Hymn of the 3rd Galaxy is the third album by American experimental power trio Free Form Funky Frēqs, featuring guitarist Vernon Reid, electric bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma, and drummer Grant Calvin Weston.

[4] Unlike the previous two FFFF albums, the recording was assembled in an asynchronous fashion, with the musicians contributing tracks from their home studios.

[3] In an effort to preserve spontaneity, they insisted that there be no fixes, overdubs, or retakes; Tacuma recalled: "I just closed my eyes and pretended I was onstage with those guys.

"[6] The New York City Jazz Record's John Pietaro stated: "the new album... has impeccable sound, and the improvisations are muscular, melodic and beautifully head-arranged... the selections carry the ear through space and a sound-array of chromatic basslines and pained blues melodies snagged in a sound thicket... Ornette's spirit is never far off, wrapped in decades of voluminous, liberating music.

"[7] David R. Adler of Premier Guitar commented: "what explains FFFF's ability to create together on the fly is musical intelligence and empathetic listening."