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 band’s approach centred on 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, Chicago, 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.  (More from Wikipedia)