Dorothy s harp is a studio album by jazz harpist dorothy ashby released in 1969 via the cadet label. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of afro harping 1968 by dorothy ashby at mp3caprice. Afroharping by dorothy ashby on amazon music unlimited. Excellent late 60s soulful jazz harp recorded for chess with arrangements by richard evans and a. Stream afroharping by dorothy ashby and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Listen free to dorothy ashby afroharping soul vibrations, games and more. A few years after releasing dorothy s harp, she started working with stevie wonder. Afro harping by dorothy ashby, released in 2003 on cadet.
After proving that she could play classic bebop on her axe, dorothy ashby. Definitive deep funky album from harpist dorothy ashby. Dorothy ashby jazz harp discography dorothy ashby is one of my favorite musicians ever, a harpist. Her music has the raw funk of rnb, the celestial sun ra, and the lyrical melodies of harpist coltrane. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making. Afroharping and the rubaiyat of dorothy ashby metafilter. Listen to your favourite songs from afro harping by dorothy ashby now.
Remembering dorothy ashby, the detroit pioneer who introduced the harp to jazz harpists brandee younger and zeena parkins discuss the seminal afro harping album on its 50th anniversary. Remembering dorothy ashby, the detroit pioneer who. Classic soul, soul, funksoul, blues, soundtracks, blaxploitation soundtracks, all hard to find albums that came from my own collection. Dorothy ashby afroharping 1968 sounds of the universe. Reconnue tardivement comme une musicienne dexception au meme titre qualice coltrane, dorothy ashby retrouve une posterite a titre. Find dorothy ashby discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic.
Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Dorothy ashby little sunflower by earpjohn youtube. Although there are few examples of the harp being used in jazz, the work of dorothy ashby made sure it had an important place. Dorothy jeanne thompson august 6, 1932 april, 1986, better known as dorothy ashby, was an american jazz harpist and composer. Dorothy ashby has been hailed as one of the most unjustly underloved jazz greats of.
Dorothy ashby little sunflower by earpjohn ej dorothy ashby. Dorothy ashby the fantastic jazz harp of dorothy ashby 1965 us. Dorothy ashby dorothy jeanne thompson, august 6, 1932 april, 1986 was an american jazz harpist and composer. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Ashby could never live up to those unreasonable expectations. Enter the doubletracked theremins, followed by swoopy strings. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Albums include afro harping, hip harp, and the rubaiyat of dorothy ashby. Wanting to hear more, i ordered this cd and im very pleased with me. Related posts with thumbnails for blogger blogger tutorials. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Check out afro harping by dorothy ashby on amazon music. Anyway, one of the tracks they picked was soul vibrations by dorothy ashby and i was immediately smitten. Dorothy ashby afroharping 1968 i first got tipped to dorothy ashby over at ghostcapital, and when i saw that she was jazz harpin i got excited for more of that alice coltrane journey in satchidananda sound that i love.
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