Ranelin, Phil / Collected Works 2003-2019
Album: Collected Works 2003-2019   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Ranelin, Phil   Added:Jun 2019
Label:Wide Hive  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2019-06-18 Pull Date: 2019-08-20 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Aug 25 Aug 18 Aug 11 Aug 4 Jul 28 Jul 14 Jun 30
Airplays: 2 2 1 1 2 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Aug 20, 2019: tree talk
Horace's Scope, This One's For Trane
4. Aug 13, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Living A New Day
2. Aug 20, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
How Do We End The Madness, Living A New Day
5. Aug 10, 2019: blown subwoofer
How Do We End The Madness
3. Aug 17, 2019: Music Casserole
Spiritual Vibrations
6. Jul 30, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Living A New Day

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-06-06
Reviewed: 2019-06-06
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Trombonist Ranelin blends post-Coltrane post bop with Afro-Cuban rhythms and harmonies. With this collection spanning two decades, Ranelin delivers an album firmly planted in these traditions, paying tribute to a number of his influences and showcasing the breadth of his abilities. His arrangements are absolutely vibrant; they jump off the page and out of the speakers in an adventurous yet compelling way that is reverent to their sources yet has a vibe all its own. Many leading lights are featured in the different line-ups.
If You Like: Jonathon Finlayson, JJ Johnson, McCoy Tyner, John Coltrane
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
DISC 1
***1/ Freddie’s Groove (7:33) – trombone starts with big blast> uptempo jam> trombone solo> tenor sax solo> soprano sax solo> piano solo> percussion solo> uptempo ham> crescendo end
*2/ Horace’s Scope (5:30) – piano/drums start> uptempo jam> trombone solo> tenor sax solo> piano solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
**3/ This One’s For Trane (8:43) – piano starts> slow jam> soprano sax solo> midtempo jam> trombone solo> soprano sax solo soars> trombone solo> uptempo jam with flute over the top> slow fade
4/ Living A New Day (4:33) – piano starts with cascading notes> pause> uptempo funky jam> male spoken word over the top> guitar solo> spoken word over jam> trombone solo> uptempo jam> slow fade
*5/ Blue Bossa (6:14) – bass/piano starts> slow jam> trombone builds to midtempo> piano solo> guitar solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
**6/ Metamorphosis (7:30) – drums start> uptempo mysterious jam with trombone punctuating> wild trombone solo>
*7/ A Year In Elmina (5:49) – trombone starts> slow mysterious jam> haunting trombone solo> midtempo space jam> piano solo> midtempo jam> slow fade (applause)
8/ Close Encounters (5:47) – bass starts> midtempo jam> tenor sax solo> trombone solo> midtempo jam> fade
9/ Shades Of Dolphy (8:34) – bass/drums start> uptempo jam> spoken word band intro> uptempo jam> slow fade (applause)
DISC 2
**10/ In Search Of The One (8:48) – drums/piano start> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> tenor sax solo> uptempo jam> trombone solo> fade
*11/ Moorish (3:49) – drums start> midtempo brassy jam> rocking trombone solo> uptempo jam> slow fade
*12/ Perserverance 2019 (9:48) – drums/percussion solo starts> bass kicks in> subdued uptempo jam> trombone solo> tenor sax solo> uptempo jam> slow fade
**13/ Full Moon (6:33) – (spoken word count)> piano starts> uptempo jam> swinging piano solo> tenor sax solo> trombone solo> uptempo jam> slow fade
*14/ Excursion To Fantasy (8:38) – piano starts> uptempo jam> trombone solo> uptempo jam> slow fade
***15/ Spiritual Vibrations (7:28) – bass starts> midtempo jam with intersecting instruments> trombone solo> flute solo> uptempo jam> slow fade on didjeridoo
*16/ How Do We End This Madness (7:11) – piano/vibes start> subdued uptempo jam builds in volume> trombone solo> gorgeous vibes solo> subdued uptempo jam> slow fade
*17/ Fantasy Vibrations (6:45) – drum solo starts quietly> subdued midtempo off-kilter jam> trombone solo> uptempo jam soars> increases in volume & intensity> slow fade
**18/ Black On The Nu (5:51) – drums start> swinging uptempo jam> rocking trombone solo> tenor sax solo> uptempo jam> quick stop

Track Listing
1. (Disc 1) Freddie's Groove   10. (Disc 2) In Search Of The One
2. Horace's Scope   11. Moorish
3. This One's For Trane   12. Perseverance 2019
4. Living A New Day   13. Full Moon
5. Blue Bossa   14. Excursion To Fantasy
6. Metamorphosis   15. Spiritual Vibrations
7. A Year In Elmnina   16. How Do We End The Madness
8. Close Encounters   17. Fantasy Vibrations
9. Shades Of Dolphy   18. Black On The Nu