Friends & Love | ||||
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Released | 1970 | |||
Recorded | May 9, 1970 | |||
Venue | Eastman Theatre, Rochester, New York | |||
Genre | jazz | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Friends & Love...A Chuck Mangione Concert is a double album recorded live at the Eastman Theatre in Rochester, New York on May 9, 1970, and released by Mercury Records. It features Chuck Mangione on flugelhorn; the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mangione; Don Potter; Bat McGrath; Gap Mangione; Stanley Watson; Marvin Stamm; Steve Gadd; and Gerry Niewood. Lyrics were written by Bat McGrath; orchestrations and arrangements were by Mangione.
Recorded by Grammy winning recording engineer Mick Guzauski.
Live Audio by renowned audio engineer Dick Zicari
The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1971.[2]
The album "blended jazz, rock, folk and classical elements."[3] The first track, "Hill Where the Lord Hides", was subsequently released as a single and appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971.[4]