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Odean Pope discography

This is a discography of Odean Pope albums and albums by other musicians that feature Odean Pope


Odean Pope: leader and co-leader discography

Catalyst, Catalyst, 1972, Cobblestone 9018

Tracks : Ain't It The Truth, East, Catalyst Is Coming, Jabali, New-Found Truths, Salaam

Musicians : Odean Pope, Eddie Green, Norman Harris, Al Johnson, Anthony Jackson, Ron Baker, Sherman Ferguson, Skip Drinkwater, Morris Bailey

Reissued on Muse in 1978.

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Perception, Catalyst, 1973, Muse 5025

Tracks : Perception, Uzuri, Celestial Bodies, Ile Ife, Got To Be There

Musicians : Odean Pope, Eddie Green, Pat Gleason, Norman Harris, Tyrone Brown, Anthony Jackson, Sherman Ferguson, Farel Johnson, Billy Hart, Larry Washington

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Unity, Catalyst, 1974, Muse 5042

Tracks : A Country Song, Little Miss Lady, Maze, Athene, Mail Order, Shorter Street

Musicians : Odean Pope, Eddie Green, Tyrone Brown, Alphonso Johnson, Sherman Ferguson, Billy Hart, Gail Murdaugh, John Blake, Connie Hamilton, Shirley Byrne Brown, Steve Tanzer

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A Tear And A Smile, Catalyst, 1976, Muse 5069

Tracks : The Demon Pt. 1, The Demon Pt. 2, A Tear And A Smile, Fifty Second Street Boogie Down, Suite For Albeniz, A Prayer Dance, Bahia

Musicians : Odean Pope, Eddie Green, Charles Ellerbe, Tyrone Brown, Sherman Ferguson, Michael Peebles, George Taylor, Shirley Byrne Brown, John Blake, Steve Tanzer, Aliza Appel, Sharon Scott, Farel Johnson

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Catalyst, Catalyst, 1978, Muse 5170

Tracks : Ain't It The Truth, East, Catalyst Is Coming, Jabali, New-Found Truths, Salaam

Musicians : Odean Pope, Eddie Green, Norman Harris, Al Johnson, Anthony Jackson, Ron Baker, Sherman Ferguson, Skip Drinkwater, Morris Bailey

Originally released on Cobblestone in 1972.

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Almost Like Me, Odean Pope, 1982, Moers Music 01092

Tracks : Elixir, Almost Like Me, Multiphonics, Scorpio Twins, No Air, Kyle's Theme, Mwalimu, Good Question

Musicians : Odean Pope, Gerald Veasley, Cornell Rochester

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The Saxophone Shop, The Odean Pope Saxophone Choir, 1987, Soul Note SN 1129

Tracks : The Saxophone Shop, Heavenly, Cis, Almost Like Me, Prince La Sha, Muntu Chant, Doug's Prelude, Elixir

Musicians : Odean Pope, Arthur Daniel, Bob Howell, Bootsie Barnes, Julian Pressley, Robert Landham, Sam Reed, Joe Sudler, Eddie Green, Gerald Veasley, Dave Gibson

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Out For A Walk, Odean Pope, 1990, Moers Music 02072

Tracks : The Ponderer, Neapolitan Minor, Saxophone Shop, Part 2, Out For A Walk, Part 2, ZIP, Part 2, Spanish Love Theme, ZIP, Part 3, Limu, 9/4 Going 4/4 Ways, Philly In Three, The Garden Of Happiness, ZIP, Part 1

Musicians : Odean Pope, Gerald Veasley, Cornell Rochester

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The Ponderer, Odean Pope Saxophone Choir, 1991, Soul Note

Tracks : Overture, I Wish I Knew, Out For A Walk - Part I, Out For A Walk - Part II, The Ponderer, Little M's Lady, Phrygian Love Theme, One For Bubba

Musicians : Odean Pope, Bob Howell, John Simon, Glenn Guidone, Middy Middleton, Julian Pressley, Sam Reed, Byard Lancaster, Joe Sudler, Eddie Green, Tyrone Brown, Gerald Veasley, Cornell Rochester

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Epitome, Odean Pope Saxophone Choir, 1994, Soul Note

