Dorothy's Harp
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| Dorothy's Harp | ||||
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | March 1969 | |||
| Studio | Ter Mar Studios, Chicago. | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Soul-Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:03 | |||
| Label | Cadet LPS 825 | |||
| Producer | Richard Evans | |||
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Dorothy's Harp is a studio album by jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby released in 1969 via the Cadet label.[1][2] A few years after releasing Dorothy’s Harp, she started working with Stevie Wonder.[3][4] The record includes two Brazilian-touched compositions: "Reza" and "Canto de Ossanha". The album was re-released as a CD in 2006.
Reception
[edit]A reviewer of Dusty Groove wrote "One of the grooviest Dorothy Ashby albums of the 60s – a set that has her already-great jazz work on harp backed by Chicago soul arrangements from Richard Evans – all in a blend that's somewhere in the territory of the Soulful Strings, but even groovier! And as an added bonus, Odell Brown even plays a bit of Fender Rhodes on the record – which sounds especially great! Both Ashby and Evans are at the height of their powers here – mixing together bits of jazz, soul, and trippier elements in a sublime late 60s Cadet Records blend – one that's carried off perfectly on the original tunes "Truth Spoken Here", "Tornado", "Cause I Need It", and "Just Had To Tell Somebody" – but which also sounds great on some of the album's cool covers too! Other titles include Brazilian numbers "Reza" and "Canto De Ossanha" – both of which are transformed in Dorothy's hands – plus "This Girl's In Love", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", and "Windmills of Your Mind"!".[5]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" | Jimmy Webb | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Canto De Ossanha" | Baden Powell, Vinicius De Moraes | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Love Is Blue" | André Popp, Bryan Blackburn | 2:53 |
| 4. | "Reza" | Edu Lobo, Ruy Guerra | 3:01 |
| 5. | "This Girl's In Love with You" | Burt Bacharach and Hal David | 2:50 |
| 6. | "Truth Spoken Here" | Richard Evans | 2:52 |
| 7. | "Toronado" | Richard Evans | 3:06 |
| 8. | "The Windmills of Your Mind" | Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand | 3:22 |
| 9. | "Cause I Need It" | Dorothy Ashby | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Just Had To Tell Somebody" | Dorothy Ashby | 3:09 |
| 11. | "Fool on the Hill" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 3:40 |
| Total length: | 35:03 | ||
Personnel
[edit]- Design – Randy Harter
- Electric piano [Fender] – Odell Brown
- Engineer – Stu Black
- Flute – Lennie Druss (tracks: B5)
- Oboe – Lennie Druss (tracks: B3)
- Photography – Jeff Lowenthal
- Producer – Richard Evans
References
[edit]- ^ Cadet Album Discography (1965-1971) accessed April 13, 2016
- ^ "Dorothy Ashby – Dorothy's Harp". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Dorothy Ashby: Dorothy's Harp". Revive Music. revive-music.com. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Dorothy Ashby: Dorothy's Harp". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Dorothy Ashby Dorothy's Harp (180 gram pressing)". Dusty Groove. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
