🎵 AotW AOTW: Chuck Mangione - MAIN SQUEEZE (SP-4612)

[Captain Bacardi]

Chuck Mangione
MAIN SQUEEZE
A&M SP-4612

Released 1976
Peaked at #4 on the Jazz Album charts (1977) and #86 on the Pop Album charts (1977)

Format: Vinyl/8-Track/Cassette/CD

Produced by Chuck Mangione
Musical Coordinator/Production Assistance: Steve Gadd

Songs:

• 1. (The Day After) Our First Night Together - 8:01
  2. If You Know Me Any Longer Than Tomorrow - 7:55
  3. Love The Feelin' - 4:44
  4. I Get Crazy (When Your Eyes Touch Mine) - 4:24
  5. Doin' Everything With You - 7:05
  6. Main Squeeze - 5:25
  
  All selections composed by Chuck Mangione except "Main Squeeze", created by Chuck, Don, Tony, Bob, Rubens, Ralph, Richard, Steve and John.
  
  Orchestrations: Chuck Mangione

Musicians:
Chuck Mangione - Yamaha Flugelhorn (with wa-wa pedal on several selections), Rhodes Electric Piano
Bob Mann - Acoustic and Electric Guitar
John Tropea - Acoustic and Electric Guitar
Don Grolnick - Rhodes Electric and Acoustic Piano
Tony Levin - Electric Bass
Rubens Bassini - Percussion
Ralph MacDonald - Percussion
Richard Tee - Organ
Steve Gadd - Drums and Percussion
Trumpets: Jeff Tkazyik, Lew Soloff, Alan Rubin
Trombones: Bill Watrous, Wayne Andre, Tom Malone, Dave Taylor
French Horns: Jimmy Buffington, Fred Griffin, Bob Carlisle, John Clark
Gene Orloff - Concert Master

Recorded and Mixed at Electric Lady, Media Sound, P.C.I. Rose Bud
Engineer: Mick Guzauski
Assistant Engineer: Michael Frondelli
Mastering Engineer: Frank DeLuna at A&M Recording Studios, Hollywood, Calif.

Art Direction: Roland Young
Design: Junie Osaki
Photography: Ian Patrick
Personal Management: Tom Iannaccone

This album is dedicated to Chappelle, "The Healer".



Capt. Bacardi

 

[Dave]

The "Only Mangione I really LIKED"...! maybe 'cause it is the ONLY album different from the others Chuck has done...

"Mainsqueeze" got played by Mangione at his concert, "prelude'd", of course by "Doin' Everything With You"... Wonder if all his Band Members (my favorite N.Y. Musicians) on this album are still collecting Royalties for helping Chuck with writing it...?

I remember A LOT of "Days After Our First Night..."... --That song and probably a lott'a others ('Specially "Feels So Good") by Mangione got played IONS AGO on the #1 EZ-List'nin' Station here in the Detroit, Michigan-area, WJOI (Double-U-Joy)...!



Dave



Dave

 

[Mr Bill]

...WJOI (Double-U-Joy)...!

Dave

Dave

...As if one "Dave" wasn't enough...

--Mr Bill

 

[Dave]

...WJOI (Double-U-Joy)...!

Dave

Dave

...As if one "Dave" wasn't enough...

--Mr Bill

--

Dave

--There just ONCE, This Time...!!!

 

[Captain Bacardi]

This is probably the Mangione album I play the most. I think it's much better than Feels So Good. This is the first album Mangione ever did that had overdubs in it. The songwriting is pretty good on this disc, and Mangione plays an outstanding solo on the gorgeous "If You Know Me Any Longer Than Tomorrow", my favorite tune on this album. Another nifty gem is the exciting, Latin-tinged "I Get Crazy", with some hip horns backing up the band. Another beautiful ballad is "Doin' Everything With You", followed by the impromptu jam title tune. You certainly can't go wrong with this rhythm section, especially Steve Gadd on drums. The only song I didn't care for was "Love The Feelin'". But other than that this is a great album. Too bad it's an out-of-print CD. 4 stars.



Capt. Bacardi

 

[audiofile]

The cd goes for about 60 dollars on ebay, and it can go up to 100.

 

[Captain Bacardi]

Good thing I bought the CD for $11.99 when it came out in the 80's. Bellavia is another OOP CD which fetches prices close to $200 on eBay. Good thing I had a clean vinyl version to make my own CD!



Capt. Bacardi