{"product_id":"dorothy-ashby-afro-harping-2024-deluxe-edition","title":"Dorothy Ashby - Afro-Harping (2024 Deluxe Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfro-Harping\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the first of a rarefied and outstanding trilogy of soul-jazz albums by Dorothy Ashby. Remastered from the original tapes,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfro-Harping\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis filled front-to-back with sumptuous and hypnotic grooves. Its African percussion, soulful orchestrations, in-the-pocket rhythms and Dorothy's virtuosity take it beyond jazzy mood music and made it a favorite of beat heads and producers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf the 11 albums released during her lifetime, Dorothy Ashby's \u003cem\u003eAfro-Harping\u003c\/em\u003e holds a distinct yet undercelebrated place in the jazz canon. Her earlier recordings were steeped in the language of bop and hard bop, while Afro-Harping, the first of her three albums for Cadet, emerged at the intersection of soul, blues, funk, pop, hard bop, and crossover classical. Produced by the legendary arranger \u003c\/span\u003eRichard Evans\u003cspan\u003e, it fit Cadet's '60s aesthetic in juxtaposing, combining, and reframing boundaries between musical genres. The label struck paydirt with its previous experiments, like \u003c\/span\u003eRotary Connection\u003cspan\u003e's eponymous debut album mashing together soul and psychedelia, and \u003c\/span\u003eMuddy Waters\u003cspan\u003e' own collab with \u003c\/span\u003eRotary Connection\u003cspan\u003e on \u003c\/span\u003eElectric Mud\u003cspan\u003e. Afro-Harping sounds like an \u003c\/span\u003eEvans\u003cspan\u003e production, since he also arranged and conducted its string, brass, and reed ensembles, as well as Theremins, guitars, basses, and keys. Its layered percussion and polyrhythms underscore lush textures that move Ashby's signature lyricism in the foreground.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis deluxe edition features eight bonus tracks — alternate takes from the surviving 4-track session reels, including an explosive rendition of the single, \"Soul Vibrations,\" extended versions of the title track and \"Little Sunflower,\" plus two fantastic jazzy readings of \"Theme from Valley of the Dolls.\" Double LP set. — via Label\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cbr\u003eRemastered from the original 1\/4-inch tapes\u003cbr\u003eDeluxe Edition on double vinyl LP with eight bonus tracks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1XEPKavl3nlI2qVt8HuA5n?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Cadet, Universal Music Recordings, Verve Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Deluxe Edition, Remastered\u003cbr\u003eCountry: Worldwide\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2024 \/ Original Release: 1968\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cadet \/ Verve \/ Universal Music Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44383189565598,"sku":"600753997598","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/204542-dorothy-ashby-afro-harping-deluxe-edition.jpg?v=1729072931","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/dorothy-ashby-afro-harping-2024-deluxe-edition","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}