Ranelin, Phil
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| Birthname | Phillip Arthur Ranelin | ||||
| born on | 25 May 1939 at 13:40 (= 1:40 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Indianapolis, Indiana, 39n46, 86w09 | ||||
| Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   03°42'   01°40 Asc. 01°04'
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Biography
American jazz and experimental music trombonist, who started his career as a session musician on many Motown recordings, including with Stevie Wonder. In 1971, he and Wendell Harrison formed a group called The Tribe, which was an avant-garde jazz ensemble devoted to black consciousness. Alongside it he co-founded Tribe Records. He released several albums as a leader in the 1970s, and continued with The Tribe project until 1978. Following this, Ranelin worked with Freddie Hubbard.
Ranelin worked mostly locally in Detroit in the following decades, and did not find widespread acceptance among jazz aficionados. However, he eventually came to the attention of rare groove collectors who became increasingly interested in his work. As a result, Tortoise drummer John McEntire remastered some of Ranelin's older material and re-released it on Hefty Records. A remix album soon followed, which included an appearance from Telefon Tel Aviv.
Relationships
- associate relationship with Hubbard, Freddie (born 7 April 1938). Notes: Music collaborators
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield provided birth certificate from Indiana archives.
Categories
- Traits : Body : Race (Black)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Group/ Duo (The Tribe)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Instrumentalist (Trombonist)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Jazz
