Phil Ranelin - Live in Los Angeles: 1978-1981 (Box Set)

Phil Ranelin - Live in Los Angeles: 1978-1981 (Box Set)Live in Los Angeles is a four LP box set from Tribe Records co founder Phil Ranelin, celebrating a trio of LA club performances from 1978 1981 which remain especially significant to the visionary trombonist. Backed by a young Billy Childs on piano, Ralph Penland on drums, and Tony Dumas on bass, Ranelin was in peak form as a player and bandleader during this period. This is particularly true of one specific outing at the now defunct Maiden Voyage in

The multi-Grammy Award winning artist's eighth album is his most romantic record to date

The celebrated trumpeter and composer's recent film credits include Da 5 Bloods

captured in Northern California

licensed to LA's Whiz label

On this occasion they look up

15-minute noise-rock epics and healing psalms

It's a polished

Among the talent he brought was 'Gospel All Stars' member Ella Mitchell (Sylvester

while Jonah Weingarten sets the mood

Unsurprisingly this one ended up in Batu's relentlessly forward thinking BBC Essential Mix

of which The Guardian says

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