Odean Pope ranks among the defining jazz performers in Philadelphia's history. His career has carried him from the rhythm and blues outfits of Marvin Gaye and Grover Washington to hard bop and post-bop ensembles alongside Lee Morgan, Clark Terry, Mickey Roker, and even John Coltrane, but he remains best known for his work with the Max Roach Quartet. He is also a prolific composer and has performed original music with his Saxophone Choir and with the renowned fusion ensemble Catalyst. Odean joins us today to talk about his many decades on the Philadelphia scene and about music education in the twenty-first century.
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Featured Music:
Catalyst. "Catalyst is Coming."
Catalyst, Cobblestone, 1971.
Odean Pope. "Philly in Three."
Out for a Walk, Moers Music, 1990.
The Odean Pope Saxophone Choir. "Cis."
The Saxophone Shop, Soul Note, 1986.
Odean Pope. "Almost Like Me."
Almost Like Me, Moers Music, 1982.
Max Roach Quartet. "If You Could See Me Now."
In The Light, Soul Note, 1983.
Photo by John Abbott Photography
Recorded July 2017
released July 27, 2019
Hosted by Thomas Hagen and Jim Hamilton
Produced by Ryan O'Grady, Matthew Coakley and Thomas Hagen
