. ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Creative ▁Mus icians ▁( A AC M ). ▁ ▁He ▁formed ▁the ▁Art istic ▁Heritage ▁Ens emble ▁with ▁P ete ▁C ose y , ▁future ▁members ▁of ▁Earth , ▁Wind ▁and ▁Fire ' s ▁horn ▁section ▁and ▁Mot own ▁per cussion ist ▁" Master " ▁Henry ▁Gib son , ▁among ▁others . ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁was ▁playing ▁the ▁har p , ▁cor net , ▁French ▁horn , ▁bar it one ▁sa x oph one ▁and ▁per cussion . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁recorded ▁the ▁album ▁On ▁the ▁Beach ▁around ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁he ▁invent ed ▁an ▁instrument ▁he ▁called ▁the ▁Fran ki phone ▁or ▁the ▁Space ▁Har p , ▁which ▁is ▁actually ▁an ▁elect r ified ▁m b ira ▁or ▁kal im ba ; ▁he ▁played ▁it ▁on ▁some ▁of ▁Sun ▁Ra ' s ▁early ▁albums . ▁ ▁This ▁instrument ▁inspired ▁Maurice ▁White ▁to ▁use ▁an ▁elect r ified ▁Kal im ba ▁in ▁performance ▁with ▁Earth , ▁Wind ▁and ▁Fire . ▁C oh ran ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁taught ▁White ▁and ▁his ▁brothers ▁music ▁in ▁their ▁youth , ▁much ▁as ▁The ▁W ail ers ▁were ▁t utor ed ▁by ▁Joe ▁H ig gs . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁Beach ▁features ▁the ▁Fran ki phone ▁on ▁the ▁title ▁track , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁piece ▁called ▁" New ▁Fran ki phone ▁Blues ".