MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 180gr (black Vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
COVER Standard
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
John Dana - bass (tracks 1, 3 - 6)
Bill Turner - drums, percussion (left channel)
Haroun El Nil - alto sax
Reggie Fields - bass
George Davidson - drums, percussion (right channel) (track 1, 3 - 6)
Marcus Belgrave - flugelhorn, percussion (tracks 1 - 5)
Keith Vreeland - piano, percussion
Wendell Harrison - tenor sax, percussion (tracks 1 - 5)
Phil Ranelin - trombone, percussion
the time is now for change - 13:34
time is running out - 4:41
of times gone by - 8:45
black destiny - 4:05
13th and senate - 6:06
he the one we all knew, pt. 1 - 3:13
Phil Ranelin's first record as a leader is worlds away from his later 1976 offering, "Vibes From the Tribe"
"The Time Is Now" is a vanguard jazz record, full of the spirit, determination, and innovation inspired by John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Cecil Taylor, Pharoah Sanders, and Archie Shepp
Recorded in 1973 and 1974 and released at the end of 1974, the set shows Ranelin to be an imposing composer and frightfully good trombonist
The original album contained six compositions that are a deep musical brew of avant-garde improvisation, hard bop jazz esthetics, and soulful melodic ideas that were superimposed as a jump off point for both harmonic and rhythmic (read: Latin) invention
The stamp of Detroit is all over this thing
Tracks like the title and "Black Destiny" reflect the anger and vision of the era, while moving it all in a positive musical direction
Soloists on the set include the rest of the Tribe collective -- Marcus Belgrave and Wendell Harrison -- as well as local players who deserved far more than they received in terms of national recognitions: bassist Reggie 'Shoo-Be Doo' Fields, trumpeter Charles Moore, pianist Keith Vreeland, drummer Bill Turner, and others including Ranelin himself
The arrangements on "The Time Is Now" were ahead of their time, clustering a rhythm section as part of the horn's front line ("13th and Senate" and the title track) and a stylistic angularity that reflected both musical history and futurism in jazz and R&B ("Time Is Running Out" and "Times Gone By")
"The Time Is Now" is a must for any vanguard jazz aficionado or anyone interested in the strange, rhythm-oriented evolution of Detroit music
RECORDING at Pioneer Studio track 1, 3, 4, 5 April 27 1974, track 2 November 11 1973, track 6 April 28 1974
ENGINEERING Bob MeLoche, John Hughes
LABEL Tribe
RE MASTERING Ray Staff
RE RELEASED 2018
AVERAGE RATING 4 ¾ Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Pallas
MADE IN England / Germany
STYLE Jazz / Post Bop / Soul Jazz
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
