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Odean Pope Quartet: To The Roach
by AAJ Italy Staff
Odean Pope fa parte di quella schiera di musicisti che hanno attraversato per lungo tempo le vicende della musica afroamericana, contribuendo magari al successo di blasonate formazioni, ma lontani dalle luci della ribalta. Come nel caso del quartetto che Max Roach allestì e presentò, talvolta con l’aggiunta di un quartetto d’archi, nei festival di mezzo mondo ...
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 ...
