Phil Ranelin has been played over 40 times on NTS, first on 7 February 2014. Phil Ranelin's music has been featured on 40 episodes.

Phil Ranelin (b. May 25, 1939) is an American jazz and experimental music trombonist.

Ranelin was born in Indianapolis, and lived in New York before moving to Detroit in the 1960s. He played as a session musician on many Motown recordings, including with Stevie Wonder.

In 1971, he and Wendell Harrison formed a group called The Tribe, which was an avant-garde jazz ensemble devoted to black consciousness. Alongside it he co-founded Tribe Records. He released several albums as a leader in the 1970s,…