Afro-Harping

Afro-Harping
Studio album by Dorothy Ashby
Released	1968
Recorded	February 1968 Ter Mar Studios, Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:56
Label	Cadet LPS-809
Producer	Richard Evans
Dorothy Ashby chronology
The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby (1965) Afro-Harping (1968) Dorothy's Harp (1969)

Afro-Harping is an album by jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby recorded in 1968 and released on the Cadet label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Ron Wynn, in his review for Allmusic, calls the album "the best and most complete album done by jazz harpist (a rare style) Dorothy Ashby... She turned the harp into a lead instrument, and offered solos that were as tough and memorable as those done by any reed, brass, or percussion player.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Dorothy Ashby except as indicated

1. "Soul Vibrations" (Richard Evans) - 3:22
2. "Games" - 3:57
3. "Action Line" - 3:43
4. "Lonely Girl" (Redd Evans, Neal Hefti, Jay Livingston) - 3:15
5. "Life Has Its Trials" - 4:31
6. "Afro-Harping" (Dorothy Ashby, Phil Upchurch) - 3:01
7. "Little Sunflower" (Freddie Hubbard) - 3:47
8. "Valley of the Dolls" (André Previn, Dory Previn) - 3:35
9. "Come Live With Me" (Russ Carlyle, Mike Caranda, Ivan Washabaugh) - 2:39
10. "The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 4:06

Personnel

• Dorothy Ashby - harp
• Unidentified orchestra arranged and conducted by Richard Evans

References

1. Cadet Album Discography (1965-1971) accessed May 13, 2013
2. Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed May 13, 2013

External links

• Review on Allaboutjazz.com
• A Dorothy Ashby Discography