Soft Winds (album)
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Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | August 15 & 16, 1961 Plaza Sounds Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Jazzland JLP 61 | |||
Producer | John Levy | |||
Dorothy Ashby chronology | ||||
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Soft Winds (subtitled The Swinging Harp of Dorothy Ashby) is an album by jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby recorded in 1961 and released on the Jazzland label.[1] The album takes its name from Goodman's 1940 standard "Soft Winds" which features as the first track.
Reception[]
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Allmusic reviewed the album awarding it 3 stars.[3]
Track listing[]
All compositions by Dorothy Ashby except as indicated
- "Soft Winds" (Benny Goodman) – 2:56
- "Wild Is the Wind" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) – 4:21
- "The Man I Love" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:56
- "My Ship" (Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) – 3:40
- "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:42
- "I've Never Been in Love Before" (Frank Loesser) – 2:27
- "With Strings Attached" – 2:25
- "Laura" (Johnny Mercer, David Raksin) – 2:59
- "The Guns of Navarone" (Tiomkin) – 2:15
- "Misty" (Erroll Garner) – 2:42
- "The Gypsy in My Soul" (Clay Boland, Moe Jaffe) – 2:49
Personnel[]
Production[]
- John Levy – producer
- Ray Fowler – engineer
References[]
- ^ Riverside Records discography accessed May 13, 2013
- ^ Down Beat:June 21, 1962 Vol. 29, No.13
- ^ Jump up to: a b Allmusic Review accessed May 13, 2013
External links[]
Categories:
- Dorothy Ashby albums
- 1961 albums
- Jazzland Records (1960) albums