Tracks : Epitome, In and Out, Brisa, Trilogy, Coltrane Time, Lift Every Voice, Improvo, Gray Hair, Terrestrial, Zanzibar Blue

Musicians : Odean Pope, Glenn Guidone, Middy Middleton, Bootsie Barnes, Bob Howell, Julian Pressley, Sam Reed, Robert Landham, Joe Sudler, Dave Burrell, Eddie Green, Gerald Veasley, Tyrone Brown, Craig McIver

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Collective Voices, Odean Pope Trio, 1996, CIMP 124

Tracks : You & Me - Take 3, El Monte, Collective Voices, B.P. Express, Zest, Free Spirit, Bassically Karr, Fourth House, Klook, Nun Stop, Love Segments, You & Me - Take 4

Musicians : Odean Pope, Tyrone Brown, Craig McIver

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Ninety-Six, Odean Pope Trio, 1996?, Enja 9091

Tracks : Gone Now, Knot It Off, WL, Overture, For All We Know, Terrestrial, Coltrane Time, Portrait, Ninety-Six, Trilogy, Convictions

Musicians : Odean Pope, Tyrone Brown, Mickey Roker

Reissued by Solid Records in Japan in 2021.

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Changes & Chances, Odean Pope & Dave Burrell, 1999, CIMP

Tracks : Three Four vs. Four Four, Full Moon in the Village, Opal, Nea Politan Minor Pt. 2, Changes, Early On (Dedicated to Wanja), Me and You, Tempo, Chances

Musicians : Odean Pope, Dave Burrell

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Ebioto, Odean Pope Trio, 1999, Knitting Factory Records KFR 245

Tracks : Prince La Sha, Me And You, Cis, Good Question Too, Speaking To The Clouds, Tribute To Duke And Mingus, EBIOTO, You Remind Me

Musicians : Odean Pope, Tyrone Brown, Craig McIver

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Philadelphia Spirit In NY, Byard Lancaster / Odean Pope / Ed Crockett / J.R. Mitchell, 2001, CIMP 239

Tracks : People From Zimbabwe, Philly In 3 Part II, F25, Miss Ann, Suite For Two, Sanctuary Blessing, McCoy T, Collage, Blues For A Beautiful Brother, Looking Out, Ballad For Sabina, Cogency

Musicians : Byard Lancaster, Odean Pope, Ed Crockett, J.R. Mitchell

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Wangaratta Live, Various Artists, 2002, Jazzhead HEAD 17

Tracks : Miles' Riff (Barney McAll Unit), Night Dream (Kurt Elling), Amanecer Guajira (Los Cabrones), Luncheon With The Premier (Vince Jones), Epitome (The Odean Pope Saxophone Choir), Sunship (Elliott Dalgleish And John Pochee), Firewater (Mr Sinister), I Don't Know What Time It Was (Shelley Scown), God Save This Modern Soul (Andrew Robson Trio), Kiss (Mike Nock Trio), Family Portrait (Odean Pope Trio), Bright Mississippi (The Ted Vining Trio), Mary On Sunday (Horace Tapscott Orchestra), Bingo (Gordon Brisker), The Wane (Steve Lacy Trio), Linger Awhile (Karl Hird), The Night Has A Thousand Eyes (Bernie McGann Trio), The Serpent (The World According To James), Evening Song (Papa Carlo)

Musicians : Odean Pope Saxophone Choir: Odean Pope, Andy Sugg, Anton Delecca, Julien Wilson, Sandy Evans, Elliott Dalgleish, Ian Chaplin, Lachlan Davidson, Adam Simmons, Paul Grabowsky, Tyrone Brown, Craig McIver / Odean Pope Trio: Odean Pope, Tyrone Brown, Craig McIver

A 2 CD release of music recorded at the Wangaratta jazz festival between 1993 and 1999. The Odean Pope tracks were recorded in 1997.

