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Biography

Born: August 6, 1932 in Detroit, MI
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s

There have been very few jazz harpists in history and Dorothy Ashby was one of the greats. Somehow she was able to play credible bebop on her instrument. As a pianist she studied at Wayne State University, and in 1952 she switched to harp. Within two years, Ashby was gigging in jazz, and in 1956 she made her first recording as a leader. Between 1956-1970, she led ten albums for such labels as Savoy, Prestige, New Jazz, Argo, Jazzland, Atlantic, and Cadet, guested on...

Top Albums By Dorothy Ashby
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	Name	Artist	Time	Price
1.	Soft Winds	Dorothy Ashby	3:01	$0.99
2.	Wild Is the Wind	Dorothy Ashby	4:28	$0.99
3.	The Man I Love	Dorothy Ashby	3:00	$0.99
4.	My Ship	Dorothy Ashby	3:45	$0.99
5.	Love Is Here to Stay	Dorothy Ashby	2:45	$0.99
6.	I've Never Been in Love Before	Dorothy Ashby	2:26	$0.99
7.	With Strings Attached	Dorothy Ashby	2:48	$0.99
8.	Laura	Dorothy Ashby	3:06	$0.99
9.	The Guns of Navarone	Dorothy Ashby	2:15	$0.99
10.	Misty	Dorothy Ashby	2:47	$0.99
11.	The Gypsy in My Soul	Dorothy Ashby	2:51	$0.99
12.	Pawky (Bonus Track)	Dorothy Ashby	7:08	$0.99
13.	Moonlight in Vermont (Bonus Track)	Dorothy Ashby	5:18	$0.99
14.	Back Talk (Bonus Track)	Dorothy Ashby	5:07	$0.99
15.	Dancing in the Dark (Bonus Track)	Dorothy Ashby	4:45	$0.99
16.	Charmaine (Bonus Track)	Dorothy Ashby	4:05	$0.99
17.	Jollity (Bonus Track)	Dorothy Ashby	3:39	$0.99
18.	There's a Small Hotel (Bonus Track)	Dorothy Ashby	5:54	$0.99

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