The genre filled out into something quite irreverent in the 1930s and 1940s when haqiba music
After the more “progressive” Bivouac
Or you can see this album as a coming to terms with the aging process…Or
among them a lovely 100 year old Austrian parlor guitar
often performing long improvised pieces
THE DESCENDANTS OF MIKE AND PHOEBE - A Spirit Speaks LP (Deluxe Edition) Poster The genre filled out intoOne of many projects on Strata East spearheaded by bassist, composer, and arranger Bill Lee (legendary director Spike Lees father), The Descendants of Mike and Phoebes only album, A Spirit Speaks, enlists Lees brother and sistersCliff Lee, Grace Lee Mims, and Consuela Lee Moorheadto 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