Wendell Harrison

Detroit's Wendell Harrison is an award-winning saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, and bandleader. With Phil Ranelin he co-founded the Tribe in 1971. Their acclaimed albums included 1972's Message from the Tribe and Harrison's An Evening with the Devil from 1973. Harrison founded the Wenha and Rebirth labels. Dreams of a Love Supreme appeared in 1980. 1993's Something for Pops was recorded with Harold McKinney. Carl Craig produced 2009's Tribe: Rebirth. Harrison's lost 1975 album Farewell to the Welfare saw release in 2021. The following year, he joined Ranelin, Adrian Younge, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad and recorded 2023's Phil Ranelin and Wendell Harrison JID016.