Chuck Mangione, the Grammy-winning jazz flugelhornist whose iconic instrumental “Feels So Good” became a global anthem of the 1970s, has died. He was 84.
The Bartolomeo & Perreto Funeral Home in Rochester, NY, confirmed that Mangione passed away in his sleep at his home on Tuesday, July 22.
Mangione, with his signature conical hat and melodic horn, soared to international stardom with the 1977 release of his album and single, both titled Feels So Good. The smooth, infectious track climbed to number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978, a rare feat for a jazz instrumental. The album made Mangione a household name and cemented him as a pioneer of the jazz-fusion genre…