Dorothy Ashby & Frank Wess -In a minor Groove -REAL GONE LP Grooves.land/Playthek

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1. RASCALLITY
2. YOU'D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO
3. IT'S A MINOR THING
4. YESTERDAYS
5. BOHEMIA AFTER DARK
6. TABOO
7. AUTUMN IN ROME
8. ALONE TOGETHER

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Dorothy Ashby was probably the greatestâ??and certainly the most swingingâ??jazz harpist of all time, re-purposing an instrument best known for ethereal glissandos into a fully versatile voice in combo settings, capable of providing both instrumental embroidery and rhythmic drive. But she was always fighting an uphill battle in terms of garnering critical and commercial success; both her gender and the exoticism of her instrument often prevented her from being taken seriously among the hidebound environs of late â??50s and â??60s jazz. But it is that very uniqueness of her sound and station in the jazz world that has made her one of the most collectible musicians of her era, as her music has been sampled and celebrated by modern-day hip hop and world music artists (e.g. Jurassic Five, Bonobo) alike. In a Minor Groove is one of two albums she made in 1958 with flautist/saxophonist Frank Wess, and it is a marvel; backed by fellow Detroit native Herman Wright on bass and the great Roy Haynes on drums, she and Wess weave mesmerizing melodic threads through standards like â??Alone Togetherâ? and â??Yesterdays.â? But perhaps the most amazing track is â??Bohemia After Dark,â? which displays Ashbyâ??s uncanny ability to turn her harp into a rhythm guitar! For this first-ever domestic black vinyl reissue of In a Minor Groove, we are using the original mono sourcesâ??not the rechanneled stereo and jumbled track listing that showed up on Prestigeâ??s later repackaging called Dorothy Ashby Plays for Beautiful People. Original album art with Ira Gitlerâ??s sleeve notes, too. -

Standard black repress of the previous neon green vinyl pressing [r=13531908]. Comes with a 'Gotta Groove Records' rice paper inner sleeve. The hype sticker on the front of the shrink-wrap includes the barcode. Recorded Sept. 19, 1958 [Back cover and labels] Originally released 1958 © 1958 ? 1992 New Jazz, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. Under license courtesy of Craft Recordings [Labels] A product of Prestige Records Inc. {Publishing} A1, A3 <> Prestige Music-BMI [Sticker] The mesmerizing 1958 jazz harp classic Taken from the original mono tapes. Runouts are etched except 'WELL MADE MUSIC' is stamped.

Manufacturer No.:

RGM1474

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