Chuck Mangione Quotes

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• With four people you can create one very strong kind of energy, but if you can get 65 people working together, and swinging together, that's… Create
• A studio recording is perfection, but emotion and passion come only when you turn on the machine and go for the groove. If you do… Beautiful
• My music has always been strong in melodic content. Been
• My brother had a big band in high school; after that we continued to play together, eventually forming a group called the Jazz Brothers, that… Band
• There's not much in the way of written-down arrangements - just things that Gerry and I have worked out, from playing spontaneously together and hanging… Arrangements
• Not with the Rochester Philharmonic, but I formed my own orchestra, made up of musicians from the Eastman School, where I'm on the faculty now,… Class
• Not compromising the music, but there is a way, by just showing the people that you're sincere and honest with what you're doing, and by… Compromise
• To do it always right, that is what music is to me. Always Right
• Whether it's string writing or whatever, I try to write for what each instrumentalist can do best. Best
• I was blessed to work with The Jazz Messengers when the two piano players were Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea. Blessed
• My goal was never to sell many records. Goal
• I write music people enjoy playing and listening to, and I have a group that loves playing the music. Enjoy
• I tend to not want to put labels or categories on the music, only because people come with preconceived ideas about what they're going to… Categories
• Music is meant to be a beautiful thing. Beautiful
• In 1994, I started touring again and I recorded two albums for Chesky Jazz. Albums
• 1972 was a year of many pleasant and rewarding experiences for me Experiences
• I am glad that I wrote something that brought joy to millions of people. Brought
• I find it very difficult to compose when I'm not playing. Compose
• I have been recording for five decades now. Been
• As for the symphonic activities... when I was a student at the Eastman School of Music, I became exposed to a lot more musical forms,… Activities

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