M.F. Horn 3

M.F. Horn 3
Studio album by Maynard Ferguson
Released 1973 (1973)
Recorded 1973
Genre Jazz, Big band
Length 38:22
Label Columbia
Producer Mike Smith & Teo Macero
Maynard Ferguson chronology
M.F. Horn Two
(1972)		 M.F. Horn 3
(1973)		 M.F. Horn 4&5: Live At Jimmy's
(1974)

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
SourceRating
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. TitleWriter(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. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Pocahontas"  Alan Downey / Maynard Ferguson 6:01
2. "Love Theme from "The Valachi Papers""  Riz Ortolani 4:42
3. "Mother Fingers"  Jackson 3:19
4. "S.O.M.F."  Jackson 5:00
Total length:
 19:02

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Produced by Mike Smith & Teo Macero

References

  1. ↑ M.F. Horn 3 at Discogs (list of releases)
  2. ↑ Ferguson, Maynard (1973). M.F. Horn 3 (album). Columbia. KC 32403.
  3. 1 2 arwulf, arwulf. M.F. Horn 3 at AllMusic. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ M.F. Horn 3 (Media notes). Wounded Bird. 2007. WOU 2403.
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