchez (1978)
“B’Bye” – Live at the Village Gate (1989)
“Bags’ Groove” – Hey Baby! (1961)
“Bellavia” – Bellavia (1975)
“Bellavia” – Children of Sanchez (1978)
“Bellavia” – Tarantella (1981)
“Bellavia” – Live at the Village Gate (1989)
“Between Races” – Buttercorn Lady (1966)
“Between Races” – The Boys from Rochester (1989)
“Big Foot” – Recuerdo (1962)
“Blues for Saandar” – Recuerdo (1962)
“Brooks’ Brothers” – Spring Fever (1961)
“Buttercorn Lady” – Buttercorn Lady (1966)
“Buttercorn Lady” – Journey to a Rainbow (1983)
“Can’t We Do This All Night” – Chase the Clouds Away (1975)
“Cannonball Run Theme” – 70 Miles Young (1982)
“Carousel” – Bellavia (1975)
“Chaia’s Theme” – Journey to a Rainbow (1983)
“Chase the Clouds Away” – Chase the Clouds Away (1975)
“Chase the Clouds Away” – Live at the Village Gate (1989)
“Children of Sanchez (Main Theme, Live)” – An Evening of Magic (1979)
“Children of Sanchez Finale” – Children of Sanchez (1978)
“Children of Sanchez Overture” – Children of Sanchez (1978)
“Come Take a Ride with Me” – Bellavia (1975)
“Consuelo’s Love Theme” – Children of Sanchez (1978)
“Consuelo’s Love Theme” – The Feeling’s Back (1999)
“Dance of the Windup Toy” – Bellavia (1975)
“Death Scene” – Children of Sanchez (1978)
“Diana “D”” – Disguise (1984)
“DizzyMiles” – The Hat’s Back (1994)
“DizzyMiles” – Together Forever (1994)
“Do I Dare to Fall in Love” – Journey to a Rainbow (1983)
“Do You Ever Think About Me” – Eyes of the Veiled Temptress (1988)
“Doin’ Everything with You” – Main Squeeze (1976)
“Dove Talk” – Together Forever (1994)
“Echano” – Chase the Clouds Away (1975)
“Echano” – Children of Sanchez (1978)
“El Gato Triste” – Land of Make Believe… A Chuck Mangione Concert (1973)
“Eyes of the Veiled Temptress” – Eyes of the Veiled Temptress (1988)
“Fanfare” – Children of Sanchez (1978)
“Feelin'” – Together: A New Chuck Mangione Concert (1971)
“Feels So Good” – Feels So Good (1977)
“Feels So Good” – Live at the Village Gate (1989)
“Feels So Good (Vocal)” – 70 Miles Young (1982)
“Firewatchers” – Together: A New Chuck Mangione Concert (1971)
“First Waltz” – Spring Fever (1961)
“Floating” – The Chuck Mangione Quartet (1972)
“Fotografia” – The Feeling’s Back (1999)
“Fox Hunt” – The Hat’s Back (1994)
“Fox Hunt” – Everything for Love (2000)
“Freddie’s Walkin'” – Together: A New Chuck Mangione Concert (1971)
“Freddie’s Walkin'” – Live at the Village Gate (1989)
“Freddie’s Walkin'” – Everything for Love (2000)
“Freedom Song” – Eyes of the Veiled Temptress (1988)
“Friends & Love” – Friends & Love… A Chuck Mangione Concert (1970)
“Friends & Love” – Encore – The Chuck Mangione Concerts (1975)
“Friends & Love Encore” – Friends & Love… A Chuck Mangione Concert (1970)
“Friends & Love Finale” – Friends & Love… A Chuck Mangione Concert (1970)
“Friends & Love Theme” – Friends & Love… A Chuck Mangione Concert (1970)
“Fun and Games” – Fun and Games (1980)
“Get Yourself on a Farm Elinda” – Friends & Love… A Chuck Mangione Concert (1970)
“Girl of My Dreams” – The Jazz Brothers (1960)
“Give It All You Got” – Fun and Games (1980)
“Give It All You Got, but Slowly” – Fun and Games (1980)
“Give Your Heart a Chance” – Save Tonight for Me (1986)
“Givin’ the Business” – Hey Baby! (1961)
“He Was a Friend of Mine” – Chase the Clouds Away (1975)
“Here ‘Tis” – The Boys from Rochester (1989)
“Here’s That Rainy Day” – The Boys from Rochester (1989)
“Hey Baby!” – Hey Baby! (1961)
“Hide & Seek” – Live at the Village Gate (1989)
“Hide & Seek (Ready or Not Here I Come)” – Feels So Good (1977)
“High Heel Sneakers” – The Boys from Rochester (1989)
“High Heel Sneakers (Live)” – Alive! (1972)
“Hill Where the Lord Hides” – Friends & Love… A Chuck Mangione Concert (1970)
“Hill Where the Lord Hides” – Together: A New Chuck Mangione Concert (1971)
“Hill Where the Lord Hides” – Encore – The Chuck Mangione Concerts (1975)
