| Manfred Mann Chapter Three | |
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Manfred Mann Chapter Three |
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| Background information | |
| Genres | jazz rock |
| Years active | 1969–1970 |
| Labels | Vertigo Records |
| Associated acts | Manfred Mann Manfred Mann's Earth Band The Blues Band The Manfreds |
| Members | |
| Manfred Mann Mike Hugg Bernie Living Steve York Craig Collinge |
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Manfred Mann Chapter Three was a British experimental jazz rock band founded by South African keyboard player Manfred Mann and long-time partner Mike Hugg. The line-up for its debut at Newcastle's Mayfair Ballroom on October 24, 1969 was; Mike Hugg (vocals/electric piano), Mann (organ), Bernie Living (alto sax), Steve York (bass)[1] and Craig Collinge (drums), augmented by a five-piece brass section of Clive Stevens (tenor sax), Carl Griffiths (tenor sax), Dave Coxhill (baritone sax), Gerald Drewett (trombone) and Sonny Corbett (trumpet).
The band's approach centred around the "time, no changes" approach of Miles Davis and John Coltrane applied to slow, funky grooves with voodoo lyrics inspired by Dr John alternating with blaring big-band horn riffs and improvised free-jazz solos reminiscent of Ornette Coleman and Albert Ayler. Although intelligible at a time when artists like Davis himself were crossing over into the rock/funk field and American "jazz-rock" ensembles such as Blood, Sweat and Tears and The Mothers of Invention espoused brass sections and atonality, the formula was limited and the band expensive to maintain, so it was short-lived and disbanded after two albums. Mann went on to form Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 1971.
| Year | Album | UK albums | US albums | Additional information |
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| 1969 | Manfred Mann Chapter Three | - | - | Catalogue No. Vertigo VO 3 |
| 1970 | Manfred Mann Chapter Three Volume Two | - | - | Catalogue No. Vertigo 6360 012 |
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