1970 Chuck Mangione – Friends & Love : A Chuck Mangione Concert
Friends & Love…A Chuck Mangione Concert is a double album recorded live at the Eastman Theater in Rochester, New York on May 9, 1970, and released by Mercury Records. It features Chuck Mangione on flugelhorn; the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mangione; Don Potter; Bat McGrath; Gap Mangione; Stanley Watson; Marvin Stamm; and Gerry Niewood. Lyrics were written by Bat McGrath; orchestrations and arrangements were by Mangione. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1971.
The album “blended jazz, rock, folk and classical elements.” The first track, Hill Where the Lord Hides, was subsequently released as a single and appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971.
Tracks
1 Hill Where The Lord Hides (Chuck Mangione) 6:25
2 The Feel Of A Vision (Chuck Mangione) 4:02
3 Songs From The Valley Of The Nightingale (Stanley Watson) 7:19
4 And In The Beginning (Chuck Mangione) 9:48
5 Friends & Love Theme (Chuck Mangione, Bat McGrath, Don Potter, Stanley Watson) 4:06
6 Someone Take Me Home (Chuck Mangione, Bat McGrath, Don Potter, Stanley Watson) 2:14
7 Get Yourself On A Farm (Chuck Mangione, Bat McGrath, Don Potter, Stanley Watson) 8:35
8 She’s Gone (Chuck Mangione, Bat McGrath, Don Potter, Stanley Watson) 5:33
9 Joropo Piropo (Chuck Mangione, Bat McGrath, Don Potter, Stanley Watson) 4:32
10 Friends & Love Theme (Chuck Mangione, Bat McGrath, Don Potter, Stanley Watson) 4:40
11 Friends & Love Finale (Chuck Mangione, Bat McGrath, Don Potter, Stanley Watson) 7:06
12 Friends & Love Encore (Chuck Mangione, Bat McGrath) 8:20
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Piano | Gap Mangione |
| Guitar | Stanley Watson |
| Guitar | Don Potter |
| Guitar | Bat McGrath |
| Harp | Eileen Malone |
| Clarinet | Michael Webster |
| Clarinet | Stanley Gaulke |
| Flugelhorn | Chuck Mangione |
| Flute | Katherine T Levy |
| Flute | Nancy Webster |
| Flute | Ned Corman |
| Flute | Gerry Niewood |
| Horns | Brad Warnaar |
| Horns | George Nemeth |
| Horns | Milan Yancich |
| Horns | Morris Secon |
| Oboe | Jonathan Parkes |
| Oboe | Robert Sprenkle |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trombone | David Richey |
| Trombone | George Osborn |
| Trombone | Tony Dechario |
| Trumpet | Al Porcino |
| Trumpet | Marvin Stamm |
| Trumpet | Paul McRae |
| Trumpet | Richard Jones |
| Trumpet | Vincent DiMartino |
| Tuba | Cherry Beauregard |
| Sax | Ned Corman |
| Sax | Gerry Niewood |
| Sax | Chris Vadala |
| Sax | Larry Covelli |
| Timpani | John Beck |
| Percussion | Bill Cahn |
| Percussion | Bob Becker |
| Vocals | Don Potter |
| Vocals | Bat McGrath |
Other Musicians
Bass (String) – Edward De Matteo, Michael Leiter, Oscar Zimmermann, Robert Zimmermann
Bassoon – Paul F. Philips, Stephen Paulson
Cello – Hrant Tatian, Peter Wukovitz, Robert E. Taylor, Sylvia Thelen
Viola – Alfred L. Drucker, Elizabeth Weiss, Herman Rudin, Minna Shklar, Thomas A. Dumm
Violin (1st) – Abram Boone, Harry Schatz, Herbert Brill, Judit Hradetzky, Lorene Field, Sharon Laird, Shirley Reynolds
Violin (2nd) – Carol Tatian, Cynthia Hammer, Herman Surasky, Loraine Messick, Ralph Rozzi, Yong Ki Ahn
Violin (Concertmaster) – Howard Weiss
Liner Notes
Arranged By – Chuck Mangione
Engineer – Mick Guzauski, Richard P. Zicari
Conductor – Chuck Mangione
Mastered By – Gilbert Kong
Orchestra – Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestrated By – Chuck Mangione