971, in detroit, trombonist phil ranelin and saxophonist wendell harrison started a band, a recording company, and a magazine, and called them the tribe. this legendary political, social, and aesthetic collective also included key members like drummer doug hammond, trumpeter marcus belgrave, pianist harold mckinney plus musicians like band the mixed bag, bass clarinetist and woodwindist aaron neal, bassist ed pickens, bassist will austin, bassist lopez leon, bassist john dana, bassist reginald (shoo-be-doo) fields, conga player charles miles, drummer / percussionist roy brooks, drummer billy turner, drummer ron jackson, drummer george davidson, drummer bud spangler, drummer danny spencer, drummer ike daney, drummer gayelynn mckinney (harold mckinney's daughter), drummer michelle jhara-mckinney (harold mckinney's wife), guitarist ralph armstrong, keyboardist / pianist pamela wise, keyboardist david durrah, keyboardist keith vreeland, keyboardist buddy budson, keyboardist charles eubanks, percussionist barbara huby, percussionist billy turner, percussionist lorenzo brown, pianist kenny cox, pianist charles eubanks, poetry group the black messengers synth player daryl dybka, trumpeter charles moore, vocalist jeamel lee, vocalist spanky wilson , vocalist leon thomas, and others. the collective released a number of highly collectable albums including records like phil ranelin's