...this blog captures in order the albums as I pull these gems off the shelf and groove to them .....

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Dorothy Ashby - Afro-Harping (1968)

Dorothy Ashby - Afro-Harping, Cadet Records , 1968

  Dorothy Ashby was as strange as it might sound a jazz harpist who recorded in the 60s and 70s for lables like Prestige, Verve and Cadet.  This little gem has been a mecca for hip hop artists over the years and has been sampled extensively !  ...and why not...great trippy grooves, tons of great bits and pieces showcasing a nice range of instrumentation..flutes, bongos, xylophone, harp......what else could you ask for........dont think that after listening to this album you will say "man...that was great, but it could have used a bit more harp!" (aka Cow Bell)

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