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, 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, electric piano; Anthony Jackson, bass; Sherman Ferguson, drums.

Catalyst Is Coming

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

Jabali

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

New-Found Truths

Odean Pope, flute; Eddie Green, 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; Pat Gleason, synthesizer; Norman Harris, guitar; Anthony Jackson, bass #5; Zuri Tyrone Brown, Fender bass; Onaje Sherman Ferguson, drums, percussion; Larry Washington, congas #5; Farel Johnson, congas, percussion; Jabali Billy Hart, percussion.

NYC, 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

Nwalinu Odean Pope, tenor sax, flute; Sanifu Eddie Green, electric piano; Zuri Tyrone Brown, Alphonso Johnson, bass; Onaje Sherman Ferguson, Jabali Billy Hart, drums, percussion.

NYC, January, 1974

A Country Song

Nwalinu Odean Pope, tenor sax, flute; Sanifu Eddie Green, electric piano; Zuri Tyrone Brown, bass; Onaje Sherman Ferguson, drums, percussion.

Little Miss Lady
Maze

Shirley Byrne Brown, Connie Hamilton, Steve Tanzer, flute; Nwalinu Odean Pope, tenor sax, flute; John Blake, Gail Murdaugh, violin; Sanifu Eddie Green, electric piano; Zuri Tyrone Brown, bass; Onaje Sherman Ferguson, drums, percussion; Jabali Billy Hart, percussion.

Athene

Nwalinu Odean Pope, tenor sax, flute; Sanifu Eddie Green, electric piano; Zuri Tyrone Brown, bass; Onaje Sherman Ferguson, drums, percussion; Jabali Billy Hart, percussion.

Mail Order

Nwalinu Odean Pope, tenor sax, flute; Sanifu Eddie Green, electric piano; Zuri Tyrone Brown, bass; Onaje Sherman Ferguson, drums, percussion.

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