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Nothing Is Wrong, Odean Pope & Khan Jamal, 2003, CIMP

Tracks : Almost Like Me Part II, Nothing Is Wrong, Three, The Spirit Room (Take 3), The Magnificent One, The Rhythm Thang, Voice, The Spirit Room (Take 1)

Musicians : Odean Pope, Khan Jamal, Arthur Harper, Allen Nelson

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Tenor Sax & Harp, Odean Pope & Gloria Galante, 2003, GMG Studios GMG 2862

Tracks : African Drums, AnDar, Serenade no. 10: IV Movement, Sun Shower, Watermelon Man, Samantha, Belissima, Promenade A L'Automne, Equinox, An African Dream, Nommo

Musicians : Odean Pope, Gloria Galante

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Two Dreams, Odean Pope Quartet, 2004, CIMP 303

Tracks : Turn Me Loose, The Foliage, Quick, Two Dreams, Seed Of The Land, Fifth House, AnDar, Lines For Four

Musicians : Odean Pope, Carl Grubbs, Tyrone Brown, Craig McIver

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The Mystery Of Prince Lasha, Prince Lasha & The Odean Pope Trio, 2005, CIMP 330

Tracks : Coleman, Captain Hornblower, Many, Many, Many, Many Miles Away, Selmer, Dinka Man Warrior, Eric Dolphy, John The Gospel, Prince Lasha, Book Of John, Divine Message

Musicians : Prince Lasha, Odean Pope, Tyrone Brown, Craig McIver

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To The Roach, Odean Pope Quartet, 2006, CIMP 353

Tracks : To The Roach, Bluesit, Harpology, Let's Meet Again, Plant Life, To The Roach Pt. 2, The Last Stop, Prayer, Where We'll Never Grow Old

Musicians : Odean Pope, Matt Davis, Michael Taylor, Craig McIver

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Locked & Loaded: Live At The Blue Note, Odean Pope Saxophone Choir, 2006, Half Note HN 4526

Tracks : Epitone, Prince Lasha, Cis, Central Park West, Coltrane Time, Terrestrial, Muntu Chant

Musicians : Odean Pope, Elliot Levin, Seth Meicht, Terrence Brown, Terry Lawson, Julian Pressley, Louis Taylor, Robert Landham, Joe Sudler, Joe Lovano (tracks 3 & 6), Michael Brecker (tracks 2 & 5), James Carter (track 7), George Burton, Tyrone Brown, Craig Mclver

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Serenity, Odean Pope, 2008, CIMPoL 5002

Tracks : The Lord's Prayer, Wade In The Water, Where We'll Never Grow Old, There Is A Balm In Gilead, Go Down Moses, Standin' In The Need Of Prayer, Where We'll Never Grow Old, What A Friend We Have In Jesus, Variations On Ellington's Come Sunday, The Star Spangled Banner, Kum Ba Yah, Go Down Moses, I Shall Not Be Moved, Serenity

Musicians : Odean Pope

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What Went Before Volume 1, Odean Pope, 2008, Porter Records PRCD 4003

Tracks : You Remind Me, Knot It Off, CIS, WL, Good Question, For All We Know, Terrestrial, Convictions

Musicians : Odean Pope, Tyrone Brown, Craig McLyer (tracks 1, 3 & 5), Mickey Roker (tracks 2, 4, 6, 7 & 8)

Tracks 1, 3 and 5 were recorded at the Knitting Factory in New York in September 2000. The other tracks were recorded in Philadelphia in October 1995.

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Plant Life, Odean Pope, 2008, Porter Records PRCD 4017

Tracks : Two Dreams Part 1, Happiness Tears, Plant Life, I Want To Talk About You, Scorpio Twins, Thoughts, Multiphonic, Two Dreams Part 2

Musicians : Odean Pope, Lee Smith, Sunny Murray

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The Misled Children Meet Odean Pope, Misled Children / Odean Pope, 2008, Porter Records PRCD 1000 / PRLP 002

Tracks : Dadadun, Four Track, Foregone, Grimey, Laugh Track, Misled Kid, Odean Hopkins, Ruff Seven, Bananas Foster, Uno

Musicians : Misled Children, Odean Pope, Jim McComas

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Odeans List, Odean Pope, 2009, In+Out 77102

Tracks : Minor Infractions, To The Roach, Phrygian Love Theme, Say It Over And Over Again, Little Miss Lady, Blues For Eight, Collections, Odean's List, You And Me, Cis

Musicians : Odean Pope, David Weiss, Terell Stafford, James Carter, Walter Blanding, George Burton, Lee Smith, Jeff "Tain" Watts

Recorded at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on October 14, 2008.

