Tribe 2000
Org, 2024
9/10
An album recorded in 2000, Phil Ranelin and Wendell Harrison bring their unique jazz talents to 5 involved tracks that welcome top notch sidemen.
“He The One We All Knew” opens with George Davidson’s frisky drums alongside Ranelin’s skilled trombone and Harrison’s sax acrobatics for the swirling jazz ideas, and “Senate And Thirteenth” follows with Harold McKinney’s warm piano and Ralphe Armstrong’s restrained bass making in indelible impression.
The 15+ minutes of “Third Encounter” arrives at the midpoint and makes great use of soulful brass and stylish wind amid a mesmerizing rhythm section, while “Cold Duck” recruits Pamela Wise’s well timed piano and John Arnold’s meticulous guitar that radiates much melody and grooves.
The final piece, “Freddie’s Groove”, also packs in the grooves, where Harrison’s sax acrobatics and Ranelin’s precise trombone won’t go unnoticed or unappreciated.
An extremely innovative collective, each of the selections is unpredictable, precise and beaming in timeless jazz flavor that still sounds ahead of its time.
Travels well with: The Art Ensemble Of Chicago- Tutankhamun; The Chick Corea Elektric Band- The Future Is Now