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Odean Pope Saxophone Choir

If you've ever heard him, you know he's one of most exciting tenor saxophonists in jazz (and the master of circular breathing). A virtuoso musician who was featured soloist last year with the Philadelphia Orchestra on Duke Ellington's The Three Black Kings, Odean has been a member of the Max Roach Quartet for two decades, a prestigious association. Odean has his own musical vision, most fully expressed via his Saxophone Choir (nine saxophones + rhythm section), with three widely-acclaimed CDs on Soul Note. The choir was the surprise hit at the 1999 Seixal Jazz Festival in Portugal, but if that's more than you can afford, consider Odean's trio, with Tyrone Brown on bass (also in Max’s quartet), and Craig McIver (a member of Max’s M’Boom). Just listen to Odean's trio CD on Enja, Ninety-Six, or the more recent EBIOTO, on the Knitting Factory label, and you'll be sold.

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The Odean Pope Saxophone Choir 4/30/04: The Odean Pope Saxophone Choir

The Odean Pope Saxophone Choir, consisting of 9 saxophones and a rhythm section, has recorded 3 CD’s on Soul Note and wowed audiences at Portugal’s Seixal Jazz Festival.

The Odean Pope Saxophone Choir

The Odean Pope Saxophone Choir, consisting of 9 saxophones and a rhythm section, has recorded 3 CD’s on Soul Note and wowed audiences at Portugal’s Seixal Jazz Festival.

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