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Fresh Breeze, Odean Pope, 2010, CIMP 378

Tracks : Rejuvenate, Limu, 956, Morning Mist, Fresh Breeze, Off If Not, Fifth House, Trilogy

Musicians : Odean Pope, Bobby Zankel, Lee Smith, Craig McIver

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Universal Sounds, Odean Pope, 2011, Porter Records

Tracks : Custody Of The American Spirit, Mwalimu, The Binder, She Smiled Again, Go Figure, The Track, Blues, Custody Of The American (Bullshit Version)

Musicians : Odean Pope, Marshall Allan, Lee Smith, Craig McIver, Jim Hamilton, Warren Smith

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Odean's Three, Odean Pope With Billy Hart & Lee Smith, 2012, In+Out 77112

Tracks : Phrygian A'Trois, Fresh Breeze, The Garden Of Happiness, Good Question Two, Blues It, Blues For Eight, Almost Like Pt One, 12th Night, You And Me

Musicians : Odean Pope, Lee Smith, Billy Hart

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In This Moment, Odean Pope Trio with Marshall Allen, 2013, CIMP 394

Tracks : Maze (Take 1), In This Moment, On This Day, Maze (Take 2), Seeing In The Distance, Short And Sweet, Circumstance, City Streets, Collage Four

Musicians : Odean Pope, Marshall Allen, Lee Smith, Craig McIver

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Inspired By Cis, Odean Pope Trio, 2021, CIMP 416

Tracks : Off My Back, Dr. Bruce Levin, MD Master, PEN, Remembering Prez, Lonesome Lover, The Thought, Referencing Spring Can Hang You Up The Most, College Three, Times Up, My Romance

Musicians : Odean Pope, Lee Smith, Craig McIver

Recorded in 2010.

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The Lighthouse, Jamaaladeen Tacuma / Odean Pope, 2024, Jam-All Productions

Tracks : Mr. Silk's 3rd Base, The Lighthouse, Jump Street, Odean's Soliloquy, On Your Shoulders, Dear Friend (For Pharoah), Evolution Of A Black Mind

Musicians : Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Odean Pope, Paul Giess, Marc Cary, Ru-Deep, G. Calvin Weston

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Odean Pope: leader and co-leader: compilations, two-fers, etc

The Funkiest Band You Never Heard, Catalyst, 1999, 32 Groove

Tracks : Ain't It The Truth, East, Catalyst Is Coming, Jabali, New-Found Truths, Salaam, A Country Song, Little Miss Lady, Maze, Athene, Mail Order, Shorter Street, The Demon Pt. 1, The Demon Pt. 2, A Tear And A Smile, Fifty Second Street Boogie Down, Suite For Albeniz, A Prayer Dance, Bahia, Perception, Uzuri, Celestial Bodies, Ile Ife, Got To Be There

A double CD release that combines the four catalyst albums; Catalyst, Unity, A Tear And A Smile and Perception..

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The Complete Recordings Vol. 1, Catalyst, 1999, Porter Records

Tracks : Ain't It The Truth, East, Catalyst Is Coming, Jabali, New-Found Truths, Salaam, Perception, Uzuri, Celestial Bodies, Ile Ife, Got To Be There

A single CD release that combines the two catalyst albums Catalyst and Perception.

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The Complete Recordings Vol. 2, Catalyst, 1999, Porter Records

Tracks : A Country Song, Little Miss Lady, Maze, Athene, Mail Order, Shorter Street, The Demon Pt. 1, The Demon Pt. 2, A Tear And A Smile, Fifty Second Street Boogie Down, Suite For Albeniz, A Prayer Dance, Bahia

A single CD release that combines the two catalyst albums Unity and A Tear And A Smile.

