We wore this LP out back in the day. Still sounds great! I never tire of it. (This was the edited radio version. Try the full length version on the LP. It’s extraordinary!)

The whole album is fire! So many great songs by Chuck and his band!

I've always pronounced is name Man-gee-oh-nee (but what do I know). He was part of the whole "smooth jazz" explosion of the mid to late 70's. He was anything BUT a one-hit-wonder.

I love this Song so much too. Phantastic. #Like!

my father used to play this song for me and my sister when we were babies while we slept. hes a musician and a big fan of chuck. this is one of my most listened to songs of my life. it brings me peace and calm like no other song can. this is the short version but theres a longer 9 minute version that you should totally check out if you were so inclined. loved seeing you enjoy one of my favorites.

1975 SUNY Plattsburgh, NY I attended a Chuck Mangione concert. It was held in the gym. There were no seats, just a large plastic sheet laid out on the floor. Attendees simply claimed their space. Since I was one of the first people in, I was at the very front edge of the stage which was only 18-24" high. I could not have been 15 feet from Chuck. It was such a laid back, beautiful feelin, outstanding music evening.

one of the best songs to come out of the 70's

Some songs take us back to a place and time so vividly. This is one of them...............REQUEST! SPYRA GYRA- 'MORNING DANCE'

Chuck Man-G-own-ee I met this wonderful man a few years ago so down to earth and to watch him play live is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!

One of the few instrumental songs to dominate pop radio.

Such a happy song with one of the most spectacular guitar solos!

I remember this song also being used in the US during the coverage of the Winter Olympics! Such an awesome song.

This brings back such late 70's and early 80's childhood vibes. I immediately feel like watching Taxi, Night Court, Hill Street Blues, etc. etc. etc.

"Love's Theme" by Lover's Unlimited (led by the great Barry White) is also an iconic 70s instrumental jam!

Feels so good is , in my opinion, one the greatest melodies of all times, in history of music..y travel trough the years when i hear that tune..guitar...bass and batery are remarkable on this one. and of course chuck´s flugehorn is great...god bless Chuck..

Harri, if you love this great song, please consider reacting to another smooth jazz great from this same era; Herb Alpert’s “RISE” 🔥💎

instrumentals.... the 70 - 80 s ... pure artistry 🔥🔥🎸🎸

I was turned on to Chuck Mangione in the 70s. There is an excellent live version of the song that has words. It can be found by adding "Cannes 89" to your search.

The title of this song is spot on. You can't not feel good when you hear this tune.

HIGH Harri..... I remember this tune well, in my 68 Camaro cruising the 405 Freeway in So Calif sparking up my pipe. Have A Glorious Successful Day.

This is my favorite feel good song ever!

When Instrumentals could still hold their own on the charts. (1979)

This was a shot out of the blue in the 77. As far as I'm concerned the title is pretty much a description. Happiness in musical form.

Love this song!! One of the best instrumental songs of all time! Loved watching the joy on your face lol

Chuck Mangione hails from Rochester, NY. He is widely known for his song "Give it all you got" which was the main theme for the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Chuck, along with other Big Band artists including Maynard Ferguson were a major part of any young instrumentalist in the 1970's learning to play any horn, by playing their records and playing along with them. Having seen him in concert several times, including with an orchestra, was always a great experience. The much longer live version of this song has a true Chuck solo to start it out for all his later concerts. Chase the Clouds Away - Featuring a triple flute (alto flute and piccolo) soloist Gerry Niewood (RIP) with Chuck playing keyboard in the background. Incredible live viideo of this showing him switching from the toothpick looking piccolo to the log looking alto flute. Bellavia - His signature song, his mother's Maiden name. Hill Where the Lord Hides - Friends and Love (Live from 1970) opens the concert video with him all by a very young himself in front of the orchestra with Gerry Niewood solo on Soprano Sax. Legend of the One Eyed Sailor Theme from The Children of Sanchez - 14 minutes Consuela's Love Theme - 16 minutes - Chuck on Flugelhorn solo, Sax Solo, Vocal solo plus duets of each of those. Incredibly relaxing song. Lean back and fall asleep. Land of Make Believe - Both the vocal version with Esther Satterfield, and live instrumental with full orchestra which has at one point, FIVE different melodies playing simultaneously. I could go on.

This song brings back so many memories. 70's AM radio. It's even better than I remember it. It's perfect.

Remember listening to this on Pico beach in San Clemente CA when I was 9. The memories come flooding back. I hate being old.

You need to check out one of his 1st albums, "the Land of Make Believe " featuring Esther Stauterfield on vocals! It's one of his rare albums that have vocals. OUTSTANDING!

