{"product_id":"dorothy-ashby-dorothys-harp-reissue","title":"DOROTHY ASHBY - Dorothy's Harp (Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - 180 Gram Black Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDorothy Ashby\u003c\/strong\u003e was an American jazz harpist, one of the very few who used her instrument to play credible jazz and bebop. First studying as a pianist at Wayne State University and later, in 1952, switching to harp. She recorded eleven albums for different jazz labels, like Savoy and Prestige. Dorothy also guested as a studio player on albums with \u003cstrong\u003eBill Withers\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eStevie Wonder\u003c\/strong\u003e and many more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1969 the studio album \u003cem\u003eDorothy’s Harp\u003c\/em\u003e was released on Cadet Records. On the album she covered songs from \u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Webb\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003ci\u003eBy The Time I Get To Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cstrong\u003eBurt Bacharach\u003c\/strong\u003e and Hal David (\u003ci\u003eThis Girl’s In Love With You\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Lennon\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ePaul McCartney\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003ci\u003eFool On The Hil\u003c\/i\u003el), and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe record also includes the two Brazilian styled compositions\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eReza\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCanto de Ossanha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand two songs written by Dorothy Ashby herself, displaying her craft on the harp with some great bongo work. In the 90s and beyond, the album started to be sought after by hip hop artists. Pete Rock (from Pete Rock and CL Smooth), Rahzel (from The Roots) and Ugly Duckling were notable for sampling music from Dorothy’s Harp. \u003cspan\u003eHighly in-demand, finally this rare harp jazz album is available again, and on 180 gram black vinyl nonetheless!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"LP - 180g Black Vinyl","offer_id":57242069467481,"sku":"SDZ-10050","price":28.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/DOROTHYASHBY-Dorothy_sHarp_Reissue_-LP-180BlackVinyl.webp?v=1770465658","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/dorothy-ashby-dorothys-harp-reissue","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}