The Descendants Of Mike & Phoebe - A Spirit Speaks
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Consuela Lee Moorhead, piano
Bill Lee, string bass
Grace Lee Mims, soprano
Clif Lee, fluegelhorn
Sonny Brown, percussionist
Billy Higgins, percussionist
1 LP, standard sleeve
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Record Press : Pallas
Label : Pure Pleasure Records
Original Label : Strata East Records
Recorded at White Plains, New York, December 19, 20 and 21, 1973.
Engineered & mixed by Ron Carran
Produced by Lee-Fam Enterprises
Remastered by Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London
Originally released in 1974
Tracks:
Side A:
- Two Songs For A Boy Named Mark: a) Little Bitty Baby, b) Soliloquy To A Man-Child
- Coltrane
- Chick Chick
- Well Done Weldon
- A Spirit Speaks
Side B:
- Attica
- Take My Hand, Precious Lord
- Boll Weevil
- Don't Be A Stranger
- Too Little, Too Late
Reviews :
“One 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! Descendents Of Mike & 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! Lee'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.” Drago Museveni
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.41 / 5 ,