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Phil Ranelin

The Time Is Now!

Groove Diggers

PLP-7980-1

2LP Black $53
  • Comes with Japanese obi-strip
  • Leader debut from Phil Ranelin
  • Pressed on Black Double Vinyl

Description

After Motown left Detroit for Los Angeles in 1972, trombonist Phil Ranelin was largely left without work or direction, until he co-founded Tribe with Wendell Harrison later that same year. Two years after forming Tribe, Phil Ranelin would release his first album as a solo leader, The Time Is Now! The record contains all of the hallmarks of the best Tribe recordings: spiritual-leaning improvisations, soulful grooves, and appearances from Tribe regulars: Wendell Harrison, Marcus Belgrave, Reggie Fields, and more!

The album opens with a 13 minute improvisation titled “The Time Is Now For Change”. As Ranelin , Belgrave, and Harrison exchange flurries of notes and squeaks over improvised chaos from the rhythm section, the group builds to a spiritual high that calls to mind the best Albert Ayler recordings. Bebop lines and unison phrases occasionally rise to the surface, offering a glimmer of familiarity in...

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Preview Tracklist

  • 1 The Time Is Now For Change
  • 2 Time Is Running Out
  • 3 Of Times Gone By
  • 4 Black Destiny
  • 5 13th And Senate
  • 6 He, The One We All Knew, Pt.1
  • 7 The Time Is Now For Change (Outtake)
  • 8 Time Is Running Out (Extended)
  • 9 He The One We All Knew (Extended)