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Odean Pope: sideman: main albums and selected single artist collections

Matt Covington, Matt Covington, 197?, Zip Records

Tracks : Muhammad Ali, If You Can Be Magic, Hey Papa, Dust Is On Your Shoes, Country Folks, Philadelphia Dreaming, Baby Blood, I Finally Got Over On You, Go Away And Leave Me, Hey! Hey! Love

Musicians : Matt Covington, Ronnie Henderson, William Cousins, Odean Pope, Chappy Washington, Charles Peyea, John Blake, Dell Floyd

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Classic I-Live, John Minnis' Big Bone Band, 1979, John Minnis Records

Tracks : What Can You Do?, (I Believe) It's Time For A Change, Cherry Point, I Want Your Love, I Want You, Love's In Need Of Love Today, I Found Out, I Want You (Vamp)

Musicians : John Minnis, Cullen Knight, Dwight Sutton, Earl Gardner, Fred Adams, John Lynch, Joseph Smithers Jr., Michael "Sass" Ray, Nate Lewis, Bob Weisman, Phatz Williams, Robin Eubanks, Scott Vanpatter, Tyrone Hill, Frank Jackson, Middy Middleton, Odean Pope, Julian Pressley, Rayburn Wright, John Davis, Joseph Suddler, Jr., James Batton, Weldon McDougal, Raymond "Skeets" Welsh, Skip Burney, Arthur Jordan, John Blake, Melvin Roundtree, Yuseff "Bubbie" Hakim, Billy Vespe, Newman T. Baker, Ahmed Abdul (The Mad Whistler), Dennis Henderson, David Simmons, Gerald Chavis, Tyrone Wilson

Recorded at the Classic I Supperclub in Philadelphia.

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Pictures in a Frame, Max Roach Quartet, 1979, Soul Note SN 1003

Tracks : Reflections, Mwalimu, A Place Of Truth, Chiña's Waltz, Mail Order, Japanese Dream, Magic, Back To Basics, Ode From Black Picture Show

Musicians : Max Roach, Cecil Bridgewater, Odean Pope, Calvin Hill

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Chattahoochee Red, Max Roach, 1981, Columbia

Tracks : The Dream / It's Time, I Remember Clifford, Reach For It, Lonesome Lover, Wefé (We-fay), Six Bits Blues, 'Round Midnight, Red River Road, Giant Steps, Chattahoochee Red

Musicians : Max Roach, Cecil Bridgewater, Odean Pope, Calvin Hill

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Jazz In America: Starring, Max Roach, 1981, Sony

Tracks : Effie, Six Bits Blues

Musicians : Max Roach, Cecil Bridgewater, Odean Pope, Calvin Hill

A video 45. Released on Betamax and VHS.

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In the Light, Max Roach Quartet, 1983, Soul Note SN 1053

Tracks : In The Light, Straight No Chaser, Ruby My Dear, Henry Street Blues, If You Could See Me Now, Good Bait, Tricotism

Musicians : Max Roach, Cecil Bridgewater, Odean Pope, Calvin Hill

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Scott Free, Max Roach Quartet, 1985, Soul Note SN 1103

Tracks : Scott Free: Part I, Scott Free: Part II

Musicians : Max Roach, Cecil Bridgewater, Odean Pope, Tyrone Brown

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Easy Winners, Max Roach Double Quartet, 1986, Soul Note SN 1109

Tracks : Birds Says, Sis, A Little Booker, Easy Winners

Musicians : Max Roach, Cecil Bridgewater, Odean Pope, John Williams, Cecelia Hobbs, Maxine Roach, Eileen Folson, Tyrone Brown, Ray Mantilla

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Music World, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, 1986, Gamavision

Tracks : Kimono Queen, Tokyo Cosmopolitan, Matsuru, Rouge, Kismet, The Creator Has A Master Plan, Jamila's Theme, One More Night

Musicians : Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Odean Pope (tracks 6 & 8), James Watkins (track 6), Philip Herpin (track 4), Ginji Sawai (tracks 1, 2 & 3), Yavuz Ozizik (track 5), Daniel Freiberg (track 7), Harry Dixon (track 6, 8), Michael Rector (track 8), Kazumi Watanabe (tracks 1, 2 & 3), Rick Iannacone (track 8), Andy Gonzalez (track 7), Francois Robad (track 4), Jean Claude Asselin (track 4), Abdur Rahim (track 5), Jerry Gonzalez (track 7), Edgardo Miranda (track 7), Denardo Coleman (track 4), Marteen (tracks 1, 2 & 3), Dennis Alston (track 6 & 8), Ignacio Beroa (track 7), Ron Howerton (track 6), Nicki Marrero (track 7), Leon Thomas (track 6), Mona Soyoc (track 4), Sandy Barber (track 7), Sayeedah (track 5)

