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Catalyst: The Funkiest Band You Never Heard

Read "The Funkiest Band You Never Heard" reviewed by Douglas Payne


Catalyst is one of those groups more talked about than heard. But most jazz listeners have heard the mighty tenor of Odean Pope as an integral part of Max Roach's great 1980s bands (Catalyst bassist Tyrone Brown eventually joined him there too) and through his recent and well-regarded Saxophone Choir. The underrated and under-recorded keyboardist Eddie Green has played with Pat Martino as well as Philly once-toppers, MSFB and Three Degrees. And redoubtable drummer Sherman Ferguson has since been heard ...

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Karmyn Tyler: A Computer Catalyst for a Song

Karmyn Tyler: A Computer Catalyst for a Song

Source: All About Jazz

With a 3-month writer's strike came a lot of free time for Karmyn Tyler. An actress and singer, Karmyn utilized that time and took her computer with garage band, added her home studio and wrote, arranged, and produced Luv Me So. Podcasters immediately started playing it and it debuted the first week on the PMN (podsafe music network) Top 10 at number 7, The next week it went to number 1. The next week, Karmyn composed “Forbidden Love," a song ...

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