Catalyst
Formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the turn of the 1970s, Catalyst was a
jazz funk quartet who are now acknowledge as jazz fusion pioneers. The group was
composed of Eddie Green (keyboards/vocals), Alphonso Johnson (bass), Odean Pope
(saxophone/flute/oboe), and Sherman Ferguson (percussion). The group was signed
to Muse Records after producer Skip Drinkwater heard them play in a club in West
Philadelphia. They released their debut album in 1972 and spent time touring
Philadelphia and New York. Alphonso Johnson left the band to join Weather Report
and was replaced by Tyrone B...
