In a Minor Groove

In a Minor Groove
Studio album by
Released1958
RecordedSeptember 19, 1958
StudiosVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length39:16
LabelsNew Jazz
NJLP 8209
ProducerBob Weinstock
Dorothy Ashby chronology
Hip Harp
(1958)
In a Minor Groove
(1958)
Soft Winds
(1961)

In a Minor Groove (also released as Dorothy Ashby Plays for Beautiful People) is an album by American jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby recorded in 1958 and released on the New Jazz label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStarHalf star

Allmusic reviewed a compilation that contains this album plus another awarding the package 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".

Track listing

All compositions by Dorothy Ashby except where noted

  1. "Rascallity" – 3:54
  2. "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter) – 3:59
  3. "It's a Minor Thing" – 3:56
  4. "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 4:22
  5. "Bohemia After Dark" (Oscar Pettiford) – 6:19
  6. "Taboo" (Margarita Lecuona, Bob Russell) – 6:15
  7. "Autumn in Rome" (Sammy Cahn, Alessandro Cicognini, Paul Weston) – 5:33
  8. "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 4:58

Personnel

Production

References

  1. ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed May 9, 2013
  2. 1 2 Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed May 9, 2013