M.F. Horn 3

M.F. Horn 3
Studio album by Maynard Ferguson
Released	1973 (1973)
Recorded	1973
Genre	Jazz
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 M.F. Horn|3^[1]) is an album by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson.^[2] After Ferguson moved from England to the U.S. in 1973, his band changed, as British members were replaced by American musicians, primarily from colleges. The album was produced by Mike Smith and Teo Macero.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

The third installment in the "M.F. Horn" series features some of Ferguson's first experiments with funk in a big band setting, which excited some and confused others.^{[according to whom?]} 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

• Maynard Ferguson – trumpet, flugelhorn, superbone
• Mike Davis – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Alan Downey – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Tony Mabbett – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Terry Noonan – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Adrian Drover – trombone
• Billy Graham – trombone
• Geoff Wright – trombone
• Andy MacIntosh – alto saxophone
• Tony Buchanan – tenor saxophone
• Bruce Johnstone – baritone saxophone
• Pete Jackson – piano
• Dave Markee – bass guitar
• Randy Jones – drums
• Ray Cooper – percussion
• Vimu Macunda – veena

References

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