Ebioto

Odean Pope | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 21, 1999)
• Original Release Date: September 21, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Knitting Factory
• ASIN: B00000JWEN
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #497,194 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Prince la Sha

2. Me and You

3. Tribute to Duke and Mingus

4. Speaking to the Clouds

5. Good Question Too

6. Cis

7. Ebioto

8. You Remind Me

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com's Best of 1999

Hearing the interplay between bassist Tyrone Brown and tenor saxophonist Odean Pope on EBIOTO, it's clear why drummer Max Roach has enlisted the pair for his own bands since the late 1960s. Pope plays with a tonal thickness that viscerally recalls John Coltrane, and Brown tugs and shoves with the force and detail of Mingus. Pope's EBIOTO is at once stripped down and jubilant in its pounce. --Andrew Bartlett

Amazon.com

Sax player Odean Pope is something of a well-kept secret, but he shouldn't be, considering that EBIOTO is a true jazz fan's dream: great, swooping melodies and sparse arrangements with an emphasis on the harmonic density and clarity of the players. In this case, there are three performers: Tyrone Brown, an excellent standup-bass player who accompanied Pope on his previous LP, Ninety-Six; drummer Craig McIver, who lends the proceedings considerable gravity throughout; and Pope himself. Pope is firmly in the tradition of Coltrane (he even claims "improvisation is a profound spiritual experience" in the liner notes). As is the case with many of the best trios (think of Ray Brown and Shelly Manne backing Sonny Rollins on the classic Way Out West, which was a prototype for this sort of propulsive jamming), the rhythm section smolders in the background but not innocuously so. In fact, like the greatest rhythm sections, they build a fortress upon which the leader can hail the almighty spirit. They also drive him to new heights. A perfect example is "Good Question Too," which chases the Trane without being dragged by it. Highly recommended. --Joe S. Harrington

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smokin, December 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ebioto (Audio CD)

Odean is one of the most underrated and unknown sax players in the world--is known as a musicians musician. THis is a great record to get to understand his work.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album, December 30, 1999

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"skapunkbluesjazzrock" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ebioto (Audio CD)

This an an awesome jazz album to buy. I didn't know there were still good jazz bands playing in the 90's, well, the Odean Pope Trio proves that there still is great jazz out there. The trio plays amazing improvisational jazz, which is lead by Pope's excellent saxophone playing. The two players in the rythym section are no nonsense players, too, with each busting out on great solos on at least a couple of songs. Fans of good jazz should did this album.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Power of the Tenor, April 24, 2003

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Daniele Folegnani (Genova, Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ebioto (Audio CD)

Odean is one of the most powerful player of the tenor saxophone
in the whole history. He has the same strenght and color of Rollins's sound but he looks more on the Coleman and Coltrane lessons. The dialogue is always full of life, he never forgets the roots but he's constantly searching something out.
The central point of his music is on the improvisation part, with
long and looping solos that partly refer to the song theme.
The tension and the control are constantly fighting one to each other.
The trio form is perfect to use his saxophone as the major harmonic instrument for making jazz.