Odean Pope
Odean Pope (born October 24, 1938 in Ninety Six , South Carolina ) is an American jazz saxophonist.
Live and act
Pope grew up in Philadelphia , where he attended Benjamin Franklin High School and studied with Benny Golson , Archie Shepp , Ray Bryant and Max Roach , among others . He was also a student of Kenny Clarke in Paris and attended the Berklee School of Music in Boston . During this time he worked with Jimmy McGriff , McCoy Tyner , Rahsaan Roland Kirk , Chet Baker and Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers, among others .
1967–1968 he undertook a European tour with Max Roach. From 1971 to 1974 he directed the group Catalyst , with which he recorded four albums. He has also worked for Archie Shepp , Grachan Moncur III , Dizzy Gillespie , Grover Washington Junior and Reggie Workman . In 1977 he founded the Saxophone Choir , a band of eight saxophonists and a rhythm group, with which he performed in the USA, Germany and at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland.
In 1979 he became a member of the Max Roach Quartet , with whom he recorded seven albums. In 1981 he formed a trio with Gerald Veasley and Cornell Rochester . He recorded his first album as band leader Almost Like Me in 1982. In the 1990s he formed another trio with Tyrone Brown and Mickey Roker (later Craig McIver ). In 1991 he was recognized by the International Association for Jazz Education . He studied at the Philadelphia Midway Music School and the Granoff School of Music and was artist in residence at the Community College of Philadelphia , Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Amherst College, and the Philadelphia Performing and Creative Arts High School .
He continued to perform with jazz musicians such as Miles Davis , Clark Terry , Lee Morgan , Elvin Jones , but also with Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder .
Discography
- Almost Like Me (1982)
- Saxophone Shop (1985)
- Ponderer (1990)
- Out for a Walk (1990)
- Epitome (1993)
- Ninety Six (1996)
- Collective Voices (1996)
- Ebioto (1999)
- Changes & Changes (1999)
- Nothing Is Wrong (2004) (with Khan Jamal )
- Two Dreams (2004)
- The Misled Children Meet Odean Pope (2008) (with Misled Children )
literature
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon. Volume 2: M – Z (= rororo-Sachbuch. Vol. 16513). 2nd Edition. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-499-16513-9 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pope, Odean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 24, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ninety Six , South Carolina |