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Odell Brown
Brown was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He started playing the piano aged 4 as his mother was a
part-time piano teacher. His father bought him a baby grand piano. After playing in various
junior and senior high school bands, he went to Nashville, Tennessee and met musicians attending
Tennessee State A&M. Wishing to enroll himself, his plans were soon curtailed when he was drafted
into the army where he joined the Army Post Band. During this period, he gained valuable insight
into arranging and orchestrating.
After leaving the army, Brown moved to Chicago where he was re-united with some of the musicians from his Nashville days. They formed a band becoming known as "The Organ-Izers" and within two years, were signed to Chess Records' jazz subsidiary label, Cadet. The band's personnel was O'Dell Brown, organ, Artee "Duke" Payne and Tommy Purvis, tenor saxophones, Curtis Prince, drums. Their debut album was titled 'Raising The Roof' in 1966 followed by their most popular record, 1967's 'Mellow Yellow', which reached #173 on the Billboard 200. Third album, 'Ducky' was the last to feature the band. While at Chess, Brown was not only signed to the label but also worked as a staff musician playing and arranging for a wealth of other artists and gaining great insight and expertise into other styles of music. After the death of Leonard Chess in 1969, Brown decided not to re-sign with the label and during the 1970s, pursued a solo career as an independent arranger, producer and studio musician. During this period, he worked with artists such as Minnie Ripperton, Curtis Mayfield, Johnny Nash and Marvin Gaye. He went on to receive further awards recognising his many talents, later in life. Brown had been living in Richfield, Minnesota since the early 1990s, to stabilize his professional and personal life. He died there on May 3, 2011. source: Wikipedia |
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Soul In The Night Cadet LPS-770 recorded April 1966 in Chicago, IL/USA |
Sonny Stitt, alto sax Bunky Green, alto sax Odell Brown, organ Bryce Roberson, guitar Maurice White, drums |
Raising The Roof Cadet LPS-775 recorded July 1966 in Chicago, IL/USA |
Odell Brown, organ Artee Payne, alto sax, tenor sax Thomas Purvis, tenor sax Curtis Prince, drums |
Mellow Yellow Cadet LPS-788 recorded January 1967 in Chicago, IL/USA |
Odell Brown, organ Tommy Purvis, tenor saxes Artee Payne, tenor sax Louis Satterfield, bass Curtis Prince, drums Henry Gibson, congas |
Ducky Cadet LPS-800 recorded 1967 |
Odell Brown, organ Artee Payne, flute, alto sax, tenor sax Tommy Purvis, tenor sax Phil Upchurch, bass Curtis Prince, drums Henry Gibson, congas |
Plays Otis Redding Cadet LPS-823 recorded 1969 |
Odell Brown, organ Gene Barge, sax big band c/ Gene Barge |
Free Delivery Cadet LPS-800 recorded 1970 |
Odell Brown, organ Phil Upchurch, guitar Louis Satterfield, bass Cash McCall, guitar Morris Jennings, drums Henry Gibson, percussion Gene Barge, alto sax John Board, baritone sax Donald Myrick, tenor sax Johnny Cameron, tenor sax Morris Ellis, trombone Burgess Gardner, trumpet Maury Watson, trumpet Paul Serrano, trumpet |
Odell Brown Paula Records LPS 4005 recorded 1974 |
Odell Brown, Fender Rhodes |
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