Jazz musician Chuck Mangione passed away on the 22nd (local time) at his home in Rochester, New York. Photo by Reuters Yonhap News
Chuck Mangione, the American jazz musician best known for "Feels So Good," passed away at his home in Rochester, New York on July 22 (local time), according to a report by The New York Times on July 24. He was 84 years old.
After performing as a trumpet player in the legendary jazz group Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Mangione gained widespread popularity as a flugelhorn player. The flugelhorn is a brass instrument similar in appearance to the trumpet, but it produces a softer and more lyrical tone.
His 1977 album "Feels So Good" led to a boom in instrumental music in the United States, and his 1978 film soundtrack album "Children Of Sanchez" also achieved significant commercial success. Mangione was nominated for a Grammy Award a total of 14 times and won twice, in 1976 and 1978.
In South Korea, he held concerts on five occasions: from 2000 to 2001, in 2004, in 2007, and in 2010.
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