Chuck Mangione

Chuck Mangione – Friends & Love... A Chuck Mangione Concert (1970)

This is a live album by Chuck Mangione, recorded on May 9, 1970, at the Eastman Theatre, Rochester, New York, and released by Mercury Records. The album combines jazz, rock, folk, and classical elements, with Mangione on flugelhorn, accompanied by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.

Tracklist

Hill Where the Lord Hides (7:12)

The Feel of a Vision (8:26)

Songs from the Valley of the Nightingale (6:51)

And In the Beginning (9:41)

Friends & Love (24:45)

Friends & Love Encore (5:52)

Musical style and reception

The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1971 and is known for its unique blend of genres. Notably, Hill Where the Lord Hides became a popular track and entered the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971.

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