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Descendants Of Mike And Phoebe, The A Spirit Speaks

Superfly | Item No: 544184
Vinyl LP | 1974 / EU – Reissue | New
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Wicked reissue of this jazz rarity on Superfly, tip!

The music on “A Spirit Speaks” is a treasure trove of classical African-American music -- It is a unique blend of heart moving, soul stirring Spirituals, Blues, and Jazz with layers of beautiful operatic vocals.

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 a 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 – plus "Chick Chick", "Attica", "Too Little, Too Late", "Boll Weevil", "Don't Be A Stranger", and "Well Done, Weldon".

As usual, beautiful quality repress with paste on covers made in Japan, Obi and 180grs vinyl, limited to 1000 copies only!
Item Details
Item No: 544184
Artist: Descendants Of Mike And Phoebe, The
Title: A Spirit Speaks
Label: Superfly
Catalog No: SRLP 029
Format: Vinyl LP, Vinyl, LP
Pressing: EU – Reissue
Release Date: 1974
Genre: Organic Grooves
Style: Jazz | Fusion
Available since: 2017-10-24
Condition: New
Price: $ 24.70
Weight: 250g (plus 250g Packaging)
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Tracklist
A1 Two Songs For A Boy Named Mark: Little Bitty Baby/soliloquy To A Man-Child
A2 Coltrane
A3 Chick Chick
A4 Well Done Weldon
A5 A Spirit Speaks
B1 Attica
B2 Take My Hand Precious Lord
B3 Boll Weevil
B4 Don't Be A Stranger
B5 Too Little Too Late
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