Trombonist Ranelin is best known as the co-founder of the Tribe label, one of the revered flagships of independent often Afro-centric jazz in 1970s Detroit that was rediscovered and lionised in the 1990s. Now aged 80, Ranelin continued to record throughout the 2000s and this 2CD anthology shows that he still had much to offer, as a composer and improviser. The foundation of his classic works, such as The Time Is Now!, was still very much intact, meaning that he still favoured a quite stark, fraught modal framework which was enhanced by impassioned, darting unison lines and lengthy solos. Surrounded by collaborators of differing generations, from Pharoah Sanders to Kamasi Washington, Ranelin makes his presence felt with a big bulbous sound and artful use of distortion, though one of the highlights of the collection is the authoritative spoken word he delivers over the slinky funk of ‘Living A New Day’. That said, a deeply sensual rendition of Kenny Dorham's timeless ‘Blue Bossa’ also makes the point that Ranelin could more than draw new energy from ‘old’ tunes. A useful overview of a period of the artist's work that warrants further investigation.