“Hill Where the Lord Hides” – Tarantella (1981)
“Hot Consuelo” – Children of Sanchez (1978)
“Hot Consuelo” – Live at the Village Gate (1989)
“I Do Everything for Love” – Everything for Love (2000)
“I Get Crazy (When Your Eyes Touch Mine)” – Main Squeeze (1976)
“I Had the Craziest Dream” – Recuerdo (1962)
“I Never Missed Someone Before” – Fun and Games (1980)
“I’ve Got a Crush” – Together Forever (1994)
“I’ve Got a Crush (on the World)” – The Hat’s Back (1994)
“If Ever I Would Leave You” – Recuerdo (1962)
“If You Know Me Any Longer Than Tomorrow” – Main Squeeze (1976)
“Intro” – Live at the Village Gate (1989)
“Introduction” – 70 Miles Young (1982)
“Joropo Piropo” – Friends & Love… A Chuck Mangione Concert (1970)
“Josephine” – Disguise (1984)
“Journey to a Rainbow” – Journey to a Rainbow (1983)
“Just You, Just Me” – Hey Baby! (1961)
“La Vie en Rose” – The Feeling’s Back (1999)
“Lake Placid Fanfare” – Tarantella (1981)
“Land of Make Believe” – The Chuck Mangione Quartet (1972)
“Land of Make Believe” – Land of Make Believe… A Chuck Mangione Concert (1973)
“Land of Make Believe” – Encore – The Chuck Mangione Concerts (1975)
“Land of Make Believe” – Live at the Village Gate (1989)
“Last Dance” – Feels So Good (1977)
“Legacy” – Together: A New Chuck Mangione Concert (1971)
“Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor” – Land of Make Believe… A Chuck Mangione Concert (1973)
“Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor” – Encore – The Chuck Mangione Concerts (1975)
“Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor” – Tarantella (1981)
“Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor” – Live at the Village Gate (1989)
“Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor (Live)” – Alive! (1972)
“Leonardo’s Lady” – Disguise (1984)
“Leonardo’s Lady” – The Feeling’s Back (1999)
“Listen to the Wind” – Bellavia (1975)
“Little Sunflower” – The Chuck Mangione Quartet (1972)
“Long Hair Soulful” – Eyes of the Veiled Temptress (1988)
“Look to the Children” – Together: A New Chuck Mangione Concert (1971)
“Look to the Children” – Encore – The Chuck Mangione Concerts (1975)
“Love Bug Boogie” – Journey to a Rainbow (1983)
“Love Note” – Love Notes (1982)
“Love the Feelin'” – Main Squeeze (1976)
“Love Theme from “London and Davis in New York”” – Disguise (1984)
“Love Wears No Disguise” – Disguise (1984)
“Lullaby for Nancy Carol” – Together: A New Chuck Mangione Concert (1971)
“Lullaby for Nancy Carol” – Land of Make Believe… A Chuck Mangione Concert (1973)
“Lullaby for Nancy Carol” – 70 Miles Young (1982)
“Lullabye (Instrumental)” – Children of Sanchez (1978)
“Lullabye (Vocal)” – Children of Sanchez (1978)
“Lullabye / Feel of a Vision” – The Hat’s Back (1994)
“Machu Picchu” – Save Tonight for Me (1986)
“Main Squeeze” – Main Squeeze (1976)
“Main Theme” – Together: A New Chuck Mangione Concert (1971)
“Manhã de Carnaval” – The Chuck Mangione Quartet (1972)
“Manhã de Carnaval” – The Feeling’s Back (1999)
“Manteca” – Tarantella (1981)
“Maracangalha” – The Feeling’s Back (1999)
“Market Place” – Children of Sanchez (1978)
“Maui-Waui” – Feels So Good (1977)
“Medley” – Children of Sanchez (1978)
“Memories of Scirocco” – Love Notes (1982)
“Mountain Flight” – The Feeling’s Back (1999)
“My Funny Valentine” – Live at the Village Gate (1989)
“My One and Only Love” – Tarantella (1981)
“My Romance” – Buttercorn Lady (1966)
“Neapolitan Tarantella/The XIth Commandment Suite” – Tarantella (1981)
“Nemesis” – The Jazz Brothers (1960)
“No Problem” – Love Notes (1982)
“Not Too Serious” – Spring Fever (1961)
“Old Folks” – Hey Baby! (1961)
“Oleo” – The Boys from Rochester (1989)
“Once Upon a Love Time” – Live at the Village Gate (1989)
“Once Upon a Love Time” – The Hat’s Back (1994)
“Once Upon a Love Time” – The Feeling’s Back (1999)
