Ashby, Dorothy: With Strings Attached (Vinyl LP)

6-LP Box Set. All original studio albums from 1957 - 1965. Remastered directly and lacquers cut from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray. Manufactured at Pallas on180gm vinyl and housed in reverse-board deluxe sleeves. Extensive book with foreword from Brandee Younger, comprehensive liner notes by Shannon J. Effinger and previously unseen photographs and ephemera. Housed inside book-shelf style slipcase with silver-foil detail. Limited to 1,000 copies Worldwide. New Land are proud to present the first multi-disc box set from one of the most overlooked artists in Jazz history: Dorothy Ashby. The 6 LPs contained within this lavish box-set will give long overdue retrospection to her early works from 1957 to 1965, a period that found her represented by some of Jazz music's most important record labels; Regent, Prestige, Jazzland, Argo and Atlantic. The Jazz Harpist, Hip Harp w/ Frank Wess, In A Minor Groove w/ Frank Wess, Soft Winds: The Swinging Harp Of Dorothy Ashby, Dorothy Ashby and The Fantastic Harp Of Dorothy Ashby have been officially licensed with the full support of the Dorothy Ashby estate. All albums were remastered and lacquers cut by the exceptional Kevin Gray directly from the original analog tapes except The Jazz Harpist and Dorothy Ashby for which the original tapes have unfortunately been lost. Manufacturing has been handled by Pallas and all albums have been pressed on 180gm black vinyl and housed inside thick reverse-board sleeves. At the centre of this package is a 44-page book featuring a foreword from Grammy nominated harpist Brandee Younger. Impassioned and deeply researched liner notes by Shannon J. Effinger provide historical context to Dorothy's life, offering the most in-depth piece of writing ever committed to print on Dorothy as well as interviews with those that knew her best. The set is housed inside a deluxe book-shelf style box with stunning silver-foil detail. The Jazz Harpist: Thou Swell, Stella By Starlight, Dancing On The Ceiling Aeolian Groove, Quietude, Spicy, Lamentation Hip Harp: Side A, Pawky, Moonlight In Vermont, Back Talk, Dancing In The Dark, Charmaine, Jollity, There's A Small Hotel In A Minor Groove: Rascallity, You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To, It's A Minor Thing, Yesterdays, Bohemia After Dark, Taboo, Autumn In Rome, Alone Together Soft Winds: The Swinging Harp Of Dorothy Ashby: Soft Winds, Wild As The Wind, The Man I Love, My Ship, Love Is Here To Stay, I've Never Been In Love Before, With Strings Attached, Laura, The Guns Of Navarone, Misty, The Gypsy In My Soul Dorothy Ashby: Lonely Melody, Secret Love, Gloomy Sunday, Satin Doll, John R., Li'l Darlin’, Booze, Django, You Stepped Out Of A Dream, Stranger In Paradise The Fantastic Harp Of Dorothy Ashby: Flighty, Essence Of Sapphire, Why Did You Leave Me, I Will Follow You, What Am I Here For, House Of The Rising Sun, Invitation, Nabu Corfa, Feeling Good, Dodi Li