{"product_id":"gap-mangione-diana-in-the-autumn-wind","title":"Gap Mangione – Diana In The Autumn Wind","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e— The Analog Vault \/\/ Essential Listening —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eOriginally released in 1968, \u003ci\u003eDiana in the Autumn Wind\u003c\/i\u003e captured flugelhorn player Gap Mangione during an exploratory period that blended jazz improvisation with orchestral arrangement. The album moves between lush ballads and rhythm-driven passages, showcasing Mangione’s warm horn tone and melodic sensibility. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003ePieces unfold with a cinematic quality, where brass lines drift above layered instrumentation and gentle rhythmic foundations. While his brother Chuck Mangione would later gain wider recognition, Gap’s work here reveals a similarly lyrical approach to composition and tone. \u003ci\u003eDiana in the Autumn Wind\u003c\/i\u003e stands as a quietly atmospheric recording, appreciated by collectors for its understated beauty and distinctive mood. — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Analog Vault\u003c\/a\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGap Mangione's monumentally influential \u003cem\u003eDiana In The Autumn Wind\u003c\/em\u003e is now reissued by Be With Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemarkably, this is the first ever vinyl reissue, produced with the full and extensive participation of Gap. An exceedingly rare album, it's been coveted by funk, soul, jazz and hip-hop sample fiends for decades. It's unarguably the most sought after album for J Dilla \/ Madlib sample collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith acceptable copies of this holy grail changing hands for $400, to call this reissue \"much-needed\" or \"long awaited\" seems to understate just how vital it is. It's never even been bootlegged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGap's story is told in his words alongside rare photos across a sumptuously designed 2-page insert. To augment this deluxe edition further, it's all wrapped up in a beautiful, no-expense-spared luxury tip-on sleeve, as per the original hens-teeth release. And, while we're talking packaging, just take a look at that cover - a work of art in and of itself. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bewithrecords.com\/products\/gap-mangione-diana-in-the-autumn-wind-lp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlorified alternately as a holy grail or a white whale for hip-hop sample heads, \u003cem\u003eDiana In The Autumn Wind\u003c\/em\u003e has now received its very first reissue. J Dilla and Madlib fans can happily play sample bingo with this 1968 album, but A Tribe Called Quest, Ghostface Killah, Kendrick Lamar, Talib Kweli and many others have drawn from it too. Bible here, Moby Dick there – the real question is: does this almost cultishly revered Gap Mangione work also convince as a coherent jazz-funk album?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShort answer: yes, absolutely. With Gap Mangione on electric piano and organ, the rhythm section of Tony Levin on bass and Steve Gadd on drums forms a very young – all in their early to mid-twenties – fiery and virtuosic trio of capable jazz musicians. On top of that, Gap’s brother Chuck conjured brass and string arrangements influenced by classical music and big-band jazz as much as by Brazilian pop and rock. That the Mangione brothers were no purists, and were quite engaged with contemporary pop music, is shown by the piano-heavy cover of \"Yesterday\", which a then presumably hip British group called The Beatles had released only three years earlier. Whether crisp jazz standards, the closing \"Graduate Medley\" of \"Scarborough Fair\", \"The Sounds of Silence\" and \"Mrs. Robinson\", or the apparently still unsampled \"Pond With Swans\", they make one thing crystal clear: \u003cem\u003eDiana In The Autumn Wind\u003c\/em\u003e can also be enjoyed wonderfully from start to finish. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hhv-mag.com\/review\/gap-mangione-diana-in-the-autumn-wind\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eHHV Mag\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- First time reissued on vinyl\u003cbr\u003e- Produced with full participation of Gap Mangione\u003cbr\u003e- Housed in tip-on sleeve with a 2 page insert\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tj04d1h0NUE?si=rslCEtepnCh3f1Xu\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pDkKDDPW4hI?si=GC2ETWZNx0-axreI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVinyl Tracklist\u003cbr\u003eA1 Boy With Toys    \u003cbr\u003eA2 Diana In The Autumn Wind    \u003cbr\u003eA3 Long Hair Soulful    \u003cbr\u003eA4 Yesterday    \u003cbr\u003eA5 The XIth Commandment    \u003cbr\u003eA6 St. Thomas    \u003cbr\u003eB1 You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You    \u003cbr\u003eB2 Pond With Swans    \u003cbr\u003eB3 You Are My Sunshine    \u003cbr\u003eB4 Free Again    \u003cbr\u003eB5 Dream On Little Dreamer    \u003cbr\u003eB6 Graduate Medley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Be With Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2026 \/ Originally Released: 1968\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz, Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Big Band, Jazz-Funk, Soul-Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: TAV Essential Listening\u003cbr\u003eFile under: Jazz \/\/ Soul-Jazz \/ Jazz-Funk\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Be With Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46844590850206,"sku":"4251804187619","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/5-gap-mangione-diana-in-the-autumn-wind.jpg?v=1778925127","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/gap-mangione-diana-in-the-autumn-wind","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}