DESCENDANTS OF MIKE AND PHOEBE / BILL LEE
SPIRIT SPEAKS (DELUXE EDITION) (RSD BLACK FRIDAY 2025) - LP
UPC: 708857197415
Label: STRATA-EAST RECORDS
Format: LP
Release Date: November 28, 2025
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This product is a Black Friday Record Store Day 2025 product. It will be available in store on November 28th, 2025 at 8 a.m. ET when our store opens.
Any remaining stock will be made available online on November 29th, 2025 at 8AM EST for LOCAL PICKUP orders. Orders for shipping will be available at 7PM Saturday November 29th
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DESCRIPTION:
One of many projects on Strata-East spearheaded by bassist, composer, and arranger Bill Lee (legendary director Spike Lee’s father), The Descendants of Mike and Phoebe’s only album, A Spirit Speaks, enlists Lee’s brother and sisters—Clif Lee, Grace Lee Mims, and Consuela Lee Moorhead—to form a group named in tribute to their enslaved ancestors. Combining elements of jazz, gospel, soul, and blues, among other influences, A Spirit Speaks has become one of the most sought-after albums from the catalog. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI with audio cut directly from the original analog tapes, remastered by Kevin Gray, housed in a deluxe gatefold tip-on package with newly commissioned liner notes by Harmony Holiday and never-before-seen photos, PLUS 12-month deluxe subscription (digital & print) to DownBeat Magazine, exclusive editorial article and historical tour listing reprint!
TRACK LIST:
A1. (Medley) 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
