Dorothy Ashby - The Jazz Harpist (1994)

Originally released in 1957 this is a classic recording that features an instrument rarely heard in jazz. Dorothy Ashby was well acclaimed as a jazz artist and produced several other recordings.On this recording she performs three standards and four originals and is joined by a crack team of sidemen. This was re-released on CD in 1992 by Nippon Columbia and again in 1994 by the Jazz Heritage Society (the mp3 files are from the latter.)

 

Credits:

• Dorothy Ashby (Harp)
• Ed Thigpen (Drums)
• Rudy Van Gelder (Engineer)
• Wendell Marshall (Bass)
• Frank Wess (Flute)
• Eddie Jones (Bass)

Track List:

1. Thou Swell
2. Stella by Starlight
3. Dancing on the Ceiling
4. Aeolian Groove
5. Quietude
6. Spicy
7. Lamentation

 

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Other Recordings:

• Fantastic Jazz Harp of/ Live at the Top
• Afro-Harping
• The Rubaiyat of Dorothy Ashby
• Dorothy Ashby Argo LP
• Soul Vibrations
• Dorothy Ashby - Soft Winds Jazzland JLP 61
• Hip Harp