Dorothy Ashby (album) explained

Dorothy Ashby
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Dorothy Ashby
Cover:	Dorothy Ashby (album).jpg
Released:	1962
Recorded:	August 8, 1961 Ter Mar Studios, Chicago
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Argo LPS-690
Producer:	Max Cooperstein
Chronology:	Dorothy Ashby
Prev Title:	Soft Winds
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby
Next Year:	1965

Dorothy Ashby is a self-titled album by jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby, released on the Argo label in 1962.^[1]

Reception

AllMusic rated the album 3 stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Dorothy Ashby except as indicated

1. "Lonely Melody" (Ollie McLaughlin) - 3:45
2. "Secret Love" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:32
3. "Gloomy Sunday" (Rezső Seress, László Jávor, Sam M. Lewis) - 2:34
4. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington) - 5:08
5. "John R." - 3:15
6. "Li'l Darlin'" (Neal Hefti) - 4:29
7. "Booze" - 2:15
8. "Django" (John Lewis) - 4:30
9. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) - 3:25
10. "Stranger in Paradise" (Robert Wright, George Forrest) - 3:14

Personnel

• Dorothy Ashby - harp
• Herman Wright - bass
• John Tooley - drums

External links

• A Dorothy Ashby Discography

Notes and References

1. Edwards, D & Callahan, M. Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956-1965) accessed May 13, 2013
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/dorothy-ashby-mw0000903368 Allmusic Review