Dorothy Ashby was an American jazz harpist and composer. Along with Alice Coltrane, Ashby extended the popularization of Jazz harp past a novelty, showing how the instrument can be utilized seamlessly as much a Bebop instrument as the saxophone.

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  • Dorothy Jeanne Thompson
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  • Dorothy Ashby was an American jazz harpist and composer. Along with Alice Coltrane, Ashby extended the popularization of Jazz harp past a novelty, showing how the instrument can be utilized seamlessly as much a Bebop instrument as the saxophone. Her albums were of the jazz genre, but often moved into R&B, World and other musics, especially on her 1970 album The Rubaiyat of Dorothy Ashby, where she plays the Japanese musical instrument, the koto, demonstrating her talents on another instrument, and successfully integrating it into jazz. Her musical legacy is great; music from her albums has been sampled numerously by hip hop musicians, ensuring her sound is heard often, though she is seldom recognized for her important contributions. Though marginalized by her singular instrument, Ashby is now recognized as a true musician of great skill and creativity.
  • Dorothy Jeanne Ashby war eine US-amerikanische Jazz-Harfenistin und Komponistin.
  • Dorothy Ashby, född 6 augusti 1932 i Detroit Michigan död 13 april 1986 i Santa Monica Kalifornien, var en amerikansk kompositör och jazzmusiker.
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  • Dorothy Ashby was an American jazz harpist and composer. Along with Alice Coltrane, Ashby extended the popularization of Jazz harp past a novelty, showing how the instrument can be utilized seamlessly as much a Bebop instrument as the saxophone.
  • Dorothy Jeanne Ashby war eine US-amerikanische Jazz-Harfenistin und Komponistin.
  • Dorothy Ashby, född 6 augusti 1932 i Detroit Michigan död 13 april 1986 i Santa Monica Kalifornien, var en amerikansk kompositör och jazzmusiker.
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