CATALYST JAZZ FUNK LP NM ?? ?????
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ORIGINAL FIRST USA PRESS . 1970 . Cobblestone – CST 9018 . HERE 'S AFEW NOTES FROM THE GREAT RAPPAMELO BLOG ABOUT THE BAND " People living anywhere other than southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or New York in the ’70s missed the Catalyst experience. Catalyst, a four-man jazz combo from Philadelphia, played a gourmet of avant-garde, contemporary bop, soul, and funk at the dawn of the big fusion explosion. The originals were Eddie Green (keyboards, vocals), Sherman Ferguson (drums, percussion, marimba), Odean Pope (sax, flute, oboe), and Al Johnson (bass). Tyrone Brown replaced Johnson after Catalyst’s self-titled debut album on Cobblestone Records in 1972. Producer Skip Drinkwater discovered them playing at the Aqua Lounge in West Philly; this resulted in a contract with Cobblestone Records, with Drinkwater producing. Green was a disciple of the Bud Powell school of pianism, and was instructed on chord changes by Powell’s brother, Richard. Pope was tutored by Ray Bryant, Benny Golson, and others; strains of John Coltrane are revealed when the aggressive sax player expands. Ferguson was a bop drummer whose effortless tempo changes and impeccable timing kept Catalyst tight. Johnson, who joined Weather Report after Catalyst’s first album, was self-taught, but influenced by classical music. They rehearsed hard and inspired one another to push farther into unknown territories where all the music they liked could be wrapped into a holistic sound. Jazz clubs in Philly were plentiful in the ’70s, which may account for the group’s lack of trips outside the region. The band’s eponymous funk-jazz debut, Catalyst, is highly regarded as a fusion masterpiece."
RUNOUT GROOVE HAS F/W N AS WELL AS "ARP" ETCHED IN ON BOTH SIDES . ABSOLUT ORIGINAL PRESS . VG++ LAMINATED ( OR PLASTIFIED ) HEAVY SLEEVE . VERY LITTLE CORNE RWEAR ON TOP RIGHT AND A CUSTOMPUNCH HOLE . VINYL SEEMS UNPLAYED , IT HAS SOME MARKS DUE TO THE WAY IT WAS PRESSED BUT PLAYS ABSOLUTLY PERFECT , PLEASE LISTEN TO THE SOUND SAMPLE TO MAKE YOURSELF AN IDEA . ORIGINAL BUDDAH RECORDS INNER .
TRACKLIST IS
A1 Ain't It The Truth Piano, Vocals – Eddie Green (3) 2:42
A2 East Oboe – Odean Pope Poppy Pod – Skip Drinkwater Vocals – Eddie Green (3), Morris Bailey Written-By – Tyrone Brown 8:03
A3 Catalyst Is Coming Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Odean Pope 8:13
B1 Jabali Tenor Saxophone – Odean Pope Written-By – Sherman Ferguson 8:44
B2 New-Found Truths Poppy Pod – Skip Drinkwater 5:44
B3 Salaam Flute – Odean Pope 1:34
LISTEN TO A SAMPLE OF THE SIDE 1
LISTEN TO A SAMPLE OF THE SIDE 2
RECORD GRADING IS M/NM/VG++/VG+/VG/G/P.
ALL LISTED RECORDS ARE ORIGINAL PRESS , NO RE-ISSUES UNLESS CLEARLY STATED . BID WITH CONFIDENCE WITH MORE THAN 1300+ POSITIVE FEEDBACK.
SOUND SAMPLES ARE ALWAYS FROM THE RECORD ON AUCTION.
RECORDS WILL BE CAREFULLY SHIPPED IN PROTECTED CARDBOARD.
RECORD GRADING IS M= A perfect, unplayed record . NM= Record appears new, At most, perhaps a barely visible sleeve mark appears on the record. It should play without any noise or skips of any kind whatsoever. VG++= Record has some extremely light surface marks. These marks do not affect play. Very nice copy VG+= Record has noticeable marks, Light surface scratches and may play with some very light noise, but doesn't overpower the music, Still very enjoyable. VG= Record has noticeable marks and scratches, plays with noise
. I'LL DESCRIBE EVERY RECORD CAREFULLY . SOUND SAMPLE WILL ALSO HELP YOU GET AN IDEA OF THE CONDITION.
SHIPPING IS 3 £ FOR UK / 6 £ FOR EUROPE (2 £ per additional record )/ 8 £ FOR THE US (3 £ per additional record ).
PAYPAL ONLY . I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS .
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