Artist: Dorothy Ashby
Album: The Jazz Harpist
Genre: Cool, Hard Bop
Label: Savoy Jazz/Nippon Columbia
Released: 1957/1992
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Thou Swell (Rodgers-Hart) - 4:02
- Stella by Starlight (Young) - 3:10
- Dancing on the Ceiling (Rodgers-Hart) - 7:31
- Aeolian Groove (Ashby) - 4:16
- Quietude (Ashby) - 2:52
- Spicy (Ashby) - 3:42
- Lamentation (Ashby) - 3:59
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- Personnel:
- Dorothy Ashby - harp
- Frank Wess - flute
- Eddie Jones - bass
- Wendell Marshall (#1,2,4,5), Eddie Jones (#3,6,7) - bass
- Ed Thigpen - drums
Jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby has always had one of the most unusual sounds around -- and even though it might sound a bit crazy at first, her mix of harp playing with tight jazzy backing is always a winning combination. This early album has Ms Ashby playing with a groovy little combo that includes Frank Wess on flute, Ed Thigpen on drums, and Wendell Marshall on bass. Even at this early age, Dorothy shows her writing skills well with the originals "Aeolian Groove, "Lamentation", and "Spicy" -- and she does a nice job with the other standards she chooses to cover. A nice record, with a soulful sound that you wouldn't expect!