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The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby

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Released
  
1965

Artist
  
Dorothy Ashby

Producer
  
Arif Mardin

Genre
  
Jazz

The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby (1965)
  
Afro-Harping (1968)

Release date
  
1965

Label
  
Atlantic Records

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Recorded
  
September 19, 1958 New York City

Dorothy Ashby albums
  
The Jazz Harpist, The Rubaiyat of Dorothy A, Afro‑Harping, In a Minor Groove, Dorothy's Harp

The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby is an album by jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby recorded in 1965 and released on the Atlantic label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic reviewed the album awarding it 3½ stars stating "On 1965's The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby, the harpist is joined by bassist Richard Davis, drummer Grady Tate, percussionist Willie Bobo, and a sporadic horn section on four Ashby originals and six standards".

Track listing

All compositions by Dorothy Ashby except as indicated

  1. "Flighty" - 3:30
  2. "Essence of Sapphire" - 2:14
  3. "Why Did You Leave Me" - 2:58
  4. "I Will Follow You" (Jerry Herman) - 3:08
  5. "What Am I Here For" (Duke Ellington, Frankie Laine) - 2:21
  6. "House of the Rising Sun" (Traditional) - 3:01
  7. "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster) - 2:59
  8. "Nabu Corfa" - 3:47
  9. "Feeling Good" (Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse) - 5:15
  10. "Dodi Li" (Traditional) - 2:18

Personnel

  • Dorothy Ashby - harp
  • Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, Sonny Russo, Tony Studd - trombone (tracks 3, 5, 6, 9 & 10)
  • Richard Davis - bass
  • Grady Tate - drums
  • Willie Bobo - percussion (tracks 1 & 4-10)

    • Production

  • Arif Mardin and Ollie McLaughlin - producers
  • Tom Dowd - engineer

    • Songs

    1Flighty3:29
    2Essence of a Sapphire3:14
    3Why Did You Leave Me2:58

    References

    The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby Wikipedia
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