In a Minor Groove

In a Minor Groove
Studio album by Dorothy Ashby with Frank Wess
Released	1958
Recorded	September 19, 1958 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Label	New Jazz NJLP 8209
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Dorothy Ashby chronology
Hip Harp (1958) In a Minor Groove (1958) Dorothy Ashby (1961)

In a Minor Groove (also released as Dorothy Ashby Plays for Beautiful People) is an album by jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby recorded in 1958 and released on the New Jazz label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic reviewed the album awarding it 4½ stars stating "This is a delightful package that deserves further recognition as a project unique to jazz and modern music, perfectly showcasing Dorothy Ashby as an individualist for the ages".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Dorothy Ashby except as indicated

1. "Rascallity" – 3:54
2. "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter) – 3:59
3. "It's a Minor Thing" – 3:56
4. "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 4:22
5. "Bohemia After Dark" (Oscar Pettiford) – 6:19
6. "Taboo" (Margarita Lecuona, Bob Russell) – 6:15
7. "Autumn in Rome" (Sammy Cahn, Alessandro Cicognini, Paul Weston) – 5:33
8. "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 4:58

Personnel

• Dorothy Ashby – harp
• Frank Wess – flute
• Herman Wright – bass
• Roy Haynes – drums

Production

• Bob Weinstock – supervisor
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed May 9, 2013
2. Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed May 9, 2013

External links

• A Dorothy Ashby Discography