{"product_id":"descendants-of-mike-phoebe-spirit-speaks-vinyl","title":"Descendants of Mike \u0026 Phoebe - Spirit Speaks","description":"\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! Descendents 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! 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sonic Highway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51618751512871,"sku":"5060149622643","price":77.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/0640\/5927\/files\/3701673_5269782c-96b6-4f89-9a9f-197a7f372a22.jpg?v=1783673167","url":"https:\/\/www.corkyscoffee.com\/products\/descendants-of-mike-phoebe-spirit-speaks-vinyl","provider":"Corkys Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}