''The Saxophone Shop'' is an album by the American jazz saxophonist

Odean Pope Odean Pope (born October 24, 1938) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Biography Pope was raised in Philadelphia, where he learned from Ray Bryant while young. Early in his career, at Philadelphia's Uptown Theater, Pope played behind a numbe ...

, recorded in 1985 and released on the Italian

Soul Note Black Saint and Soul Note are two affiliated Italian independent record labels. Since their conception in the 1970s, they have released albums from a variety of influential jazz musicians, particularly in the genre of free jazz. History Black S ...

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Reception

The

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review by Scott Yanow stated: "Odean Pope's "Saxophone Choir" is well-titled. The tenor saxophonist is joined by three altos and three tenors (along with a standard rhythm section) for six of his originals and two other songs that he arranged. The saxophonists primarily function as "background singers," making their voices heard mostly as accompanists for the leader. It's an interesting concept".Yanow, S
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Odean Pope except as indicated'' # "The Saxophone Shop" - 3:54 # "Heavenly" (Eddie Green) - 2:52 # "Cis" - 6:34 # "Almost Like Me Part 2" - 2:34 # "Prince la Sha" - 3:40 # "Muntu Chant" - 4:32 # "Doug's Prelude" (

Clifford Jordan Clifford Laconia Jordan (September 2, 1931 – March 27, 1993) was an American jazz tenor saxophone player. While in Chicago, he performed with Max Roach, Sonny Stitt, and some rhythm and blues groups. He moved to New York City in 1957, after ...

) - 4:14 # "Elixir" - 6:26 :*Recorded at Platinum Factory, Inc. in Brooklyn, New York on September 30 and October 1, 1985

Personnel

, Arthur Daniel,

Bootsie Barnes Robert "Bootsie" Barnes (November 27, 1937 – April 22, 2020) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist from Philadelphia. Early life and education Barnes was raised in a housing project in North Philadelphia. His father was a trumpet player who ...

, Bob Howell –

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

*Julian Pressley, Sam Reed, Robert Landham - alto saxophone *Joe Sudler - baritone saxophone *Eddie Green –

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

Gerald Veasley Gerald Veasley (born July 28, 1955) is an American jazz bass guitarist. Veasley was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he played in R&B groups as a teenager. He worked with Joe Zawinul from 1988 to 1995, and began releasing hi ...

– bass *Dave Gibson – drums

References

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