ejp626 Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 So I was at Dusty Groove, trying to fill in the last of the JiP series (only missing 4 or so of the last installment), and I saw they were pushing this pretty hard. Rubaiyat Of Dorothy Ashby Dorothy Ashby $11.99 ... CD List Price: 12.98 (€8.70 || £5.94 || ¥1419) (approx.) CD (Item 457935) Cadet/Dusty Groove, 1970 -- Condition: New Copy Incredible work from the amazing Dorothy Ashby -- a brilliant set of funky and spiritual tunes, set to full backings from Chicago soul arranger Richard Evans! This album is easily one of Ashby's greatest, and it's dedicated to the writings of Omar Khayyam -- one of the forces guiding Dorothy's more spiritual sound at the end of the 60s, clearly opened up in a way that's not unlike the direction of Alice Coltrane's work, but a lot more focused and a lot more funky! Ashby not only plays her usual jazz harp, but also koto as well, and even sings a bit too -- and the larger group directed by Evans features work by Stu Katz on vibes and kalimba, Lenny Druss on flutes, and Cash McCall on guitar -- all in a groove that's really a precursor to the Earth Wind & Fire generation of the Chicago scene! Titles include the amazing break "The Moving Finger" -- worth the price of the album alone -- plus "Dust", "Joyful Grass & Grape", "Heaven & Hell", "Wax & Wane", "Shadow Shapes", "For Some When Young", "Myself When Young", and "Drink". In fact, they had dozens of them. Well, I was mezmerised by the sales pitch and bought one. It turns out that DG is getting into the music label business as well. Anyway, it is a really trippy, sort of hippy-ish CD. I'd say two tracks are fairly interesting, the rest is ok. I'll probably spin it again in a week and see what I think then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 Albert Ayler at home, Brooklyn, 1969. Photo by Elliot Landy Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdanddizzy Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 NOW I can say : "It is possible to swing with a harp !" I've found Christine Lutz in France who just recorded an album with his quartet Harpiswing : www.harpiswing.com UNBELIEVABLE !!! Listen to this extract : http://download.yousendit.com/BCEEDC22025CD5BCv The CD is not yet distributed (they need a distributor, so if you are interested... ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Those links do not seem to work anymore - all I can find is her YouTube video: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesnik Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) 9 hours ago, mikeweil said: Those links do not seem to work anymore - all I can find is her YouTube video: Very good that Christine Lutz! Edited December 12, 2016 by Bluesnik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bichos Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 olivette miller; look here on an ed sullivan show from 1962: keep boppin´ marcel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optatio Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 Jonny Teupen – Play Harp ... Repress 1971 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 5 hours ago, optatio said: Jonny Teupen – Play Harp ... Repress 1971 With these sidemen, I'd definitely like to hear it! Okay, there are excerpts on YouTube. Typical 1960's baroque jazz. There are versions of the Händel Concerto by broque ensembles that swing a lot more! The harpsichord sounds awful (the instrument, not the player). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optatio Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 Another one on my shelf: Jonny Teupen – Harpadelic ... 1971 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optatio Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 See "American jazz harpists": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:American_jazz_harpists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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