Dorothy Ashby - Soft Winds: The Swinging Harp of Dorothy Ashby - Ltd Ed. Color
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Dorothy Ashby - Soft Winds: The Swinging Harp of Dorothy Ashby - Limited Edition Color Vinyl - Ships Fast!!!
For your consideration is a limited edition reissue of Dorothy Ashby's Soft Winds: The Swinging Harp of Dorothy Ashby, originally released in 1961. Features female vibes player Terry Pollard. Comes with a version of The Skatalites' "Guns Of Navarone" which is a pretty surreal listening experience.
From the original liner notes: "Dorothy Ashby may not be the first jazz harpist (Caspar Reardon) or the first female jazz harpist (Adele Girard), but her good feeling for time and ability to construct melodic, guitar-like lines, mark her as the most accomplished modern jazz harpist (...) Accompanying her was another Detroit girl, Terry Pollard. Terry's main instrument is the piano and she is one of the best in the country, bar none. She is also a pretty fair country vibraharpist and in this set, Miss Pollard plays vibes exclusively. With them is still another Detroiter, Herman Wright, who like Miss Pollard has worked with Terry Gibbs and Yusef Lateef, and who also served as Miss Ashby's regular bassist. (...) Completing the quartet is Jimmy Cobb, drummer for the Miles Davis group. During the proceedings, Cobb travels between brushes and sticks without upsetting the equilibrium of this essentially quiet set. There is wide range of material presented here, from blues like Benny Goodman's title number, 'Soft Winds', and Miss Ashby's 'With Strings Attached', to movie themes such as 'Laura', 'Wild Is the Wind', and 'Guns Of Navarone'. Then there are works by such superior writers of standards as Kurt Weill ('My Ship'); Gershwin ('The Man I Love' and 'Love Is Here To Stay')."
This limited edition was released in a pressing of only 300 copies and is genuine treat for jazz fans. Highly recommended!
Tracklist:
A1 Soft Winds A2 Wild As The Wind A3 The Man I Love A4 My Ship A5 Love Is Here To Stay B1 I`ve Never Been In Love Before B2 With Strings Attached B3 Laura B4 The Guns Of Navarone B5 Misty B6 The Gypsy In My Soul
Your album will be securely packed and shipped to you with a tracking number in an additional protective sleeve. Most orders go out within 24 hours of cleared payment, unless it's a Sunday, holdiay, or weather doesn't permit. Then it goes out on the next business day. Please note that images used are stock photos. This album is in new and sealed condition. One per customer please.
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