| Dorothy Ashby | ||||
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | August 8, 1961 Ter Mar Studios, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Argo LPS-690 | |||
| Producer | Max Cooperstein | |||
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Dorothy Ashby is a self-titled album by jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby, released on the Argo label in 1962. [1]
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All compositions by Dorothy Ashby except as indicated
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