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Bright Moments, Max Roach Double Quartet, 1987, Soul Note SN 1159

Tracks : Bright Moments, Elixir Suite, Hi Fly, Tribute To Duke And Mingus, Double Delight

Musicians : Max Roach, Cecil Bridgewater, Odean Pope, Diane Monroe, Lesa Terry, Maxine Roach, Zela Terry, Tyrone Brown

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Clyde Terrell And The Curson Band, Clyde Terrell / Ted Curson Band, 1989?, Mika

Track : What A Difference A Day Makes, All Of Me, Time After Time, You Stepped Out Of A Dream, A Ghost Of A Chance, Send Me Someone To Love, When Do You Leave Heaven, Save Your Love For Me, Black Magic

Musicians : Clyde Terrell, Ted Curson, Odean Pope, Herbie Nix, others?

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Jazzbühne Berlin '84, Max Roach, 1990, Repertoire Records RR 4902

Tracks : Good Bait, I Remember Clifford, Jordu, Giant Steps, Six Bits, Perdido, Papa Jo, You Rascal You

Musicians : Max Roach, Cecil Bridgewater, Odean Pope, Tyrone Brown

Recorded live at Jazzbühne Berlin on June 16, 1984. Reissued on Jazzwerkstatt in 2009.

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Where You Lay Your Head, Bill Cosby And Friends, 1990, Verve Polygram

Tracks : Ursalina, Where You Lay Your Head, Mouth Of The Blowfish, Four Queens And A King, Why Is It I Can Never Find Anything in the Closet (It's Long But it's Alright)

Musicians : Bill Cosby, David Murray, Don Pullen, Harold Vick, Odean Pope, Harold Mabern, Sonny Bravo, Stu Gardner, John Scofield, Sonny Sharrock, Mark Egan, Al Foster, Jack DeJohnette

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To The Max!, Max Roach, 1992, Enja 7021

Tracks : Ghost Dance (Pt. I): Ghost Dance, Ghost Dance (Pt. II): Glorious Monster, Ghost Dance (Pt. III): Ghost Dance, A Quiet Place, The Profit, Tears, Self Portrait, A Little Booker, Street Dance, Tricotism, Mwalimu, Drums Unlimited

Musicians : Max Roach, Cecil Bridgewater, Odean Pope, George Cables, Tyrone Brown, Eli Fountain, Francisco Mora, Fred King, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Ray Mantilla, Roy Brooks, Warren Smith, The John Motley Singers, The Uptown String Quartet, plus other strings and vocals

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Seeking Spirit, Bobby Zankel, 1992, Cadence Jazz Records

Tracks : Heritage, Something Up Her Sleeve, Spherical Motion, Seeking Spirit, Rush Hour, Evolution, Block Party, Poison Into Medicine, Cause And Effect, Affirmation

Musicians : Bobby Zankel, Johnny Coles, Stan Slotter, Odean Pope, Ray Wright, Sumi Tonooka, Uri Caine, Tyrone Brown, Craig McIver, David Gibson

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It's Christmas Again, Max Roach, 1994?, Soul Note SN 1153

Tracks : It's Christmas Again, Christina

Musicians : Max Roach, Cecil Bridgewater, Odean Pope, Tony Scott, Lee Konitz, Tommaso Lama, Tyrone Brown

Might have been released at an earlier date.

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13# Steps On Glass, Sunny Murray Trio, 1995, Enja 8094

Tracks : Lover, Blues For P.C., EMOI, Constant Blue, Well You Needn't, I Want To Talk About You, Lonely Man, Moose The Mooche, Out For A Walk, Sunny Moon For Two

Musicians : Sunny Murray, Odean Pope, Wayne Dockery

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Change Of The Century Orchestra, Sunny Murray / Khan Jamal / Romulus, 1999, J.A.S.

Tracks : Out For A Walk, Lovely Afternoon, Africa

Musicians : Sunny Murray, Khan Jamal, Romulus Franceschini, Ted Curson, Tyrone Hill, Grachan Moncur III, Middle Middleton, Odean Pope, Byard Lancaster, Fred Haun, Brian Brown, Dave Burrell, Monette Sudler, Tyrone Brown

Recorded in November 1987.

