Dorothy Ashby, With Strings Attached, 1957 - 1965

[cayetano]

6 LP box by New Land.

https://newland.ochre.store/release/367003-dorothy-ashby-with-strings-attached-1957-1965

[Brad]

Looks interesting. Haven’t heard of this label before but that Kevin Gray is involved is a plus. 

[felser]

5 minutes ago, Brad said:

Looks interesting. 

$250 + shipping interesting?  I love Ashby, but really.

[JSngry]

Hey, it's vinyl. It's more expensive because it says so.

[HutchFan]

I'm surprised that there's a market for this.  Especially at that price point.

But I suppose there must be -- or they wouldn't have produced it.

 

[JSngry]

Ashby has a crate-digger following, mainly from her Cadet records. But she was a fine talent indeed, so no matter what the market, I'm happy it exists.

But yeah, that price disincentivizes me to honestize my collectionasation of her workiphonics.

[jlhoots]

Maybe the "ephemera" will get some across the finish line.

[Brad]

1 hour ago, felser said:

$250 + shipping interesting?  I love Ashby, but really.

That works out at $41 per disc. Tone Poets are $38 so it’s not outlandish.  RSD releases are more expensive; the Evans is going to be $65. 

[cayetano]

Prestige "Hip harp" original pressing on discogs:

Median:€321.95

Highest:€1,100.00

[felser]

55 minutes ago, cayetano said:

Prestige "Hip harp" original pressing on discogs:

Median:€321.95

Highest:€1,100.00

Prestige "In A Minor Groove" CD, combining both her Prestige albums goes for under $15, if you don't have to have it on vinyl.

[jlhoots]

52 minutes ago, felser said:

Prestige "In A Minor Groove" CD, combining both her Prestige albums goes for under $15, if you don't have to have it on vinyl.

👍

Here's more for less.

[felser]

1 hour ago, jlhoots said:

👍

Here's more for less.

That's the one I kept, but Euro PD, so I didn't mention it to avoid the usual firestorm response.

[Brad]

2 hours ago, felser said:

Prestige "In A Minor Groove" CD, combining both her Prestige albums goes for under $15, if you don't have to have it on vinyl.

I have it. Picked it up after I purchased The Rubaiyat of Dorothy Ashby on vinyl from VMP. One of my favorite records. 

[mikeweil]

It would be hipper if it included all the Argo LPs. 

There is, btw, a Fresh Sound box that has more.

https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/dorothy-ashby-albums/5708-the-jazz-harpist-5-lps-on-3-cds.html

[Brad]

42 minutes ago, mikeweil said:

It would be hipper if it included all the Argo LPs. 

There is, btw, a Fresh Sound box that has more.

https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/dorothy-ashby-albums/5708-the-jazz-harpist-5-lps-on-3-cds.html

The box seems like a strange mish mash of labels, some Concord (Prestige and Jazzland), Rhino (Atlantic) and UMG (Argo).  I can only think they didn’t include more Argo/Cadet because some of those records are coming out from other companies, not to mention it would increase the cost. For example Verve and Third Man Records are re-issuing the Rubaiyat and Afro Harping is going to be included in a Cadet box set from VMP. 

Edited February 24, 2023 by Brad

[jlhoots]

2 hours ago, felser said:

That's the one I kept, but Euro PD, so I didn't mention it to avoid the usual firestorm response.

Oooops!! Sorry. 😎

[felser]

3 hours ago, mikeweil said:

It would be hipper if it included all the Argo LPs. 

There is, btw, a Fresh Sound box that has more.

https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/dorothy-ashby-albums/5708-the-jazz-harpist-5-lps-on-3-cds.html

The FS has all of 'Soft Winds', where the 2 disc Avid has 5 of the 11"Soft Winds' tracks.  But 'Soft Winds' is a very week album compared to the other four albums included in both sets, and the six very short missing songs are not a great loss

 

[mjazzg]

The label did an excellent job of Mingus 'AModern Symposium...', so I will certainly check this out.

No shipping cost in the UK so it's about Tone Poet cost point for me. I'd like to have all this music in good SQ as some of the CD compilations I've streamed aren't the best.

 

[Brad]

A pairing of Ashby and Godard, from Vivra Sa Vie or My Life to Live. The song is Why Did You Leave Me from The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby.

 

 

[Ken Dryden]

I need to explore her music, but that it a bit pricey to start.

[mjzee]

There's a review of this set in the new WSJ.