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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gaspare Charles Mangione |
| Born | July 31, 1938 Rochester, New York, United States |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Pianist |
| Years active | 1958–present |
| Website | www |
Gaspare Charles "Gap" Mangione (born July 31, 1938) is a jazz pianist from Rochester, New York. He is the brother of Chuck Mangione.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]As leader or co-leader
[edit]- 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
[edit]With Chuck Mangione
- Friends and Love (Mercury, 1970)
- Together: A New Chuck Mangione Concert (Mercury, 1971)
- Land of Make Believe (Mercury, 1973)
- Chase the Clouds Away (A&M, 1975)
- Bellavia (A&M, 1975)
- Tarantella (A&M, 1980)
With others
- Dixieland at the Roundtable, Salt City Six (Roulette, 1958)
- Wilmer and the Dukes, Wilmer & the Dukes (Aphrodisiac, 1969)
- Once I Loved, Esther Satterfield (Sagoma, 1974; reissued on A&M)
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
[edit]- ^ Spevak, Jeff (1997-06-11). "Release Takes Gap Mangione to a New Planet". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2006-06-21.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Gap Mangione". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Gap Mangione Biography". Retrieved 2006-06-21.
- ^ "Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester". Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Gap Mangione Recordings". www.gapmangione.com. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Gap Mangione | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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