Mustard Seed Faith - Sail On Sailor (1975/1990)

Pedro Buford, Oden Fong, and Wade Link came together to form Mustard Seed Faith in the early 70s. Lewis McVay joined the group a little later. One reviewer described MSF as a mixture of “folk, jazz, progressive rock, California beach music, and worship music.” They were different, that’s for sure. Two elements that set the band apart were the flute solos played by Pedro Buford and the unique voice of Oden Fong. In fact, Oden’s very presence in the band made them somewhat unique. The Imperials had shattered the race barrier in 1972 by inviting a young black man – Sherman Andrus – to be a part of their group. And now, here was an authentic Jesus Music band with an Asian named Fong and a pianist/flutist named Pedro! Keep in mind, this was happening long before “diversity” was even a thing...