CHUCK MANGIONE
Wednesday, 2 November 1977
The Bottom Line
15 West 4th Street
New York, New York 10012
USA
FLAC master, 2 June 2020, by elegymart:
Analog audience recording (mono) {recorded by Gene Poole}: unknown mics/recorder > two 1977-79 US Maxell UDXLII C90 (Type II CrO2) analog audio master cassettes {from the Gene Poole collection} > Sony TC-WE435 (azimuth adjustment) > Roland R05 (24/96) > Cool Edit Pro 2.0 (audio cleanup, convert to 16/44) > SHNtool (fixed SBE) > CD Wave (track splits) > TLH (WAV > FLAC8).
Created this text file.
Total running time [2:01:42]
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-- Set 1 --
01 taper ID / introduction [1:08]
02 Hill Where the Lord Hides [7:21]
03 band introductions [1:44]
04 Chase the Clouds Away [10:55]
05 (The Day After) Our First Night Together [13:12]
06 Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor (incl. drum solo) [23:30]
07 Soft [8:51]
-- Set 2 --
01 taper ID / introduction [1:30]
02 Feels So Good [9:23]
03 welcome Sparky Lyle [2:46]
04 Hide & Seek [12:34]
05 The XIth Commandment [7:40]
06 Bellavia [7:57]
-- encore --
07 Land of Make Believe [8:01]
08 Main Squeeze [5:04]
Band line-up:
Chuck Mangione - flugelhorn, electric piano
Chris Vadala - saxophones, flutes
Grant Geissman - electric guitar
Charles Meeks - bass
James Bradley Jr. - drums, percussion
Notes:
THE GENE POOLE COLLECTION VOL. 151
Here's the latest installment of the Gene Poole Collection, a random wellspring of recordings which have recently surfaced. To paraphrase Lou: This is gonna go on for a while, so we should get used to each other, settle back, pull up your cushions, whatever else you have with you that makes life bearable in what has already been the start of trying decade...
Some of Gene's handiwork has probably been heard by your very ears before, for the most part via the Stonecutter Archives, but this is the first major unearthing of tapes direct from the legend himself. As promising as that may seem, it's best to let the surprises hit as they are shared. The trade-off to the prolific taping on Gene's part is that the expectations for a perfect track record would be unrealistic and unfair. There will be instances of incomplete recordings, caused by late arrivals to gigs, recorder and mic malfunctions, and other assorted foibles as would befall any mortal taper. There will be times where a master from another source exists which could be superior. For the most part, Gene recorded with a variety of mics and recorders, and many shows suffered from wire dropouts, so that only one channel was extant in the capture. Due warning about the past imperfect given and out of the way, credit should be given where due as well -- for many shows thought lost forever, it's exciting to discover that many of these even in incomplete form have now cropped up.
The transfers, the audio fixes, and the research all have required some lead time -- many tapes had scant info (sometimes just the name of the artist/band, with no date listed for the performance). Needless to say, gear documentation is virtually nil -- if we wait around for that precise detail to be forthcoming, nothing from the collection would probably see the light of day.
This time we head over to the Bottom Line for two sets from Chuck Mangione.
This is listed as just the early show on Wolfgang's Vault, and Gene seems to have all of it, whereas the Vault misses the beginning of the first composition, "Hill Where the Lord Hides." What's unclear is whether there were early and late shows on this night that each contained two sets. In other words, were there a total of four sets performed this night? Gene and his friend ID each set separately, so it would appear that they cleared the house and there were separate admissions to both of the sets here, but we'll leave it to an eyewitness to confirm.
For its time, early in Gene's recording experience, this bona fide mono recording has sufficient punch and clarity. It won't be as stellar as the board tape, but solid as regards a jazz audience tape. And lossless, of course.
Of interest here is that Mangione was a big Yankees fan and shortly into the second set, he calls relief pitcher Sparky Lyle to the stage. As an AL All-Star, Sparky had just recently been the recipient of the American League Cy Young Award. 1977 was also one of the Yankees World Series Championship wins, involving the participation of Sparky.
Enjoy,
elegymart
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