I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Great site....brings back a lot of memories. -- Aaron Jacoves, Director of A&R

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

I just saw the A&M website, very impressive. -- Larry Weintraub, Vice President of A&R

What a great site - Thank you for organizing it. You have continued the family spirit that Herb and Jerry worked so hard to create - and that is so hard to find otherwise. -- Sharon Steeley, Music Video Promotion

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I'm always amazed every time I spend time on the site and imagine the enormous amount of work and time it has taken you to build this. It's a smorgasboard of history... -- Frann Altman

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records. -- Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Congratulations on a great web site. Thanks for all your efforts in making this site. -- Bill Morgan, Director, Technical Engineering, A&M Studios

Thanks for all your amazing work with keeping us all connected. -- Doria Leong

It's good to see someone reminding us of the special organization A&M was -- John Hawkins (Edenstreet)

I am genuinely so happy to see this site--my daughter's picture is on the cover of one of those catalogs -- Rob Gold, Executive Director of Advertising and Merchandising, A&M Records

It is great to have a site for the A&M family. -- Mary (Sukkestad) Mack, Executive Secretary, International Dept.

You have made me feel like I have come home safely to family, exactly what the A&M spirit was all about. -- Babs Stock

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

Great site...thanks Leslie. -- J. B. Brenner

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Just a brief note to say thanks for ALL you do in keeping us A&M-ers consistently in the know. My years there were so wonderful and filled with fond memories. Thanks for keeping that alive. -- Miriam Heiman

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

Wow Leslie!! Lots of great work here... Love what you did! -- Randy Alpert (Captain Badazz)

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Thank you so much for all of your help. It is a great site. Thank you for helping to keep these bands relevant. -- Andrea Bricklin (Bricklin)

Thanks for all the work you do for the website. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

This site is AMAZING! THANK YOU! As a fan...and as someone humbled and honored to be ON this list. Outstanding. -- Monte Warden

What a great site, lots of memories. -- Paul McKenna

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Keep up the great work on the site. -- Don Rodgers, Promotion Manager, Mid-Western Region, Canada

You're right about the specialness of A&M. It's so hard to explain, but it really was unique. A Camelot, if you will. Thanks for your efforts -- Richard Pachter, Promotions

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

Glad to know that you have set up this site. What a neat way to stay in touch. Great job! -- Xander Smith (Other Star People)

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

A friend forwarded the link to your site, it's amazing! -- Monique McGuffin, Graphics Coordinator

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Kudos to you for recognizing possibly the ultimate artist/people friendly label. -- Ed Rivadavia, Northern Midwest Promotion Manager

Thanks Leslie for doing this. It's great to have this resource. You're awesome for keeping it going. -- Carmen DeVida

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Congratulations Leslie on all the good work you do for the A&M community. -- Al Cafaro, President and CEO, A&M Records

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Thanks for all your hard work in gathering this fantastic web resource of one of the greatest companies that ever existed. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

I came across the site by co-incidence - congratulations! A great initiative and nicely done. -- Russ Curry, VP European Operations

A&M Records was home to me in the '70s. Chuck, Brenda, Gil, Marsha, Rita Ross and family gave me my first intro to the music business and put me on the right track to my own family and an historic artistic career. Love to all. -- Ron Artis, Almo/Irving Music

Thanks the site is awesome! -- David Abrahams, Audio Librarian

Thank you for sharing with us and for your dedication to A&M Records. It's so wonderful to have a connection to my past. -- Sherry Jones Levy, A&M NYC

Thanks so much for all you do for all of us!!!! -- Monique Augusta

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

Thanks for this site--best of luck with it! -- David Bradstreet

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

I had such a good time at A&M, so it's nice to still feel part of it. Keep up the good work with the website. -- Alex Hutchinson, A&M Records, Ltd., Art Department

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

I've just discovered your web site. Holy smoke!!!!! -- Geoffrey B. Schulman, Director of A&R Administration, Los Angeles

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

Thanks, Les! It's so wonderful that you are so involved with the website. I have such fantastic memories of my time spent at A&M. It was definitely a magical place. -- Stacie Surabian, A&M Sales

Pretty cool site. Nice to see that the history of the label - which was its greatest asset - has not been forgotten. -- Brandon Costas, Sales Coordinator

This is great to see all the names of all of the friends of such a very special place. Thank you! -- Leigh Jackson, Artist Development

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Thanks Les, I've spoken with more old friends from A&M in the last week than in the last decabe. All because of your site -- Alan Oken

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

I'm so delighted to see it! Many of us have incredible memories and ongoing great comraderie from those years on The Lot....and I am so glad to see this happen now! -- Cheryl McEnaney, National Artist Development Manager

This is a great web site on A&M. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Thank you Leslie. -- Al Cafaro, CEO, A&M Records

Thanks, this is a great site. -- Barbara West, Sr. Director of Business / Legal Affairs

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

What a fabulous site! It certainly brings back a lot of memories… -- David Browde, College Promotions

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

I have enjoyed the A&M website you created and visit it often. -- Chuck Beeson, Art Director

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Tarantella - Chuck Mangione

Stock Number

SP 6513

Label

A&M Records

Country

Canada

Format

vinyl album, cassette album.

Released: 1981

Recording Notes

Double album

Track Sort descending	Track Title	Track Time
1	Tarantellas	00:03:55
2	The XI Commandment Suite	00:12:39
3	Legend Of the One Eyed Sailor	00:07:47
4	Bellavia	00:07:03
5	Hill Where the Lord Hides	00:06:20
6	Lake Placid Fanfare	00:00:17
7	Things to Come	00:05:38
8	Round Midnight	00:08:26
9	Manteca	00:11:05
10	My One and Only Love	00:11:59
11	All Blues	00:08:30

Credit Sort descending	Role
Benno Friedman	photography
Birch Johnson	trombone
Bob Militello	baritone sax
Carl Lockett	guitar
Charles Meeks	bass
Chick Corea	acoustic piano
Chick Corea	electric piano
Chick Corea	percussion
Chick Corea	trumpet
Chris Vadala	flute
Chris Vadala	sax
Chuck Mangione	electric piano
Chuck Mangione	flugelhorn
Chuck Mangione	orchestration
Chuck Mangione	producer
Dan D'Imperio	drums
Dan D'Imperio	percussion
Dave Mancini	percussion
Dizzy Gillespie	jaw-harp
Dizzy Gillespie	trumpet
Eric Gale	guitar
Gap Mangione	electric piano
James Bradley, Jr.	drums
James Bradley, Jr.	percussion
Jay Wadenpfuhl	french horn
Jeff Tyzik	flugelhorn
Jeff Tyzik	trumpet
Jeffrey D'Angelo	bass
Jerry Peel	french horn
Jim Daniels	bass trombone
Joe Mosello	flugelhorn
Joe Mosello	trumpet
Joe Romano	alto sax
Joe Romano	tenor sax
Junie Osaki	art direction
Junie Osaki	design
Kathryn Moses	flute
Keith O'Quinn	trombone
Larry Swist	engineer
Larry Swist	mix
Lew Soloff	flugelhorn
Lew Soloff	trumpet
Mark Thomsen	mix assistant
Pat LaBarbera	tenor sax
Paul Viapiano	guitar
Ralph MacDonald	percussion
Richard Chamberlain	trombone
Steve Gadd	drums
Vince Morrette	assistant engineer

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