| Soft Winds | ||||
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | August 15 & 16, 1961 Plaza Sounds Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Jazzland JLP 61 | |||
| Producer | John Levy | |||
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Soft Winds (subtitled The Swinging Harp of Dorothy Ashby) is an album by jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby recorded in 1961 and released on the Jazzland label. [1] The album takes its name from Goodman's 1940 standard "Soft Winds" which features as the first track.
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| Source | Rating |
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| Allmusic | [3] |
Users on Allmusic have awarded the album an average of 3 stars. [3]
All compositions by Dorothy Ashby except as indicated
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