Chuck Mangione - Feels so Good

I heard this song today for the first time in maybe decades. It was the studio version which I always loved because they weren't rushed by network television to cut the song from around 10 minutes to 4 minutes as they did for the Grammy Awards in '77.

The reason I bring up this soft jazz musician as I do really think he was a good flugel horn player. Feels so Good came out right when I was forced by my parents to take up the trumpet. I wanted to play sax or drums so when Chuck released this record, I had a change of heart. He was born and raised in my home town which was a big deal when Feels so Good was released. The song was played constantly on the radio and most young kids and their parents loved it.

Anyone familiar with Chuck Mangione?