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Dorothy Ashby was a jazz harpist who made her first headlining album in 1957 on the Regent label. For her third album (now on the New Jazz label), she was joined by flautist Wess who was a member of Count Basie's band and who had made several solo recordings himself. Here is how Real Gone describes their reissue of In A Minor Groove: "Dorothy Ashby was probably the greatest-and certainly the most swinging-jazz harpist of all time, re-purposing an instrument best known for ethereal glissandos
Real Gone has announced a pair of vinyl reissues due on April 26, and we've got the detail for you right here. First up is a new edition of Dorothy Ashby and Frank Wess' Minor Groove album from 1958. Ashby was a jazz harpist who made her first headlining album the year before on the Regent label. For her third album (now on the New Jazz label), she was joined by flautist Wess who was a member of Count Basie's band and who had made several solo recordings himself. Here is how Real Gone
