Dorothy Ashby
Dorothy Ashby had to convince her peers that the harp was a viable jazz
instrument, and once they accepted her into their ranks, she didn’t disappoint.
Born in Detroit, Michigan, on August 6, 1930, Ashby was originally a pianist who
adopted the harp in her early 20s. Alice Coltrane, the other top name in jazz
harp and a fellow Detroiter, would make her solo debut more than decade after
Ashby’s emergence.
Ashby arrived as a solo artist with her debut album, The Jazz Harpist, in 1957,
and released albums at a steady clip through 1970. The Rubaiyat of Dorothy
Ashby, released in...
The Windmills of Your MindDorothy Ashby
There's a Small HotelDorothy Ashby
The Windmills of Your MindTom Middleton and Dorothy Ashby
The Look of LoveDorothy Ashby
The Fool on the HillDorothy Ashby
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home ToDorothy Ashby
The Windmills of Your MindDorothy Ashby
3:51
There's a Small HotelDorothy Ashby
The Jazz Harpist
The Windmills of Your MindTom Middleton and Dorothy Ashby
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The Look of LoveDorothy Ashby
Afro-Harping
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The Fool on the HillDorothy Ashby
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home ToDorothy Ashby
In a Minor Groove
