Dorothy Ashby-Hip Harp-Jazz Groovy Harp-NEW LP
Hip Harp
Dorothy Ashby
NEW LP
reissue
Great stuff by the grooviest artist ever to play a harp! Dorothy Ashby had a unique soul jazz harp sound, and although the instrument she used is probably more thought of in terms of bedtime lullabies, she actually makes it swing nicely, and with a soulful sound that draws back to traditions of African stringed instruments.
Ashby was part of the same scene as Yusef Lateef, and like Lateef, she managed to use odd instrumentation in new contexts, to get a very unique jazz sound.
This set's got harp and flute in the lead, and features the tracks
"Pawky", "Charmaine", "Jollity", and "Back Talk".
Also reissued with the original cover art!
Dorothy Ashby With Frank Wess – Hip Harp
Dorothy Ashby - Hip Harp
Label: Sowing Records – SOW002LP
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono, Clear
Country: USA, Canada & Europe
Released: 2020
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop
A1 Pawkey
A2 Moonlight In Vermont
A3 Back Talk
B1 Dancing In The Dark
B2 Charmaine
B3 Jollity
B4 There's A Small Hotel
Bass – Herman Wright
Drums – Art Taylor, Roy Haynes
Flute – Frank Wess
Harp – Dorothy Ashby
Producer – Bob Weinstock
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Limited edition 300 copies.
Recorded [...] & produced [...] New Jersey, 1958.
Barcode: 7427116347684
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, etched): SOW 002 LP - A
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, etched): SOW 002 LP - B