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Dorothy Ashby

Dorothy Jeanne Thompson (August 6, 1932 – April 13, 1986), better known as Dorothy Ashby, was an American jazz harpist, singer and composer. Hailed as one of the most "unjustly under loved jazz greats of the 1950s" and the "most accomplished modern jazz harpist," Ashby established the harp as an improvising jazz instrument, beyond earlier use as a novelty or background orchestral instrument, provi…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
August 6th, 1932
Died
April 13th, 1986
Genres
Labels
Atlantic
Geffen Records
Philips
Verve
Prestige
Last updated: October 16th, 2018·MusicBrainz

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