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I do not mind having written the song at all. I just wish that I had written it in a different key, as the high d is hard to play. I am glad that I wrote something that brought joy to millions of people.

~Chuck Mangione

Topics: Am Brought Different Glad Had Hard Having High Joy Just Key Millions Millions Of People Mind People Play Something Song Wish Written Wrote I Am

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I find it very difficult to compose when I'm not playing.

~Chuck Mangione

Topics: Compose Difficult Find Playing Very

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In 1994, I started touring again and I recorded two albums for Chesky Jazz.

~Chuck Mangione

Topics: Again Albums Jazz Recorded Started Touring Two

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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 recorded for Riverside Records.

~Chuck Mangione

Topics: After Band Big Big Band Brother Brothers Continue Eventually Forming Group Had High High School Jazz Play Recorded Records Riverside School Together

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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 talking to them.

~Chuck Mangione

Topics: Compromising Doing Honest Just Music People Showing Sincere Talking Them Way You

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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, direct the Jazz Ensemble and teach improvisation classes.

~Chuck Mangione

Topics: Classes Direct Ensemble Faculty Formed Improvisation Jazz Made Musicians My Own Now Orchestra Own School Teach Up Where

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The hiatus you spoke about happened in 1998. I was somewhat numb from being out on the road every night. I had to stop because I was emotionally and physically drained.

~Chuck Mangione

Topics: About Because Being Drained Emotionally Every Every Night Had Happened Hiatus Night Numb Out Physically Road Somewhat Spoke Stop You

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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 on to whatever seems to fall in right.

~Chuck Mangione

Topics: Arrangements Fall Hanging Just Much Out Playing Right Seems Spontaneously Things Together Way Whatever Worked

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To pay 60 musicians for rehearsal and performance is quite something, and I decided I wouldn't be able to handle that kind of situation financially again, unless somebody else was taking care of that end of it.

~Chuck Mangione

Topics: Able Again Care Decided Else End Financially Handle Kind Musicians Pay Performance Quite Rehearsal Situation Somebody Something Taking Unless

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We may play in a contemporary rock vein, use standard bebop themes, and many other things besides.

~Chuck Mangione

Topics: Besides Contemporary Many May Other Play Rock Standard Themes Things Use Vein

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: November 29th, 1940

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