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American flugelhorn player, trumpeter, and composer best known for his smooth jazz hit 'Feels So Good'.Born in Rochester, New York, Mangione studied at the Eastman School of Music. He co-founded the Jazz Brothers with his brother Gap, played with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, and achieved significant commercial success in the 1970s with his melodic, accessible brand of jazz fusion. His composition 'Give It All You Got' was the theme for the 1980 Winter Olympics.

• Mangione famously switched focus from trumpet to the warmer-sounding flugelhorn as his primary instrument, defining his signature sound.
• His album 'Feels So Good' (1977) became a massive crossover success, selling over 2 million copies and spending weeks on the pop charts, a rare feat for an instrumental jazz track.
• He composed the official theme, 'Give It All You Got', for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.
• Mangione faced controversy in 1997 when a lawsuit alleged his song 'Children of Sanchez' plagiarized a classical piece; the case was eventually dismissed.
• He made notable appearances in pop culture, including a recurring animated caricature on the TV show 'King of the Hill'.