Descendants of Mike and Phoebe, The

• 180 GRAM ANALOGUE VINYL

• LIMITED EDITION

• AUDIOPHILE RE-MASTERING

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 label! Descendants 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! The album is a prime example of an early fusion record combining elements from jazz, gospel, soul and blues as well as a great sign of the times, the early seventies when musical experimentation and coalition was all abound.

PERSONNEL:

• BILL LEE, bass
• CLIF LEE, flugelhorn
• BILLY HIGGINS, percussion
• CONSUELA LEE MOOREHEAD, piano
• A. GACE LEE MIMS, soprano vocals

Recorded at White Plains, New York, December 19, 20 and 21, 1973.

SIDE A:

• 01. Little Bitty Baby / Soliloquy To A Man-Child
• 02. Coltrane
• 03. Chick Chick
• 04. Well Done, Weldon
• 05. A Spirit Speaks

SIDE B:

• 01. Attica
• 02. Take My Hand, Precious Lord
• 03. Boll Weevil
• 04. Don't Be A Stranger
• 05. Too Little, Too Late