{"product_id":"dorothy-ashby-afro-harping","title":"DOROTHY ASHBY - Afro-Harping","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - Reissue, Black Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bona fide ‘cult’ classic, \u003cem\u003eAfro-Harping\u003c\/em\u003e is the first of a rarefied and outstanding trilogy of soul-jazz albums by \u003cstrong\u003eDorothy Ashby\u003c\/strong\u003e that were produced for \u003cstrong\u003eCadet records\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eChess\u003c\/strong\u003e) by \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Evans\u003c\/strong\u003e between 1968 and 1970. Afro-Harping is filled front-to-back with sumptuous and hypnotic grooves. Its African percussion, soulful orchestrations, in-the-pocket rhythms and \u003cstrong\u003eDorothy’s \u003c\/strong\u003evirtuosity take it far beyond jazzy mood music and made it a favourite of beat heads and producers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJazz harpists are uncommon, and Dorothy is rightly regarded as probably the greatest of a rather exclusive club that also includes \u003cstrong\u003eGail Laughton\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCorky Hale \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eAlice Coltrane\u003c\/strong\u003e. Though all her recorded output is strong, \u003cem\u003eAfro-Harping\u003c\/em\u003e is truly special. “She was an expert on the harp and did things very instinctively. I think she just wanted to please me, and that’s why those recordings are different,” Evans remembered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately, on release \u003cem\u003eAfro-Harping\u003c\/em\u003e came and went without significant fanfare and, not long after their third and final record together, \u003cem\u003eThe Rubaiyat\u003c\/em\u003e…, the Ashbys left Detroit and moved to LA, where Dorothy concentrated on session work, appearing on records for \u003cstrong\u003eBill Withers\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBobby Womack\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eStevie Wonder\u003c\/strong\u003e and others. Two years after her final solo album was released in 1984, she died of cancer at the age of just 53 and didn’t get to witness her star rising as her work was widely rediscovered, a process that really began at the turn of the ‘90s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Audio Clarity","offers":[{"title":"Harping - LP - Vinyl","offer_id":55566639137113,"sku":"SDZ-10048","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Dorothy_Ashby_-_Afro-Harping_-_Deluxe_Edition_-_2024_Reissue_a4d29d4c-6844-4abe-b786-89038fb45d13.jpg?v=1781228386","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/dorothy-ashby-afro-harping","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}