Hip Harp

Hip Harp (also released as The Best of Dorothy Ashby) is an album by jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby recorded in 1958 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Hip Harp
Studio album by Dorothy Ashby with Frank Wess
Released	1958
Recorded	March 21, 1958 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:51
Label	Prestige PR 7140
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Dorothy Ashby chronology
The Jazz Harpist (1957) Hip Harp (1958) In a Minor Groove (1958)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Sputnikmusic	4.1/5[3]

Allmusic reviewed the album awarding it 4½ stars.[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Dorothy Ashby except as indicated

1. "Pawky" - 7:07
2. "Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) - 5:17
3. "Back Talk" - 5:07
4. "Dancing in the Dark" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 4:45
5. "Charmaine" (Lew Pollack, Erno Rapee) - 4:04
6. "Jollity" - 3:38
7. "There's a Small Hotel" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:53

Personnel

• Dorothy Ashby - harp
• Frank Wess - flute
• Herman Wright - bass
• Art Taylor - drums

Production

• Bob Weinstock - supervisor
• Rudy Van Gelder - engineer

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed May 9, 2013
2. Allmusic Review accessed May 9, 2013
3. "Dorothy Ashby: Hip Harp". Sputnikmusic. sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

External links

• A Dorothy Ashby Discography