Fortunately, I did make an LP selection those months ago which has helped jog my memory. This bottle of Almond Cream Soda, manufactured by Red Ribbon Soda Works and provided by Brett, has been pared with Chuck Mangione's "Feels So Good." Chuck, of course, is one of the more notable flugelhorn players in modern history.
The title track is his greatest hit and achievement, and also provides a winning description of the soda in question. Perhaps some of you might have been thrown by the "almond" designation preceding "cream soda," just as some of you might have been thrown by "flugelhorn." But Red Ribbon's decision to provide a new twist on an old classic was just as prudent as Mangione's decision to give up the trumpet.
Most regard the flugelhorn as having a mellower tone than the trumpet, and I would argue that the almond essence functions in much the same way with regards to the typical flavor of cream soda. You might say that cream soda already has a pretty mellow flavor, and listen buddy, I won't argue with you; what we have here is a collaborative mellowing effect. Can you dig it?
