DOROTHY ASHBY-THE RUBAIYAT-PSYCHEDELIC JAZZ-HARP-NEW LP

Dorothy  Ashby  --

Rubaiyat Of  Dorothy Ashby 

(reissue) . . .

NEW LP

Incredible stuff from the great Dorothy Ashby!

This album is one of her best, and it's dedicated to the writings of Omar Khayyam -- one of the forces guiding Dorothy's more spiritual sound at the end of the 60s, clearly opened up a bit through the work of Alice Coltrane. Here, Dorothy's playing her unique version of funky jazz harp, but she's doing so in a setting that's a bit more steeped in some of the spiritual jazz and soul styles floating around the Chicago scene of the time.

Some cuts have Dorothy's harp mixed with electric Kalimba -- in that great Maurice White/Earth Wind & Fire sound -- and others feature instrumentation that includes vibes, koto, and oboe.

Includes the amazing breakbeat track "The Moving Finger" -- worth the price of the album alone -- plus "Dust", "Joyful Grass & Grape", "Heaven & Hell", and "Drink".

Dorothy Ashby – The Rubaiyat Of Dorothy Ashby
Dorothy Ashby - The Rubaiyat Of Dorothy Ashby
Label:    Verve Records – B0037200-01, UMe – B0037200-01, Cadet – LPS-841
Series:    Verve By Request
Format:    
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180g
Country:    Worldwide
Released:    May 12, 2023
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Soul-Jazz

A1        Myself When Young    5:16
A2        For Some We Loved    4:02
A3        Wax And Wane    4:25
A4        Drink    2:30
A5        Wine    3:56
B1        Dust    2:51
B2        Joyful Grass And Grape    3:38
B3        Shadow Shapes    3:32
B4        Heaven And Hell    3:10
B5        The Moving Finger    5:39

    Copyright © – UMG Recordings, Inc.
    Manufactured By – Third Man Pressing
    Pressed By – Third Man Pressing
    Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
    Mastered At – Sterling Sound
    Recorded At – Ter Mar Studios

    Alto Saxophone – Cliff Davis
    Art Direction – Dick Fowler
    Engineer – Dave Purple
    Flute, Oboe, Bass Flute, Piccolo Flute – Lenard Druss
    Guitar – Cash McCall
    Harp, Koto, Vocals, Piano – Dorothy Ashby
    Kalimba – Fred Katz
    Lacquer Cut By – RKS*
    Liner Notes – Yvonne Daniels (2)
    Mastered By – Ryan Smith (2)
    Photography – Mel Kaspar
    Producer – Richard Evans (2)
    Supervised By [Reissue] – Ken Druker
    Vibraphone, Kalimba – Stu Katz
    Violin – Ed Green (2)

Third Man Pressing - 180g Audiophile Quality Vinyl

    Barcode: 602448990716
    Matrix / Runout (Side A): 00602448990716-A B0037200-01A RKS STERLING
    Matrix / Runout (Side B): 00602448990716-B B0037200-01B RKS STERLING