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Ralph Armstrong - guitar
Marcus Belgrave - trumpet
Buddy Budson - electric piano
Kenn Cox - electric piano
George Davidson - drums
Wendell Harrison - flute, tenor sax
Barbara Huby - percussion
Harold McKinney - piano
Phil Ranelin - bass trombone, vocals
Ken Thomas - piano
vibes from the tribe (prelude) - 3:35
sounds from the village - 3:44
wife - 5:54
for the children - 5:19
vibes from the tribe (encore) - 0:56
he the one we all knew (parts 1 & 2) - 18:05
Phil Ranelin was a session trombonist recording with the likes of Steve Wonder before setting up the Tribe label with Wendell Harrison in Detroit
Like other contemporary artist run labels like Strata East and Black Jazz, Tribe releases were characterised by a heady mix of post Coltrane free jazz, soul and funk, all informed by a strong political conscience
"Vibes From the Tribe" is a fine record
The title track is lusciously, greasily funky and stands in pretty stark contrast to the kind of airbrushed fusion that was in vogue at the time
"Sounds From The Village" is even better (and dirtier), showcasing Ranelin's oily trombone gymnastics and a viciously fuzzed guitar solo
"Wife" features Phil's singing and is oddly reminiscent of Frank Zappa's writing on "Sleep Dirt"; an affecting, snaking melody topped off with a beautiful solo from the leader, whose playing here has the grace of Bob Brookmeyer coupled with the agility of George Lewis
"He The One We All Knew" is the obligatory Coltrane tribute and is a trip into the kind of groove based free playing typical of Pharoah Sanders, though only really picks up when the band launch into post bop swing mode in the last six minutes or so, provoking another fine Ranelin solo
Bassist Ralph Armstrong is particularly strong here; his brief solo passages are a wonder of agility and tough lyricism that make me wonder why he's not better known
Other highlights come from the mellifluous flute of Wendell Harrison
Beautiful stuff, and it's good to know that Ranelin is still at work even now
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RECORDING September 23 1975 at Superdisc and at Strata Studio Detroit Michigan ENGINEERING Charles Moore, Greg Reilly LABEL Tribe RE MASTERING Ray Staff RE RELEASED 2018 AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5 PRESSING by Pallas MADE IN England / Germany STYLE Jazz / Soul Jazz / Modal AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
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