Track Listing
CD1
THE JAZZ HARPIST
1. Thou Swell
2. Stella by Starlight
3. Dancing on the Ceiling
4. Aeolian Groove
5. Quietude
6. Spicy
7. Lamentation

HIP HARP
8. Pawky
9. Moonlight in Vermont
10. Back Talk
11. Dancing in the Dark

CD2
HIP HARP
1. Charmaine
2. Jollity
3. There’s a Small Hotel
IN A MINOR GROOVE
4. Rascality
5. You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To
6. It’s a Minor Thing
7. Yesterdays
8. Bohemia After Dark
9. Taboo
10. Autumn in Rome
11. Alone Together

CD3
DOROTHY ASHBY
1. Lonely Melody
2. Secret Love
3. Gloomy Sunday
4. Satin Doll
5. John R.
6. Li’l Darlin’
7. Booze
8. Django
9. You Stepped Out of a Dream
10. Stranger in Paradise

SOFT WINDS
11. Soft Winds
12. Wild Is the Wind
13. The Man I Love
14. My Ship
15. Love Is Here to Stay
16. I’ve Never Been In Love Before
17. With Strings Attached
18. Laura
19. The Guns of Navarone
20. Misty
21. The Gypsy in My Soul
Artist:
Dorothy Ashby
Title:
The Jazz Harpist (3CD)
Label:
Fresh Sound
Cat No:
FSRCD709
Format:
CD
Price £29.99
• Dorothy Ashby was the first jazz harpist to record as a leader – she was accepted as a true jazz musician not someone who merely spiced conventional harp playing with jazz riffs.

• Three CD set comprises five LPs, all in a trio or quartet format, on which she produces solos that are like distillations of richly coloured guitar phrasing.

• Intelligently conceived and beautifully crafted, these swinging straightahead performances are ample testimony to the talent of the finest jazz harpists of all
Reviews ForThe Jazz Harpist (3CD)
Jazz Journal - Brian Morton
She wasn't strictly a pioneer but Dorothy was the first harpist to make any kind of impact as a leader in bop. Tweak the volume up a notch and enjoy.,****