I was blessed to see him in Miami..this was the album he presented that night..oh those many years ago..49 or 50 years now...(Man gee on ee)

This was a smash hit back in the day! My brother, Greg (RIP my dear brother) was delighted because he was a huge fan of Jazz and his music almost never hit the pop charts. Chuck was actually invited to perform at the Olympics as a result of this song. Great stuff 🌺✌️

Check Chuck Mangione live album A night of magic at the Hollywood Boul !!! Such a great performance !!! Keep on rocking guy Good reaction !!!

Sweet! "Feels So Good" was a top ten hit in the US in 1978. My mom bought the album on 8-track and used to play it in the car on trips to the city. The album version lasts ten minutes. Grant Geissman plays guitar. Dig that seventies wah-wah in the early passages of the song and the blistering solos in the final sections. Chuck Mangione playing with Art Blakey in the 1960s is something special. Blakey played drums in the big bands of Fletcher Henderson and Billy Eckstine, and the various combos of Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie, before forming his own band, The Jazz Messengers, in the late fifties. "Moanin'" from 1959 was their biggest hit, but the Free For All album holds the dynamite. Chuck Mangione took over for Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, but not before the band recorded "Soul Finger" in 1965. Chuck Mangione is also brother to pianist Gap Mangione, whose 1968 album, Diana in the Autumn Wind, marks the recording debut of drummer Steve Gadd and bassist Tony Levin. Gadd performs on Paul Simon's "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" and "Late in the Evening" and Steely Dan's "Aja". And Levin is best known for his work with King Crimson and Peter Gabriel, but also for his work with Stevie Nicks, Pink Floyd, Paul Simon, Lou Reed, David Bowie and many others.

Hi ! I saw him in Old Montreal back in the 70s at the Jazz Festival ! but i can t remember who he was with ! but i know he was with other famous Musicians ! oh well ! that song is a classic that will never die ! great choice Bro ! bring more Jazz !

Just absolutely joyous. You can not feel down listening to Chuck 👍✌️

This track always makes my heart smile! Chuck is a genius with a incredible career. I've followed his work for nearly 4 decades. Great stuff!

Mylanta! The man can toot the horn!!!! Great memory. Happy tune from my youth. Thanks Harri. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

A hit song featuring a flugelhorn! Kinda unique, kinda a one-hit wonder.

When I was a kid I was inspired by him to take trumpet lessons

And please react to more of Chuck's music 👌

One of the coldest guitar solos of all time

Old memories from the 70s when I was a child!

Probably the most underrated guitar solos ever!

It feels so good, alright! Funky as hell too!✌🏻

You should of played the longer full version from the album that I remember had a sax solo also.

Our recent tragedy of the week made me think of a beautiful album Chuck created for the anthropological study of a poor family in Mexico, called "Children of Sanchez" which includes these lyrics: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZsV5gs6np83ceYk.html Every child belongs to mankind's family Children are the fruit of all humanity Let them feel the love of all the human race Touch them with the warmth, the strength of that embrace. Give me love and understanding, i will thrive As my children grow my dreams come alive Those who hear the cries of children. god will bless oh yes he will I will always hear the children of Sánchez.

Any song on that album is worth a listen. Another standout from the L.A. Olympics is his song "Give It All You Got".

Man-gee-oh-nee. There was Chuck, and there was Gap, they were brothers, and they both played their own versions of joyful noise. I was fortunate to have been 19 and managing a headshop/record store at the time when Chuck and his fluglehorn crashed the late seventies music scene.

CM band have so many great jazz fusion songs that made it onto the radio. This one (there's a long version too, with more guitar in the middle), Hide And Seek, Maui-Waui, Give It All You've Got. (more, too)

You should try "The Children of Sanchez" by the same Chuck Mangione.. and another band of the same time called "Spyro Gyra". Greate Jazz!!! o Gyra"

Chuck Mangione on flugelhorn and Herb Alpert on trumpet were why I took up trumpet later. I used to play the tenor sax solo as best as I could (on the full version) when I was in school. Still love the solos on this track to this day. That guitar solo… 🤯

Try Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy for another great instrumental.

Nice reaction Harri. Give Chuck Mangione's "Give It All You Got" a bo next, you won't be disappointed.

"How cool do you have to be to chart with a frugal horn?" -Dr Strange

I worked at Fender in the 70s. I built the Rhodes Electric Pianos. I built the one used by Mangione and countless other famous groups form that era like John Lennon, Elton John, Styx, Pink Floyd......

Mangione hits from back in the day have not aged even one little bit for me. Still pleasure treasure and will remain exactly that for another 50 years even after I am long gone. As long as my hearing works this will continue to buoy any playlist I build.

This tune reminds me of my Mother..... she had this album back in the early 80s and she always jammed to this..... love ya Mom!!!

