Albums Featuring - Odean Pope
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Catalog Number: CJR 1050
Seeking SpiritBobby Zankel (Alto Saxophone), Odean Pope (Tenor Saxophone), Johnny Coles (Trumpet), Ray Wright (Baritone Saxophone), Tyrone Brown (Bass), Stan Slotter (Trumpet), Sumi Tonooka (Piano), Craig McIver (Drums), Uri Caine (Piano), David Gibson (Drums)A distinctive orchestrater, composer, and instrumentalist Bobby Zankel over the years has remained a Philadelphia musicians’ musician. This is his debut recording and it remains one of his finest. If you’re not familiar with this notable musician’s work, start here and we think you’ll be impressed enough to move through other documents of his body of work
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Catalog Number: CIMPoL 5002
SerenityOdean PopeOdean Pope has made a number of memorable recordings but never one that was outdoors and solo. This is a very personal encounter between this tenor master and his spiritual references. Odean Pope of special distinction.
Catalog Number: CIMP 378
Fresh BreezeOdean Pope, Bobby Zankel, Lee Smith, Craig McIverWhat do you get when you put together two distinct stylists and a crack rhythm team? Well ... you get no prisoners. This group is comfortable and prepared and swings from the first drop of the laser beam. Hard and hip with plenty of zip.
Catalog Number: CIMP LTD 353
To The RoachOdean Pope, Matt Davis, Michael Taylor, Craig McIverOdean Pope is a master of improvised music in both technique and thought. A distinguished and distinguishable voice, his latest CIMP event finds him playing tribute to his "boss" of 20 years, Max Roach. This session finds Odean outfitted with a new quartet featuring guitar—unprecedented in the Pope discography. No need to pontificate further. This is pure Pope—a broad view from the typically more lyrical to arguably his most volcanic work on record. There's a surpise at the end of this recording: a few moments of something very special albeit in low low fidelity. This is the complete Pope.
Catalog Number: CIMP 330
The Mystery of Prince LashaPrince Lasha, Odean Pope, Tyrone Brown, Craig McIverPrince Lasha returns to the recording scene. Fifty years ago, the Texas sax man and schoolmate of Ornette Coleman, Dewey Redman, and Charlie Moffett was part of the original cast of new music improvisers. Here he's in the company of Odean Pope and his trio—a formidable group by themselves. As the Producer's Notes encourage, "Enjoy the music and the adjustments it might bring." Recorded April 5, 2005
Catalog Number: CIMP 303
Two DreamsOdean Pope, Carl Grubbs, Tyrone Brown, Craig McIverOdean Pope is a master, arguably one of a handful of great tenor saxists on the scene today. Always up for the challenge, there is nothing casual or throwawy on a Pope/CIMP encounter and this one is no exception. Hard, thoughtful, and clearly defined, this is classic Bop of the post Bop era. Recorded January 22, 2004.
Catalog Number: CIMP 294
Nothing is WrongOdean Pope, Khan Jamal, Arthur Harper, Allen NelsonIt shouldn’t be hard for Odean Pope and Khan Jamal to make distinctive music as they are both distinctive voices. Here they are joined by 2 other Philadelphia-based veterans and a sum total of about 160 years of experience for a program of originals that should tell you that nothing is wrong but more importantly everything is right. Recorded August 13 & 14, 2003.
Catalog Number: CIMP 273
Stepping Around the GiantCarl Grubbs, Odean Pope, Chris Sullivan, Newman Taylor BakerThe liner notes tell the whole story about this date. Suffice it to say, those who have been waiting 30 years to hear the promise of Carl Grubbs to be met will have to look no further than this emotionally charged session. And if you're an Odean Pope fan, this is cause for a double amen. This was a very special occasion for all involved and it translates to the listener. Recorded July 30 & 31, 2002.
Catalog Number: CIMP 239
Philadelphia, Spirit in New YorkByard Lancaster, Odean Pope, Ed Crockett, J.R. MitchellYou’ve never heard Byard and Odean like this before. Gutsy, brash, and a complement of opposites pushed and grounded by the rhythm section – a gathering and reunion of Philadelphia friends with fresh and memorable compositions to boot. Recorded January 23 & 24, 2001.
Catalog Number: CIMP 191
Changes&ChancesOdean Pope, Dave BurrellA deeply deliberative duo collaboration between these two veterans of the creative improvising music scene. Complex, sometimes torturous, the music here is a journey of discovery and a celebration of the emotion of life through music. Recorded January 12, 1999.
Catalog Number: CIMP 124
Collective VoicesOdean Pope, Tyrone Brown, Craig McIverA program of notable original compositions executed with the careful power which marks so much of this saxman's past work. Recorded August 12, 1996.