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Stepping Around The Giant, Carl Grubbs Quartet, 2002, CIMP 273

Tracks : Stepping Around The Giant, Betty Jo And David, Sax Talk II, July, Sax Talk, Kai's Mood, Four, Two Fellas

Musicians : Carl Grubbs, Odean Pope, Chris Sullivan, Newman Taylor Baker

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Blueprints Of Jazz Vol. 3, Donald Bailey, 2008 Talking House Records

Tracks : Plant Life, Blues It, Gone Now, Variations, Fifth House, For All We Know, Family Portrait, U.S.Q./Trilogy, Blue Gardenia

Musicians : Donald Bailey, Charles Tolliver, Odean Pope, George Burton, Tyrone Brown

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Let the Rhythm Take You, Monnette Sudler feat Abyss, 2008, MSM-Phillyinde

Tracks : Durban Love, Let the Rhythm Take You, Come to Me, Love Light in Flight, Google It, the Zulu Mix, Lemar Shongo, The Healing Song, Into the Gap the Sengoni Mix, Malik Yaumi Din, Transition, Running Out, My Freedom, Healing Song, Come to Me Instrumental

Musicians include: Monnette Sudler, Abyss, Gerald Veasly, Poet, Trapeta B. Mayson, Odean Pope (tracks 6 & 14), Doug Carn (tracks 6 & 14)

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Live In Berlin, Max Roach, 2009, Jazzwerkstatt JW 069

Tracks : Jordu, Giant Steps, Six Bits, Good Bait, Perdido

Musicians : Max Roach, Cecil Bridgewater, Odean Pope, Tyrone Brown

Recorded live at Jazzbühne Berlin on June 16, 1984. Originally released in 1990 by Repertoire Records.

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Impressions Of Coltrane, Khan Jamal, 2009, Steeplechase

Tracks : Cousin Mary, Blues For P.C., Central Park West, Afro Blue, Mr. P.C., Naima, One Down One Up, Impressions

Musicians : Khan Jamal, Odean Pope (track 2), Byard Lancaster (track 5), Farid Barron, Curtis Lundy, Edgar Bateman

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The Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival 2016, Various Artists, 2017?, Jam-All Productions

Tracks : Right From The Jump, The Tasty, Transmission, Taqwa (God Conscious), Iron Man, Meciendo, Listen To The Voice Of The Music, J. Michael Harrison intro, Opus 2016 For Grand, Upright & Electric Piano, Hip You Come, Hip You Go, Six Eight, Spiddy Yock

Odean Pope plays on the first track Right From The Jump. The musicians on that track are Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Odean Pope, John Zorn and Abe Speller.

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The Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival 2018, Various Artists, 2019?, Jam-All Productions

Tracks : Mononoke (Secret Mall), intro (Sirius JuJu), Cosmic Tailor (Sirius JuJu), intro (Free Form Funky Freqs), Episode 71 (Free Form Funky Freqs), intro (James Blood Ulmer), Woman (James Blood Ulmer), intro (Jupiter 4), Space Suit (Jupiter 4), intro (Prime Time), Dancing In Your Head (Prime Time)

Odean Pope plays on the last track Dancing In Your Head. The musicians on that track are Denardo Coleman, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Odean Pope, Dave Bryant, Charles Ellerbee, and G. Calvin Weston.

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Spark/Fire, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, 2022, Jam-All Productions

Tracks : Ignition, Ode to JB, Moroccan Love

Musicians : Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Odean Pope, Henry Grimes, Tim Motzer, Heru Shabaka Ra, Justin Faulkner, Nazir Ebo

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Metaphysics: The Lost Atlantic Album, Hasaan Ibn Ali, 2021, Omnivore Recordings OVCD 411

Tracks : Atlantic Ones, Viceroy, El Hasaan, Richard May Love Give Powell, Metaphysics, Epitome, True Train, True Train (Short Version), Viceroy (Short Version), Atlantic Ones (Short Version)

Musicians : Hasaan Ibn Ali, Odean Pope, Art Davis, Kalil Madi

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Last updated October 2025