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Released
  
1958

Artist
  
Dorothy Ashby

Label
  
Prestige Records

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
35:51

Release date
  
1958

Producer
  
Bob Weinstock

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Recorded
  
March 21, 1958 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Hip Harp (1958)
  
In a Minor Groove (1958)

Similar
  
Dorothy Ashby albums, Jazz albums

Hip Harp (also released as The Best of Dorothy Ashby) is an album by jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby recorded in 1958 and released on the Prestige label.

Contents

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Reception

Allmusic reviewed the album awarding it 4½ stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Dorothy Ashby except as indicated

  1. "Pawky" - 7:07
  2. "Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) - 5:17
  3. "Back Talk" - 5:07
  4. "Dancing in the Dark" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 4:45
  5. "Charmaine" (Lew Pollack, Erno Rapee) - 4:04
  6. "Jollity" - 3:38
  7. "There's a Small Hotel" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:53

Personnel

  • Dorothy Ashby - harp
  • Frank Wess - flute
  • Herman Wright - bass
  • Art Taylor - drums
  • Production

  • Bob Weinstock - supervisor
  • Rudy Van Gelder - engineer
  • Songs

    1Pawky7:07
    2Moonlight in Vermont5:17
    3Backtalk5:07

    References

    Hip Harp Wikipedia