Harri, his last name is pronounced Man-Gee-own-knee, with emphasis on the 3rd syllable. Great song, great reaction, as always.

Great reaction Harri. Yes Chuck Mangione was very popular in the 70s. Another piece I would recommend is "Give It All You Got". I believe it was used to promote the 1980 Olympic games.

My memory sometimes fails me. I thought for sure that this song was the theme of the 1980 Winter Olympics, but it was another song of his entitled "Give It All You Got". It's also worth listening to, by the way. I remember it was played frequently as background music on the ABC network during recaps of events that were not covered live due to time differences, lack of air time, etc. This was in the days before cable was king. He also had a slower version of the theme called "Give It All You Got But Slowly". I think they played it around the time of the closing ceremonies during a recap of the whole Winter Olympics. Both songs enhanced my enjoyment of the games.

Chuck plays the Flugel Horn. He was jazz musician. Other pieces not as well known by him were the Children of Sanchez, Land of Make Believe, Hill Where the Lord Hides, Give It All You've Got. Feel So Good accidentally tries to turn him into an instrumental pop star. He was a great jazz musician and writer. As trumpet players in music college we all loved his stuff, but agreed even though he was quite technically superior with good tone, he tended to play flat on the top notes, and had several sharp notes on the horn that the average listener does not notice, that with proper playing could have been corrected with careful use of a movable tuning slide [trigger] and most of all careful control of diaphragm and air support. It was not a terrible flaw, but only annoying to trumpet players lol.

Such an incredible song. It's always made me feel so happy listen to it. I love the little acoustic guitar solo in the middle.

I love this. Thank you! 💕

Late 70s and my best friend asked me to give up my seat for his blind date. Long story short they are still married today.

Nice, he can jam. I learned about him taking a music class in college. Metal/rock person here, but love the horns!

Forgot about this one. Thanks for this and keeping great music alive!

Wonderful that you reacted to this!!! We played this song in Junior High School music class when this song was new; we sounded nothing like it, lol. What a great smooth jazz classic!

Hi Harri, Too bad you didn't get to hear the full version of this song with more incredible solos. - Brooklyn Mike

Ty for playing one of my favorite. Musicians Chuck Mangione. That was a hit single but his body of work is extensive including a movie score, music for the winter Olympics, several TV shows and many guest appearances on talk shows and TV shows. His music is very original and beautiful! Ty again and I love watching your reaction to such great music. His name is pronounced : MAN GEE ONI.

Two of my favorite instrumentals are Acker Bill's "Stranger On The Shore" and Bert Kamfert's "Wonderland By Night." Both are exceptional.

Hill Where the Lord Hides and Children of Sanchez are very good from Mr. Mangione.

This makes me want to watch King of the Hill

Master of the Flugelhorn....

This is what you call some great jazz music

Yes, it does. Feels so good. Great job Harri!

A similar vibe is "Rise" by Herb Albert.

Loved seeing you thoroughly enjoying this one. Such a great song

You did a pretty good job Harri with his name. It’s MAN-GEE-OH-N. Great song and sounds just as electrifying today. Thank you for your reaction of this great musician. 😊

The start of the smooth jazz genre

Great reaction! I so wish you had done the album version. There is an awesome flugelhorn/guitar cadenza and a great sax solo that are not on the hacked up radio version.

Most of that album is pretty damn good. One of my favorites on the album is Maui waui.

You should check out "The Land of Make Believe" by Chuck Mangione featuring Esther Satterfield!!! Trust me Harri, you'll be glad you did!!!

Try his song "Soft" with the wonderful vocals of Ether Satterfield

i just learned that his type of trumpet is called a Flugelhorn

This is the criminally cut short radio version. You should listen to the studio version.

His name is pronounced Man Joanie. I saw him live at the colonial Tavern in Toronto many years ago. If you haven’t heard In the Land of Make-Believe with him and Esther Satterfield it’s another great one. What a voice she has. Glad you liked it. ☮️ Actually Greybeard had picked this as well but gracefully let me use it.

Well done Harri, well done!

I have this picture sleeve 45. The 45 version is far superior to the LP version for my ears. A fabulous sounding recording

That guitar player kicks ass!

i'd recommend the long version.

Please check out Esther Satterfield. Who once performed with Chuck Mangione.

And it's man-jee-own if that helps. But either way, it's a groove.

The monster guitar player was Grant Geissman.

Man-jee-oh-nee.

Check our Chuck Mangione's Children of Sanchez too.

This is the made-for-radio format but for a full perspective try the long version of this song....

Please react to Marcin Patrzałek - Aerials or Master of Puppets. It's so mind blowing...

Try reacting to Maui Waui!

I love this!!!

Listen to the original long version