With Strings Attached celebrates the work of one of the most overlooked artists in Jazz history, Dorothy Ashby.

 

The 6 LPs contained within this lavish box-set feature Dorothy's 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.

 

Includes, The Jazz Harpist (1957), Hip Harp w/ Frank Wess (1957), In A Minor Groove w/ Frank Wess (1958), Soft Winds: The Swinging Harp Of Dorothy Ashby (1961), Dorothy Ashby (1962) and The Fantastic Harp Of Dorothy Ashby (1965).

 

6 x 180g LPs in deluxe reverse board sleeves

Remastered directly and lacquers cut from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray

Comprehensive 44 page book with foreword from Brandee Younger, 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

 

“Imagine having been a Black female artist & innovator in the ‘60s. Imagine being a jazz musician with a focus on the concert harp. Oh, to be alive at that time...in music...in culture...in politics. This was Dorothy Ashby, and she was so much more than her musical output. She was a true visionary; her impact is still heard in many genres and eras of music, even today.” - Brandee Younger

 

--------- 

 

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 from which the original tapes have unfortunately been lost.