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Locked and Loaded
By Odean Pope
Label: Half Note Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Epitome; Prince Lasha; Cis; Central Park West; Coltrane Time; Terrestrial; Muntu Chant.
Odean Pope Saxophone Choir: Locked and Loaded
by Ty Cumbie
On Locked and Loaded, Odean Pope and his saxophone choir offer up lush, drum-tight voicings as gorgeous and rich as any golden age big band section, then shift gear from full-throated crooning to full-throttle blowing with no audible effort. The first two tracks, both Pope originals, set the agenda: the standard-ish ballad “Epitome," which is nearly ...
Two Dreams
By Odean Pope
Label: CIMP Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Turn Me Loose; The Foliage; Quick; Two Dreams; Seed of the Land; Fifth House; AnDar; Lines for Four.
Odean Pope Quartet: Two Dreams
by Derek Taylor
With uncertain times comes the natural urge to seek sources of stability. An Odean Pope album is like a figurative life preserver in this regard. A listener can pretty much bank on certain assurances if Pope's horn is piloting the ship. Mellifluous free bop charts, ample solo space for the participants, and a guiding appreciation for ...
Stepping Around the Giant
By Carl Grubbs
Label: CIMP Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Stepping Around the Giant/ Betty Jo and David/ Sax Talk II/ July/ Sax Talk/ Kai.
Odean Pope Brings Philly to DC
by Matt Merewitz
A markedly different and original musician, Odean Pope offers a saxophonic approach that sounds nothing like saxophone. In fact if anything it sounds more like wood flute or mellophone despite a typical tenor setup (with metal mouthpiece). Odean Pope was born in the town in the town of Ninety Six, South Carolina, but grew ...
Odean Pope Trio: EBIOTO
by Glenn Astarita
Saxophonist Odean Pope has enjoyed a long and seemingly fruitful relationship with the great drummer, Max Roach yet not everyone realizes that Pope has also performed with McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis, Chet Baker and a slew of others besides fronting his successful “Saxophone Choir”. Nevertheless, Pope is an exhilarating performer who often utilizes circular breathing techniques ...