“Open Their Eyes” – Eyes of the Veiled Temptress (1988)
“Pages from a Journal in America” – Together: A New Chuck Mangione Concert (1971)
“Papa Mangione” – Everything for Love (2000)
“Peggy Hill” – Everything for Love (2000)
“Pilgrimage (Part 1)” – Children of Sanchez (1978)
“Pilgrimage (Part 2)” – Children of Sanchez (1978)
“Piña Colada” – Fun and Games (1980)
“Places Warm” – Together: A New Chuck Mangione Concert (1971)
“Please Stay the Night” – Journey to a Rainbow (1983)
“Please Treat Her Well” – Together: A New Chuck Mangione Concert (1971)
“Quase” – The Feeling’s Back (1999)
“Recuerdo” – Recuerdo (1962)
“Recuerdo” – Buttercorn Lady (1966)
“Recuerdo” – 70 Miles Young (1982)
“Rockin’ at Red Rocks” – Save Tonight for Me (1986)
“‘Round Midnight” – Tarantella (1981)
“Santa Nimpha” – The Hat’s Back (1994)
“Santa Nimpha” – Together Forever (1994)
“Save Tonight for Me” – Save Tonight for Me (1986)
“Secret Love” – The Jazz Brothers (1960)
“Secret Love” – Buttercorn Lady (1966)
“Secret of Love” – Save Tonight for Me (1986)
“Self Portrait” – The Chuck Mangione Quartet (1972)
“Seoul Sister” – Everything for Love (2000)
“She’s Gone” – Friends & Love… A Chuck Mangione Concert (1970)
“She’s Gone” – Live at the Village Gate (1989)
“She’s Not Mine to Love (No More)” – Disguise (1984)
“Shirley MacLaine” – Disguise (1984)
“Sixty-Miles-Young” – Together: A New Chuck Mangione Concert (1971)
“Sixty-Miles-Young (Live)” – Alive! (1972)
“Slo Ro” – The Hat’s Back (1994)
“Slo Ro” – Together Forever (1994)
“Slo Ro” – Everything for Love (2000)
“Soft” – Chase the Clouds Away (1975)
“Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise” – Spring Fever (1961)
“Solar” – Recuerdo (1962)
“Solar (Alternate Take)” – Recuerdo (1962)
“Someone to Take Home” – Friends & Love… A Chuck Mangione Concert (1970)
“Something Different” – The Jazz Brothers (1960)
“Song for a Latin Lady” – Journey to a Rainbow (1983)
“Song of the New Moon” – Chase the Clouds Away (1975)
“Songs from the Valley of the Nightingale” – Friends & Love… A Chuck Mangione Concert (1970)
“Spring Fever” – Spring Fever (1961)
“St. Thomas (Live)” – Alive! (1972)
“Steppin’ Out” – Love Notes (1982)
“Struttin’ with Sandra” – The Jazz Brothers (1960)
“Struttin’ with Sandra” – The Boys from Rochester (1989)
“Stuck in the Mustard (For J.D.)” – The Hat’s Back (1994)
“Sun Shower” – Together: A New Chuck Mangione Concert (1971)
“Sun Shower” – Encore – The Chuck Mangione Concerts (1975)
“Sweet Butterfly” – Eyes of the Veiled Temptress (1988)
“Sweet Cheryl Lynn” – Save Tonight for Me (1986)
“T.J.’s Gingerbread House” – Save Tonight for Me (1986)
“Take It to Church” – Save Tonight for Me (1986)
“Tarantella” – Tarantella (1981)
“Tarantellas” – Tarantella (1981)
“Tears in Heaven” – Together Forever (1994)
“That’s Nice” – Eyes of the Veiled Temptress (1988)
“The Bassett Sound” – Hey Baby! (1961)
“The Day After (Our First Night Together)” – Main Squeeze (1976)
“The Feel of a Vision” – Friends & Love… A Chuck Mangione Concert (1970)
“The Gap” – The Jazz Brothers (1960)
“The Gloria from the Mass of St. Bernard” – Land of Make Believe… A Chuck Mangione Concert (1973)
“The Little Prince” – Recuerdo (1962)
“The Little Prince (Alternate Take)” – Recuerdo (1962)
“The Night Has a Thousand Eyes” – Hey Baby! (1961)
“The Theme” – Buttercorn Lady (1966)
“The XIth Commandment” – Feels So Good (1977)
“Theme 1” – 70 Miles Young (1982)
“Theme 2” – 70 Miles Young (1982)
“Theme 3” – 70 Miles Young (1982)
“Theme from “Side Street”” – Feels So Good (1977)
“Things to Come” – Tarantella (1981)
“To the ’80s” – Love Notes (1982)
“Together Forever” – Together Forever (1994)
“Torreano” – Bellavia (1975)
“Viola” – Everything for Love (2000)
“Wha’s Happ’nin’?” – Hey Baby! (1961)
“What’s New?” – Spring Fever (1961)
“You’re the Best There Is” – Fun and Games (1980)