Hip Harp

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

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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

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

External links

• A Dorothy Ashby Discography