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Manfred Mann Chapter Three 
Manfred Mann Chapter ThreeBackground information Genres jazz rock Years active 1969–1970 Labels Vertigo Records Associated acts Manfred Mann
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
The Blues Band
The ManfredsMembers Manfred Mann
Mike Hugg
Bernie Living
Steve York
Craig CollingeManfred 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.
References
Albums
Year Album UK albums US albums Additional information 1969 Manfred Mann Chapter Three - - Catalogue No. Vertigo VO 3 1970 Manfred Mann Chapter Three Volume Two - - Catalogue No. Vertigo 6360 012 External links
- Manfred Mann Chapter Three discography at Discogs
Manfred Mann • Mike Hugg • Mike Vickers • Tom McGuinness • Paul Jones • Mike d'Abo
Jack Bruce • Klaus Voormann • Dave RichmondStudio albums Extended play Manfred Mann's Cock-a-Hoop • Groovin' with Manfred Mann • The One in the Middle • No Living Without Loving • Machines • Instrumental Asylum • As Was • Instrumental Assassination •Compilations Mann Made Hits • Soul of Mann • What A Mann • Chapter Two: The Best of the Fontana Years • Basic: Original Hits • The Best of Manfred Mann: The Definitive Collection • The Best of the EMI Years • Manfred Mann at Abbey Road, 1963-1966 • BBC Sessions • Very Best of Manfred Mann • The Story • Classic Masters • The Evolution of Manfred Mann • Complete Greatest Hits •UK singles "Why Should We Not" • "Cock-a-Hoop" • "5-4-3-2-1" • "Hubble Bubble (Toil and Trouble)" • "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" • "Sha La La" • "Come Tomorrow" • "Oh No, Not My Baby" • "If You Gotta Go, Go Now" • "Pretty Flamingo" • "You Gave Me Somebody to Love" • "Just Like a Woman" • "Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James" • "Ha! Ha! Said the Clown" • "Sweet Pea" • "So Long, Dad" • "Mighty Quinn" • "Theme from "Up The Junction" • "My Name is Jack" • "Fox on the Run" • "Ragamuffin Man"Related articles Manfred Mann's Earth Band Studio albums Live albums Compilations The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-Mastered • The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-Mastered Volume II • Odds & Sods - Mis-takes & Out-takesSongs Related articles Categories:- Musical groups established in 1969
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