Dorothy Ashby: The Rubáiyát Of Dorothy Ashby (Verve By Request Series) LP ETJS-1.04 Let's Call The Whole Thing

Let's Call The Whole Thing

Young brought an entirely new perspective to the instrument by placing it in a more adventurous post-bop context

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Dorothy Ashby: The Rubáiyát Of Dorothy Ashby (Verve By Request Series) LP ETJS-1.04 Let's Call The Whole ThingCadet, 1970 Whilst still infused with the soul of her earlier albums, The Rubiyt of Dorothy Ashby is the album where the harpist stretched her musical and intellectual horizons. The string ensemble wears all of conductor arranger Richard Evans soulful fingerprints. Drums and percussion remain funky and tight, but Dorothy, determined to push boundaries, is also playing the Japanese Koto a sort of hybrid between the harp and zither. The title is