| The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby | ||||
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| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | May 3–4, 1965 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Atlantic 1447 | |||
| Producer | Arif Mardin and Ollie McLaughlin | |||
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The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby is an album by jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby recorded in 1965 and released on the Atlantic label. [1]
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| Allmusic |    [2] |
Allmusic reviewed the album awarding it 3½ stars stating "On 1965's The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby, the harpist is joined by bassist Richard Davis, drummer Grady Tate, percussionist Willie Bobo, and a sporadic horn section on four Ashby originals and six standards". [2]
All compositions by Dorothy Ashby except as indicated
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