Odean Pope Saxophone Choir: Locked & Loaded
CML call number: CD/JAZZ/Pope
Contents: Epitome, Prince Lasha, Cis, Central Park West, Coltrane Time, Terrestrial, Muntu Chant; all songs by Odean Pope except Central Park West and Coltrane Time by John Coltrane.
Personnel: Odean Pope, Elliot Levin, Terry Lawson, Terrence Brown, Seth Meicht, tenor saxophone; Julian Pressley, Louis Taylor, Robert Landham, alto sax; Joe Sudler, baritone sax; George Burton, piano; Tyrone Brown, bass; Craig McIver, drums.
Ben Ratliff wrote in the New York Times: "[W]ith the right material and on the right night [the Saxophone Choir] can be a rich, gorgeous thing, an orchestral version of post-Coltrane jazz. 'Locked and Loaded' (Half Note) is a recording of a recent concert in New York, but not a run-of-the-mill one: aside from nine saxophonists and a rhythm section, there are three guest saxophonists, Michael Brecker, James Carter and Joe Lovano, exploding the music. Mr. Brecker is especially impressive, sweeping and attacking the harmony, on the tunes 'Prince Lasha' and 'Coltrane Time'" ("Playlist: From a Nasal Yodel to a Five-Alarm Shriek," 3/19/06).
Contents: Epitome, Prince Lasha, Cis, Central Park West, Coltrane Time, Terrestrial, Muntu Chant; all songs by Odean Pope except Central Park West and Coltrane Time by John Coltrane.
Personnel: Odean Pope, Elliot Levin, Terry Lawson, Terrence Brown, Seth Meicht, tenor saxophone; Julian Pressley, Louis Taylor, Robert Landham, alto sax; Joe Sudler, baritone sax; George Burton, piano; Tyrone Brown, bass; Craig McIver, drums.
Ben Ratliff wrote in the New York Times: "[W]ith the right material and on the right night [the Saxophone Choir] can be a rich, gorgeous thing, an orchestral version of post-Coltrane jazz. 'Locked and Loaded' (Half Note) is a recording of a recent concert in New York, but not a run-of-the-mill one: aside from nine saxophonists and a rhythm section, there are three guest saxophonists, Michael Brecker, James Carter and Joe Lovano, exploding the music. Mr. Brecker is especially impressive, sweeping and attacking the harmony, on the tunes 'Prince Lasha' and 'Coltrane Time'" ("Playlist: From a Nasal Yodel to a Five-Alarm Shriek," 3/19/06).
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