{"id":9073,"date":"2026-04-02T18:17:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.a-train.com\/wp\/?page_id=9073"},"modified":"2026-04-02T18:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:18:00","slug":"rick-braun-plays-chuck-mangione-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.a-train.com\/wp\/store\/rick-braun\/rick-braun-plays-chuck-mangione-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Braun Plays Chuck Mangione"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rick Braun Plays Chuck Mangione<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Over three decades and 20+ #1 Billboard hits into a genre-defining career, Rick Braun pours his creative soul into his first-ever tribute album, Rick Braun Plays Chuck Mangione. Sparked by Mangione\u2019s passing in July 2025, this project is deeply personal; Braun performs every track using the cherished Giardinelli mouthpiece gifted to him by the legend himself during a meeting at the 2007 Long Beach Jazz Festival. This beautiful sense of continuity is further enhanced by Braun\u2019s use of the same Couesnon flugelhorn he played as a student at the Eastman School of Music and with the band Auracle. The collection offers a fresh, joyous revisit of iconic melodies, featuring an extraordinary roster of collaborators including original Mangione guitarist Grant Geissman, saxophonists Richard Elliot and Tom Scott, keyboardist Philippe Saisse, and flutist Steve Kujala. From the soaring orchestration of \"Land of Make Believe\" to an amped-up \"Feels So Good,\" Braun balances technical mastery with reverence. Describing the album as a labor of love that truly \"took him over,\" Braun captures the \"overwhelming sense of happiness\" that defined Mangione\u2019s impact, marking an auspicious and emotional start to his fourth decade of recording.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Track List<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Land Of Make Believe [04:57]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Doin’ Everything With You [04:51]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Feels So Good [06:57]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Long Hair Soulful [04:22]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Give it All You Got [04:08]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Do I Dare To Fall In Love [05:46]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Bellavia [05:28]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Love Wears No Disguise [04:46]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Children of Sanchez [07:15]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    Credits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    Rick Braun: Producer, Mixing Engineer, Trombone, Flugelhorn, Keyboards
    Tony Pulizzi: Guitar (Tracks 1, 3-6, 8)
    Darryl Williams: Bass (Tracks 1, 8)
    Gorden Campbell: Drums (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9)
    Lenny Castro: Percussion (All Tracks)
    Philippe Saisse: Producer, Keyboards, Synth Bass (Tracks 1, 5)
    Grant Geissman: Guitar (Tracks 2, 7, 9)
    Tiffany Johns: French Horn, Bass Trombone (Tracks 2, 7, 9)
    Alex Bailey: Bass, Drums (Tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 9)
    Carnell Harrell: Keyboards (Tracks 3, 4, 6, 8)
    Nate Phillips: Bass (Tracks 3, 4, 6, 7)
    Ron Reinhardt: Keyboards (Track 3)
    Richard Elliot: Tenor Saxophone (Tracks 3, 6)
    Steve Kujala: Flute (Tracks 4, 7, 8)
    Tom Scott: Tenor Saxophone (Track 5)
    Nick Lane: Horn Arranger, Trombone (Tracks 7, 9)
    Bud Harner: Cymbals (Track 7)
    Charles F Mangione: Composer 
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