In a Minor Groove
| In a Minor Groove | ||||
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| Studio album by Dorothy Ashby with Frank Wess | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | September 19, 1958 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:16 | |||
| Label | New Jazz NJLP 8209 | |||
| Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
| Dorothy Ashby chronology | ||||
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In a Minor Groove (also released as Dorothy Ashby Plays for Beautiful People) is an album by jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby recorded in 1958 and released on the New Jazz label.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Allmusic reviewed the album awarding it 4½ stars stating "This is a delightful package that deserves further recognition as a project unique to jazz and modern music, perfectly showcasing Dorothy Ashby as an individualist for the ages".[2]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Dorothy Ashby except where noted
- "Rascallity" – 3:54
- "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter) – 3:59
- "It's a Minor Thing" – 3:56
- "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 4:22
- "Bohemia After Dark" (Oscar Pettiford) – 6:19
- "Taboo" (Margarita Lecuona, Bob Russell) – 6:15
- "Autumn in Rome" (Sammy Cahn, Alessandro Cicognini, Paul Weston) – 5:33
- "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 4:58
Personnel[edit]
Production[edit]
- Bob Weinstock – supervisor
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
References[edit]
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed May 9, 2013
- ^ a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed May 9, 2013
