Catalyst Catalog

1972

Catalyst   Cobblestone CST 9018   1972

Eddie Green, piano, vocal; Norman Harris, guitar; Ron Baker, bass; Sherman Ferguson, drums.

Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA, March 3, 27, and April 16, 1972

Ain't It The Truth

Odean Pope, oboe; Eddie Green, Fender Rhodes electric piano, vocal; Al Johnson, bass; Sherman Ferguson, drums, percussion; Skip Drinkwater, poppy pod; Morris Bailey, vocal.

East

Odean Pope, tenor sax, flute; Eddie Green, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Anthony Jackson, bass; Sherman Ferguson, drums.

Catalyst Is Coming

Odean Pope, tenor sax; Eddie Green, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Al Johnson, bass; Sherman Ferguson, drums.

Jabali

Eddie Green, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Anthony Jackson, bass; Sherman Ferguson, drums, percussion; Skip Drinkwater, poppy pod.

New-Found Truths

Odean Pope, flute; Eddie Green, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Al Johnson, bass; Sherman Ferguson, percussion.

Salaam

** also released on Eddie Green + Al Johnson + Sherman Ferguson + Odean Pope - Catalyst, Muse MR 5170 in 1981.

Catalyst - Perception   Muse MR 5025   1973

Nwalinu Odean Pope, tenor sax, flute; Sanifu Eddie Green, electric piano; Zuri Tyrone Brown, Fender bass; Onaje Sherman Ferguson, drums, misc. percussion; Pat Gleason, ARP synthesizer; Norman Harris, guitar; Farel Johnson, conga, misc. percussion; Jabali Billy Hart, misc. percussion; Anthony Jackson, bass #5; Larry Washington, conga #5.

Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA, November 21-27, 1972

1.Perception
2.Uzuri
3.Celestial Bodies
4.Ile Ife
5.Got To Be There

1974

Catalyst - Unity   Muse MR 5042   1974

Mwalimu Odean Pope, tenor sax, flute; Sanifu Eddie Green, electric piano, misc. percussion; Zuri Tyrone Brown, bass; Onaje Sherman Ferguson, drums, misc. percussion; Alphonso Johnson, additional bass #1; Jabali Billy Hart, additional misc. percussion #1,5, additional drums, misc. percussion #4; Additional personnel: Shirley Byrne Brown, Connie Hamilton, flute #4; Steve Tanzer, flute, piccolo #4; John Blake, Gail Murdaugh, violin #4.

Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA, January, 1974

1.A Country Song
2.Little Miss Lady
3.Maze
4.Athene
5.Mail Order
6.Shorter Street

1975

Catalyst - A Tear And A Smile   Muse MR 5069   1976

Odean Pope, tenor sax, flute, alto flute; Eddie Green, electric piano, piano, synthesizer; Charles Ellerbe, electric guitar; Tyrone Brown, electric, acoustic bass; Sherman Ferguson, drums, marimba, percussion; Sharon Scott, vocal; Farel Johnson, chant vocal, percussion.

Society Hill Studios, Philadelphia, PA, March, 1975

The Demon Part 1

Odean Pope, tenor sax, flute, alto flute; Eddie Green, electric piano, piano, synthesizer, vocal; Charles Ellerbe, electric guitar; Tyrone Brown, electric, acoustic bass; Sherman Ferguson, drums, marimba, percussion; Sharon Scott, vocal; Farel Johnson, chant vocal, percussion.

The Demon Part 2

Odean Pope, tenor sax, flute, alto flute; Eddie Green, electric piano, piano, synthesizer; Charles Ellerbe, electric guitar; Tyrone Brown, electric, acoustic bass; Sherman Ferguson, drums, marimba, percussion; Sharon Scott, vocal; Farel Johnson, chant vocal, percussion.

A Tear And A Smile
Fifty Second Street Boogie Down

add Shirley Byrne Brown, flute; Steve Tanzer, alto flute, flute; George Taylor, clarinet, flute; John Blake, violin; Aliza Appel, viola; Michael Peebles, cello.

Suite For Albeniz

Odean Pope, tenor sax, flute, alto flute; Eddie Green, electric piano, piano, synthesizer; Charles Ellerbe, electric guitar; Tyrone Brown, electric, acoustic bass; Sherman Ferguson, drums, marimba, percussion; Sharon Scott, vocal; Farel Johnson, chant vocal, percussion.

A Prayer Dance
Bahia