“Wade in the Water” is the first single from The Pen is Mightier , the second studio album and fourth release from the Stephen Philip Harvey Octet. This release features seven original compositions inspired by the poems, plays, memoirs, and novels of Black American writers, as well as a notable spiritual.The album marks the tenth release from saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Stephen Philip Harvey. Out February 5, 2027, on Hidden Cinema Records.