Recognized for his lyrical flugelhorn playing, trumpeter Chuck Mangione became an icon, enjoying mainstream pop success with his relaxed crossover jazz, a style made famous by his optimistic 1977 anthem "Feels So Good." While he achieved widespread acclaim with his '70s fusion albums, Mangione was steeped in the hard bop traditions, first emerging in the '60s as a teen jazz prodigy alongside his brother and later as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. Yet, it was his 1977 album Feels So Good and its soft, adult contemporary-friendly title track that brought him renown, w...