Out now - "Scarlet Diva" soundtrack - original score by John Hughes CD/vinyl
Retina "Volcano.Waves.1-8" full-length CD/vinyl
Coming this month -
a six track, three part 12" series from Retina
"Nulla", "Manifesto" and "Strutture"
Retina are Lino Monaco and Nicola Buono, one of the first performing and
finest electronic groups of their kind in Pompeii, Italy. The 12"s series
comes in support of their full-length. In keeping with Hefty's "Immediate
Action" theme, the tracks are brand new and the wax is still hot.
"Scarlet Diva" is John Hughes' original score to the Italian film written,
directed, and starring
Asia Argento. Features collaborations with Scott Herren, John McEntire, Dan
Snazelle (Bill Ding), and Phil Ranelin. John recently completed work on his
new Slicker full-length, "The Latest", due out in late May/early June on
Hefty.
Other news...
VETERAN JAZZ TROMBONIST PHIL RANELIN Teams Up With HEFTY RECORDS
Hefty Records is proud to announce a new alliance with jazz trombonist and
Tribe Records co-founder, Phil Ranelin, on the reissue of his underground
classic albums, Phil Ranelin "The Time Is Now!" (1974) and Phil Ranelin
"Vibes From the Tribe" (1976). Both albums are planned for a late May
release with a full-length album of remixes by contemporary artists to
follow shortly thereafter. Remix artists will include Scott Herren, Morgan
Geist, John Herndon, Slicker, Jan Jelinek, Notwist, and others. They were
mixed from the original session tapes by engineer and Tortoise member John
McEntire late last year. The recordings were fully restored and remixed
true to the original masters. This will be the first time that they have
been reissued in their entirety. Both albums will include previously
unreleased bonus tracks and outtakes.
"This without a question has rekindled a burning desire for me to play my
original compositions and arrangements once again," Ranelin says. He adds,
"It has been a beautiful experience witnessing the resurrection of music
that less than a year ago I thought would never be heard by more than a
handful of people. But thanks to the vision, wisdom and dedication of Hefty
Records owner, John Hughes, the complete sessions for both albums will soon
be available to the world." Hughes contacted Ranelin last year to work on
his score for the Italian film, "Scarlet Diva". It was during the "Scarlet
Diva" session that Ranelin mentioned that he had the complete masters to his
Tribe recordings.
Phil Ranelin began his career in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he sat in with
many notable musicians at jazz clubs throughout the city. When he was
nineteen he met guitar great Wes Montgomery at a club called the Hub Bub and
he played sixteen straight weeks with Montgomery on the Saturday matinee
along with Paul Parker and Melvin Rhyne. In the 60's he sat in whenever
Eddie Harris, Grant Green and Elvin Jones came through town. In 1964,
Ranelin was asked by his childhood friend and jazz great Freddie Hubbard to
move to New York to join and record with his group. It was in New York where
he met Thelonious Monk, Kenny Dorham, Joe Henderson, and other inspiring
players. Although Ranelin was flattered by Hubbard¹s offer to work with him
in New York, after a short stay, he returned to Indianapolis where he was
raising a family. In 1968, with local work scarce he moved to Detroit where
he would still be close to his family and would find more musical
opportunities.
Once in Detroit Ranelin began to play in several bands and had the
opportunity to once again play with greats like Marcus Belgrave, Pharaoh
Sanders, and one especially memorable night with Roland Kirk. Ranelin never
regretted his move "because Detroit was where Tribe was born," he says. In
1972, while Ranelin was teaching musically advanced inner city children, he
met Wendell Harrison. They decided to found an alliance of musicians who
would also act as producers. The alliance would be called Tribe. "I never
felt that comfortable in a teaching role because I am basically self-taught.
But the greatest audience I ever performed for was a group of pre-school
kids, three to five years old."
As a session player for Motown Records, Ranelin worked alongside Motown
regulars James Jamerson and Pistol Allen, playing on albums for Stevie
Wonder, Smokey Robinson, The Four Tops, and The Temptations. He also played
in the Motown travelling band, the Swinging Dashiki's. His Motown work
enabled him to invest in his own music, which eventually lead to Ranelin
producing his own records. "It wasn't easy, I took my whole life's savings
out of the bank in order to do 'Vibes From The Tribe'," he says. But that's
the way Phil Ranelin is, he does things his way. In the 70's not many
people were taking chances starting independent labels and pressing their
own albums. Ranelin was preaching family and unity and found ways to tie
his ideas into his compositions and albums. Tribe functioned as a record
label, a magazine, and as a musical collective. "In Detroit during the time
period spanning from 1971 to the latter part of1978, the word 'Tribe'
possessed near magic proportion when uttered in the African American
community," Ranelin says, "The people of Detroit sensed that something new
and exciting was happening and everyone recognized it."
In 1976 Tribe released its final record and Ranelin moved west to Los
Angeles where he had the chance to once again meet up with childhood friend
Freddie Hubbard. Ranelin played in Hubbard's band throughout the 90's and
recorded on three of his albums. Ranelin is currently assembling his live
act "Tribe Renaissance" and plans once again to take his music to the
people. He comments, "I am so happy to be able to share these experiences
with the world. Through these reissues I look forward to, in the near
future, performing some of this music live. I still thrive on performing.
And I believe that playing and being involved in this great art form called
Jazz is a privilege and a true blessing."
for other info and online ordering, visit www.heftyrecords.com
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