Children of Sanchez

by Chuck Mangione

Overview

Thanks to the Latin-inflected title track, Children of Sanchez became another huge hit for Chuck Mangione. The title song even earned him a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, and serious jazz listeners will spot a problem with that award -- it was for pop, not jazz. That, of course, is an accurate assessment of Mangione's music, since there isn't much improvisation on the album at all. Instead, there's a selection of Spanish and Latin-flavored instrumentals, arranged as if to give the impression that the album is a song cycle. If so, it's a song cycle/concept album that doesn't go anywhere. Nevertheless, there's enough pleasant music here to satisfy fans of his pop stylings. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	03/24/1998
Label:	A&M
UPC:	0082839670029
Rank:	71688

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Children of Sanchez (Overture)
2. Lullabye
3. Fanfare
4. Pilgrimage, Pt. 1
5. Pilgrimage, Pt. 2
6. Consuelo's Love Theme

Disc 2

7. Hot Consuelo
8. Death Scene
9. Market Place
10. Echano
11. Bellavia
12. Lullabye
13. Medley
14. B'bye
15. Children of Sanchez (Finale)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Chuck Mangione   Primary Artist,Piano,Conductor,Flugelhorn,Piano (Electric)
Don Potter   Primary Artist,Vocals
Kai Winding   Guest Artist,Trombone
Phyllis Hyman   Guest Artist,Vocals
Chris Vadala   Flute,Piccolo,Clarinet,Sax (Tenor),Flute (Alto),Sax (Soprano)
William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr.   Trombone
Brad Warnaar   French Horn
Grant Geissman   Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String),Guitar
James Bradley, Jr.   Drums,Congas,Timpani,Timbales,Percussion
Charles Meeks   Bass
Dick Decker   French Horn
Hughes   Trombone
Brad Warner   French Horn
Dana Hughes   Trombone
George Stimpson   French Horn
Jeff Takzyck   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Mayo Tiana   Trombone
Ron Leonard   Cello
Jeff Tkazyik   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Jerry Peel   French Horn
Gerald Vinci   Violin

Technical Credits

Chuck Mangione   Mixing,Editing,Composer,Producer
Don Potter   Mixing,Editing
William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr.   Mixing,Editing,String Arrangements
Larry Swist   Assistant Engineer
Hugh Masekela   Composer
Dave Collins   Digital Remastering
Junie Osaki   Design
Charles Bush   Photography
Benno Friedman   Photography
Stillman Kelly   Assistant Engineer
Jeff Tkazyik   Coordination,Associate Producer,String Arrangements
Kai Winding   Coordination
Michael Frondelli   Assistant Engineer
Mick Guzauski   Mixing,Editing,Engineer
Gerald Vinci   Mixing,Editing