The Tribe referred to here was a musicians' cooperative in Detroit, Michigan, active from 1972-1977. It was co-founded by trombonist Phil Ranelin and saxophonist Wendell Harrison and was equal parts ...

Every so often an album comes along that is so sweeping in its cultural scope, and so far beyond the norms of critical discourse, that it almost beggars description. Such a disc is Earth, the fourth ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Earth takes a long time to get moving: not just the album as a whole, but individual tracks stir into motion as ...