Chuck Mangione - Land of Make Believe (1973)
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Genre: Jazz / Big Band / Jazz Funk / Fusion | Label: Mercury | Catalogue No: 822 539-2
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Though much less expansive than Mangione's other Mercury concerts, Land of Make Believe is the most successful of the lot, a winning combination of attractive tunes, big-thinking orchestrations, just enough jazz content, and a genuinely felt sense of idealism. Here there is no dead weight; all of the material is very engaging and the combined forces of Mangione's quartet and the Hamilton (Ontario) Philharmonic are on fire. This would be Mangione's most irresistible attempt at embracing the whole world of music - and for awhile, it was possible to believe that he would become a major unifying figure in American music. Alas, thus far this would be the last full flowering of that promise. ~ Richard S. Ginell