| Hip Harp | ||||
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| Studio album by Dorothy Ashby with Frank Wess | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | March 21, 1958 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:51 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7140 PR 7638 | |||
| Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
| Dorothy Ashby chronology | ||||
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Hip Harp (also released as The Best of Dorothy Ashby) is an album by jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby recorded in 1958 and released on the Prestige label. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.1/5 [3] |
All compositions by Dorothy Ashby except as indicated
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