The Odyssey Of Funk & Popular Music (also referred to as Vol.

1) is an album by Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy recorded for the Atlantic label in 1997.

(When The Spirit Returns, recorded at the same sessions, was issued in 2003.)

It features performances by Bowie, Vincent Chancey, Gary Valente, Josh Roseman, Louis Bonilla, Ravi Best, Gerald Brezel, Joseph Gollehon, Bob Stewart, Victor See Yuen and Vinnie Johnson.

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell states "At the very least, the brasses sound fresh and interested in what they're doing, so there is pleasure to be had here".