Sunday, November 21, 2010

Odean Pope, Almost Like Me (Moers 1982)


Here's Odean Pope's outstanding and very hard to find first release as leader. Some hard-core funky slap bass Philly modern jazz, with Cornell Rochester on drums and Gerald Veasley on bass playing some of their best work. This is the album Jamaaladeen Tacuma should always have recorded. Don't miss track 7, the deeply funky and African influenced "Mwalimu." Highly recommended.

Track Listings
1. Elixir
2. Almost Like Me
3. Multiphonics
4. Scorpio Twins
5. No Air
6. Kyle's Theme
7. Mwalimu
8. Good Question
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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 21, 2010 at 3:34 PM

    http://rapidshare.com/files/432324553/Almost_Like_Me.zip

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  2. taro nombeiNovember 21, 2010 at 8:06 PM

    many thanks, much appreciated!

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  3. slovenlyericNovember 22, 2010 at 9:22 AM

    Thank you for posting this. I have been following his work for years.

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  4. Mimi SoulNovember 23, 2010 at 6:57 AM

    A massive thank you for this one

    Peace

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  5. AnonymousNovember 24, 2010 at 3:07 PM

    Thanks for this one! I never forgot Mwalimu's bass pattern, but lost the LP for some reason...

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  6. DavidJanuary 23, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    Veasley on the Steinberger! Wow.
    I thought Jamaaladeen had it cornered. What IS it about the Philly bass tradition?

    Many thanks!

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  7. Stylo350sFebruary 17, 2011 at 3:07 AM

    Art, thanks for this.

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  8. JazzBearSeptember 3, 2011 at 1:37 AM

    superb album.
    Thank you so much for sharing this.

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