duane v Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 .... While having our little monsters leg looked at, they were playing Chuck Mangione (Feel So Good) and it really got my attention as I was 6 years into trumpet and was playing guitar at the time and Van Halen hadn't come out yet to derail me musically. I was still into the Beatles, Maynard Ferguson, Doc Severinsen and Herp Albert. And I remember at that time I was so intrigued by the warmth of a Flugelhorn and listening the melody, I didn't really pay attention to anything else. Well yesterday when hearing this song my ears went directly to the guitar work as I hadn't heard the song since 1978 (Freshman in High School), and was blown away by the guitar work and the solo, that I listen to the song about 50x last night.... The phrasing is just off the charts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Hard to believe that Chuck is 83 now. Such an accomplished musician and all around great guy! If you have an hour to kill, enjoy Chuck here with his brother, plus Steve Gadd on drums and a young Tony Levin (with hair and no mustache) on bass at Montreux in 1972. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil OKeefe Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Wasn't that Grant Geissman on guitar? I haven't heard that track in several years, but I always liked it, and the guitar playing is pretty phenomenal overall, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 I have Feels So Good on vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepdog1969 Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 Saw him in the mid 80"s at the Decatur Civic Center, [or possibly at Millikin University, I can't remember.]. But I do remember how amazing the performance was. I was also more of a brass player at the time, [symphonic, concert, marching, jazz, funk, swing], and only had a hand me down acoustic guitar back then. My band director nearly made going to this concert compulsory for Jazz 1 members, and I'm glad he did. The arrangements were wonderfully balanced and the band's playing was tight and crisp. The warmth of Chuck's F-horn is second to none, which oft overshadows the astonishing talent of his band mates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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