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Chuck Mangione built a career that blended jazz tradition with a melodic warmth that crossed over into the mainstream in a way that very few instrumentalists ever achieved. His story begins with the musical foundation he shared with his brother Gap Mangione, forming the Jazz Brothers and recording several projects that introduced his remarkable flugelhorn voice. This early period established him as a rising figure in the jazz world, and it set the stage for a solo career that would eventually take him far beyond traditional jazz audiences. After performing with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, he strengthened his musical identity and expanded his reach in the jazz landscape. These experiences helped shape the unmistakable sound that would define his career in the years to come.
His solo breakthrough unfolded across a long catalog of recordings that showcased his skill as a composer and his emotive tone as a performer. Mangione released numerous albums throughout the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and beyond, with each project contributing to his reputation as one of the most recognizable voices in contemporary jazz. His album Feels So Good featured the signature track of the same name, which became one of the decade’s most successful instrumental hits. The recording elevated Mangione from respected jazz artist to mainstream music figure, and it marked a milestone that would follow him for the rest of his career. Alongside Feels So Good he also found success with the album Children of Sanchez which earned him a Grammy Award and further solidified his standing as a composer with a distinct cinematic touch.
Mangione’s success was not limited to a single era or a single sound. His work on the soundtrack for The Children of Sanchez won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, reflecting his ability to move between genres without abandoning his jazz foundation. His earlier composition “Bellavia” had already earned a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition, reinforcing the depth of his writing. These successes were supported by a steady output of albums, including Chase the Clouds Away and Land of Make Believe, both of which were performed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal during a nationally televised event that introduced his music to an even wider audience.
His live performances added another layer to his career as he became known for concerts that balanced technical command with an accessible spirit. Mangione’s music reached global audiences through television appearances and touring schedules that kept him visible through multiple decades. His flugelhorn became his identity, and the warmth of its tone helped define the emotional center of his music. Mangione also created memorable compositions for significant moments in American culture, including his 1978 album Fun and Games, which featured “Give It All You Got”, the theme for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. These contributions linked his music to events watched by millions, strengthening his legacy far beyond the jazz community.
Outside of music, Mangione also appeared in pop culture, including voice roles in animated television series, which kept his name relevant with younger generations. His catalog continued to grow through the nineteen-eighties and nineties while he remained active as a performer and composer. By the time his career entered the twenty-first century, he had become one of the most identifiable flugelhorn players in American music. His achievements across albums, awards, film scores, Olympic performances, and television appearances created a legacy that stands firmly on documented accomplishments. Mangione’s longevity and his impact are reflected in how often his melodies continue to circulate through both jazz circles and mainstream memory.
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 – Together Forever – 1994
- Aldovio – The Hat’s Back – 1994
- Aldovio – The Feeling’s Back – 1999
- All Blues – Tarantella – 1981
- Amazing Grace – Everything For Love – 2000
- And In The Beginning – Friends & Love… A Chuck Mangione Concert – 1971
- 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 – The Jazz Brothers as the Mangione Brothers Sextet with Chuck Mangione – 1960
- Bags’ Groove – Hey Baby! – 1968
- Bellavia – Bellavia – 1975
- Bellavia – Children Of Sanchez – 1978
- Bellavia – Tarantella – 1981
- Bellavia – Live At The Village Gate – 1989
- Between Races – Buttercorn Lady – 1985
- Between Races – The Boys From Rochester – 1989
- Brook’s Brothers – Spring Fever – 1961
- Brook’s Brothers – Spring Fever – 1968
- Buttercorn Lady – Journey To A Rainbow – 1983
- Buttercorn Lady – Buttercorn Lady – 1985
- 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 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 – Together Forever – 1994
- DizzyMiles – The Hat’s Back – 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
- First Waltz – Spring Fever – 1968
- 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 – 1971
- Friends & Love – Encore – The Chuck Mangione Concerts – 1975
- Friends & Love Encore – Friends & Love… A Chuck Mangione Concert – 1971
- Fun And Games – Fun And Games – 1980
- 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 – The Jazz Brothers as the Mangione Brothers Sextet with Chuck Mangione – 1960
- Givin’ The Business – Hey Baby! – 1968
