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The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby

Her Atlantic album, with Richard Davis, Grady Tate and Willie Bobo, and her own tunes beside standards.
Dorothy Ashby, 1965

Released
1965
Recorded
May 3-4, 1965, New York
Label
Atlantic
Producer
Arif Mardin, Ollie McLaughlin

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Ashby wrote the originals; Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, Sonny Russo and Tony Studd play trombones on tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10. Tom Dowd engineered. AllMusic gave it three and a half stars. Indiana Public Media notes that four trombones are added on some selections.

Track listing

  1. Flighty3:30
  2. Essence of Sapphire3:14
  3. Why Did You Leave Me2:58
  4. I Will Follow You3:08
  5. What Am I Here For2:21
  6. House of the Rising Sun3:01
  7. Invitation2:59
  8. Nabu Corfa3:47
  9. Feeling Good5:15
  10. Dodi Li2:18

Personnel

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Sources

  1. The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby, Wikipedia
  2. Fantastic jazz harp of Dorothy Ashby, Indiana Public Media (2019-09-11)