M.F. Horn 3
| M.F. Horn 3 | ||||
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| Studio album by Maynard Ferguson | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Big band | |||
| Length | 38:22 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Mike Smith & Teo Macero | |||
| Maynard Ferguson chronology | ||||
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M.F. Horn 3 (stylized as M.F. Horn|3[1]) is the 5th big band jazz album by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson on Columbia Records.[2] After relocating from England to the U.S. in 1973, the band's character began to gradually change as members of his British lineup were replaced with Americans, primarily recruited from colleges.
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
The third installment in the "M.F. Horn" series features some of Maynard's first experiments with funk in a big band setting, which excited some, and confused others. As one reviewer said, "the music on this album is an exciting reminder of just how diverse the music scene really was during the early to mid-'70s, even if pigeonholers didn't yet have a controllable category for some of the sounds that were in the air at that time." [3]
Reissues
In 2007, M.F. Horn 3 was reissued by Wounded Bird Records.[4]
Track listing
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Awright, Awright" | Pete Jackson | 7:22 |
| 2. | "Round Midnight" | Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen | 4:48 |
| 3. | "Nice 'n Juicy" | Jeffrey Steinberg | 7:10 |
Total length: |
19:20 | ||
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Pocahontas" | Alan Downey, Maynard Ferguson | 6:01 |
| 2. | "Love Theme from "The Valachi Papers"" | Riz Ortolani | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Mother Fingers" | Pete Jackson | 3:19 |
| 4. | "S.O.M.F." | Pete Jackson | 5:00 |
Total length: |
19:02 | ||
Personnel
Musicians
- Maynard Ferguson: Trumpet, Flugelhorn and Superbone
- Trumpets & Flugelhorns: Alan Downey, Mike Davis, Tony Mabbett, Terry Noonan
- Trombones: Billy Graham, Adrian Drover, Geoff Wright
- Saxophones: Andy MacIntosh (alto), Tony Buchanan (tenor), Bruce Johnstone (baritone)
- Drums: Randy Jones
- Piano: Pete Jackson
- Bass: Dave Markee
- Latin: Ray Cooper
- Veen: Vimu Macunda
Production
Produced by Mike Smith & Teo Macero
References
- ↑ M.F. Horn 3 at Discogs (list of releases)
- ↑ Ferguson, Maynard (1973). M.F. Horn 3 (album). Columbia. KC 32403.
- 1 2 arwulf, arwulf. M.F. Horn 3 at AllMusic. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
- ↑ M.F. Horn 3 (Media notes). Wounded Bird. 2007. WOU 2403.