Children of Sanchez - Plak

ENGLISH

More often than not, commissioned works demand a good measure of self-discipline from composers, musicians and producers. This certainly goes for the talented all-rounder Chuck Mangione who likes to take care of everything himself. The soundtrack to the biographical film The Children of Sanchez is just such a commissioned work – and a team of top instrumentalists spent many long days and nights in the studio to ensure its success. The result was a mammoth work of no less than 23 hours duration, highlights of which are presented on this double album.<br /><br /> Tinted with a Latin-American hue, the melodies are presented in constantly varying sound spectra which combine the well-tried with the experimental. Thundering wind and drum passages, pithy big-band sets, and excursions into an intoxicating symphonic soundworld are just as much a part of Mangione’s musical language as are the contemplative solo pieces for cello and flugelhorn.<br /><br /> The outstanding sound quality is beyond question; indeed, this recording was prestigiously named the “Best Audiophile Disc” in the 1970s.<br /><br /> Recording: September 1977 at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California by Mick Guzauski / Production: Chuck Mangione