Gap Mangione

Gap Mangione
Background information
Birth nameGaspare Charles Mangione
Born (1938-07-31) July 31, 1938 (age 86)
Rochester, New York, United States
GenresJazz
OccupationPianist
Years active1958–present
Websitewww.gapmangione.com

Gaspare Charles "Gap" Mangione (born July 31, 1938) is a jazz pianist from Rochester, New York. He is the brother of Chuck Mangione.

Career

In 1958, Mangione and his brother started performing together as the Mangione Brothers Sextet/Quintet.[1] From 1960–1961 they recorded three albums for Riverside as the Jazz Brothers.[2]

In 1968, Mangione released his first solo album, Diana in the Autumn Wind, with drummer Steve Gadd and bassist Tony Levin in their first recordings, and compositions and arrangements by Chuck Mangione.[3]

In 2004, Mangione received the Artist of the Year Award from the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester.[4]

In 2015, Mangione was inducted into the Rochester Music Hall of Fame.

Discography

As leader or co-leader

  • The Jazz Brothers as the Mangione Brothers Sextet with Chuck Mangione (Riverside, 1960)
  • Hey Baby! as the Jazz Brothers with Chuck Mangione (Riverside, 1961)
  • Spring Fever as the Jazz Brothers with Chuck Mangione, Sal Nistico (Riverside, 1961)
  • Diana in the Autumn Wind (GRC, 1968) reissued on CD 2003
  • Sing Along Junk (Mercury, 1972)
  • ...And the Kids Call It Boogie (Sagoma, 1974)
  • She and I (A&M, 1974)
  • Gap Mangione! (A&M, 1976)
  • Suite Lady with Larry Carlton (A&M, 1978)
  • Dancin' Is Making Love with Larry Carlton (A&M, 1979)
  • The Boys from Rochester with Chuck Mangione, Steve Gadd, Joe Romano, Frank Pullara (Feels So Good, 1989)
  • Planet Gap with the Big Band (Cafe/Josh Music, 1997)
  • Stolen Moments with the Big Band (Josh Music, 2003)
  • Family Holidays (Josh Music, 2004)
  • Live in Toronto (Josh Music, 2015)[5][6]

As sideman or guest

With Chuck Mangione

With others

Sampled by major rappers

  • A Tribe Called Quest
  • Chance the Rapper
  • Ghostface Killah
  • Guerilla Black
  • Jadakiss
  • Jaylib
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • People Under the Stairs
  • Slum Village
  • Styles P
  • Swizz Beatz
  • Talib Kweli

References

  1. ^ Spevak, Jeff (1997-06-11). "Release Takes Gap Mangione to a New Planet". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2006-06-21.
  2. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Gap Mangione". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Gap Mangione Biography". Retrieved 2006-06-21.
  4. ^ "Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester". Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Gap Mangione Recordings". www.gapmangione.com. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Gap Mangione | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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