{"title":"Artist: Descendants of Mike \u0026 Phoebe","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"a-spirit-speaks-descendants-of-mike-and-phoebe-lp","title":"A Spirit Speaks [Import]","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e1xLP pressed on 180-Gram Audiophile Black Vinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoused in a standard sleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRELEASE DESCRIPTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most unique albums on the Strata East label - and that's saying a heck of a lot, given the creative energies flowing through that legendary jazz outlet! Descendants Of Mike \u0026amp; Phoebe is a righteous little project put together by Spike Lee's father, Bill Lee, and his brothers and sisters (Cliff Lee, Grace Lee Mims, and Consuela Lee Moorhead) - working here in a group named after their slave ancestors, who are paid tribute in a beautifully flowing batch of tunes!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLee's round, warm bass tones are firmly at the head of the group on most numbers - recorded at a similar level to his excellent work with Clifford Jordan on Strata East during the same time - and other instrumentation includes piano from Consuela, flugelhorn from Cliff, and percussion from Sonny Brown and Billy Higgins - all used in a wonderfully evocative style that's even better than some of Lee's later soundtrack work. A few numbers feature vocals from Grace - singing wordlessly and with a really heavenly sort of quality - and together, the whole group have an undeniable sense of power and majesty, yet also one that's touched by a really personal sense of poetry too. Titles include a great version of Lee's \"Coltrane\", which was more famously recorded with Clifford Jordan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKLIST \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Songs for A Boy Named Mark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle Bitty Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoliloquy To A Man-Child\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColtrane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChick Chick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWell Done Weldon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Spirit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttica\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake My Hand Precious Lord\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoll Weevil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon’t Be A Stranger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToo Little\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToo Late\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLISTEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAvailable on Desktop \u0026amp; Mobile\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Descendants of Mike \u0026 Phoebe","offers":[{"title":"LP \/ Black","offer_id":43186538643647,"sku":"PPAN-SES-19744-BK","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/6947\/3471\/files\/tmp_2F1501544992789-gbzuk4r5j1q-31303fadfd02f09dec5bfb75b1c7d874_2FMI0003446450-1.jpg?v=1713909489"}],"url":"https:\/\/helixsounds.com\/collections\/artist-descendants-of-mike-phoebe.oembed","provider":"Helix Sounds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}