- 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! – The Jazz Brothers as the Mangione Brothers Sextet with Chuck Mangione – 1960
- Hey Baby! – Hey Baby! – 1968
- Hide & Seek (Ready Or Not Here I Come) – Feels So Good – 1977
- Hide And Seek – Live At The Village Gate – 1989
- High Heel Sneakers – The Boys From Rochester – 1989
- Hill Where The Lord Hides – Friends & Love… A Chuck Mangione Concert – 1971
- 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 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 You Know Me Any Longer Than Tomorrow – Main Squeeze – 1976
- Intro – Live At The Village Gate – 1989
- Intro – Live At The Village Gate – 1989
- Intro – Live At The Village Gate – 1989
- Intro – Live At The Village Gate – 1989
- Introduction – 70 Miles Young – 1982
- Josephine – Disguise – 1984
- Journey To A Rainbow – Journey To A Rainbow – 1983
- Just You, Just Me – The Jazz Brothers as the Mangione Brothers Sextet with Chuck Mangione – 1960
- Just You, Just Me – Hey Baby! – 1968
- Lake Placid Fanfare – Tarantella – 1981
- 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
- Le Vie En Rose – The Feeling’s Back – 1999
- 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
- Leonardo’s Lady – Disguise – 1984
- Leonardo’s Lady – The Feeling’s Back – 1999
- Listen To The Wind – Bellavia – 1975
- 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
- Lullabye – Children Of Sanchez – 1978
- Lullabye – Children Of Sanchez – 1978
- Lullabye / Feel Of A Vision – The Hat’s Back – 1994
- 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
- Machu Picchu – Save Tonight For Me – 1986
- Manhã De Carnaval – The Feeling’s Back – 1999
- Main Squeeze – Main Squeeze – 1976
- Main Theme – Together: A New Chuck Mangione Concert – 1971
- 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 – 1985
- Neopolitan Tarantella-The XIth Commandment Suite – Tarantella – 1981
- No Problem – Love Notes – 1982
- Not Too Serious – Spring Fever – 1961
- Not Too Serious – Spring Fever – 1968
- Old Folks – The Jazz Brothers as the Mangione Brothers Sextet with Chuck Mangione – 1960
- Old Folks – Hey Baby! – 1968
- 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
- Pina 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 – 70 Miles Young – 1982
- Recuerdo – Buttercorn Lady – 1985
- Rockin’ At Red Rocks – Save Tonight For Me – 1986
- ‘Round Midnight – Tarantella – 1981
- Santa Nimpha – Together Forever – 1994
- Santa Nimpha – The Hat’s Back – 1994
- Save Tonight For Me – Save Tonight For Me – 1986
- Secret Love – Buttercorn Lady – 1985
- Secret Of Love – Save Tonight For Me – 1986
- Seoul Sister – Everything For Love – 2000
- 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
- Slo Ro – Together Forever – 1994
- Slo Ro – The Hat’s Back – 1994
- Slo Ro – Everything For Love – 2000
- Soft – Chase The Clouds Away – 1975
- Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise – Spring Fever – 1961
- Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise – Spring Fever – 1968
- 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 – 1971
- Spring Fever – Spring Fever – 1961
- Spring Fever – Spring Fever – 1968
- Steppin’ Out – Love Notes – 1982
- Stuck In The Mustard (For J.D.) – The Hat’s Back – 1994
- Struttin’ With Sandra – The Boys From Rochester – 1989
- 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 – The Jazz Brothers as the Mangione Brothers Sextet with Chuck Mangione – 1960
- The Bassett Sound – Hey Baby! – 1968
- The Day After) Our First Night Together – Main Squeeze – 1976
- The Feel Of A Vision – Friends & Love… A Chuck Mangione Concert – 1971
- The Gloria From The Mass Of St. Bernard – Land Of Make Believe… A Chuck Mangione Concert – 1973
- The Night Has A Thousand Eyes – The Jazz Brothers as the Mangione Brothers Sextet with Chuck Mangione – 1960
- The Night Has A Thousand Eyes – Hey Baby! – 1968
- The Theme – Buttercorn Lady – 1985
- 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 80’s – Love Notes – 1982
- Together Forever – Together Forever – 1994
- Torreano – Bellavia – 1975
- Viola – Everything For Love – 2000
- Wha’s Happ’nin’? – The Jazz Brothers as the Mangione Brothers Sextet with Chuck Mangione – 1960
- Wha’s Happ’nin’? – Hey Baby! – 1968
- What’s New – Spring Fever – 1961
- What’s New – Spring Fever – 1968
- You’re The Best There Is – Fun And Games – 1980
Albums
The Jazz Brothers as the Mangione Brothers Sextet with Chuck Mangione (1960): 8 songs
Spring Fever (1961): 6 songs
Hey Baby! (1968): 8 songs
Spring Fever (1968): 6 songs
Friends & Love… A Chuck Mangione Concert (1971): 6 songs
Together: A New Chuck Mangione Concert (1971): 13 songs
Land Of Make Believe… A Chuck Mangione Concert (1973): 6 songs
Chase The Clouds Away (1975): 6 songs
Bellavia (1975): 6 songs
Encore – The Chuck Mangione Concerts (1975): 8 songs
Main Squeeze (1976): 6 songs
Feels So Good (1977): 6 songs
Children Of Sanchez (1978): 15 songs
Fun And Games (1980): 6 songs
Tarantella (1981): 12 songs
Love Notes (1982): 5 songs
70 Miles Young (1982): 9 songs
Journey To A Rainbow (1983): 7 songs
Disguise (1984): 7 songs
Buttercorn Lady (1985): 6 songs
Save Tonight For Me (1986): 8 songs
Eyes Of The Veiled Temptress (1988): 7 songs
Live At The Village Gate (1989): 16 songs
The Boys From Rochester (1989): 8 songs
Together Forever (1994): 8 songs
The Hat’s Back (1994): 9 songs
The Feeling’s Back (1999): 10 songs
Everything For Love (2000): 10 songs
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