Chuck Mangione--Feels So Good (1978)

     The 70's brought a hybrid of Jazz-pop that was more pop than jazz. There were several purveyors of this, with Maynard Ferguson and Chuck Mangione being the most popular.  

     Chuck Mangione had been making recordings since 1960. First with his brother Gap, then with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, The National Gallery, then with his own quartet in the 1970's. They began to break through to a larger audience with a Grammy in 1977 for best instrumental, and his, "Chase the Clouds Away" being used in the 1976 Olympics.

     "Feels So Good" in it's original album form is over ten minutes long, but was edited to a more single-like 3:28.