| Django/Misty | ||||
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| Released | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:03 | |||
| Label | Philips Records 818 280-2 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5 [2] |
Django/Misty is a studio album by jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby released via the Philips Records label in 1984. [3] The album is named after two famous jazz compositions.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Django" | John Lewis | 5:00 |
| 2. | "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" | Sigmund Romberg | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Round Midnight" | Thelonious Monk / Cootie Williams | 4:52 |
| 4. | "Blues for Mr. K" | Dorothy Ashby | 3:43 |
| 5. | "My Favourite Things" | Richard Rodgers | 5:49 |
| 6. | "September in the Rain" | Harry Warren | 4:10 |
| 7. | "Misty" | Erroll Garner | 3:45 |
| 8. | "Amor en Paz" | Antonio Carlos Jobim | 3:20 |
| Total length: | 34:03 | ||
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