Cadet · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Afro-Harping
| Recorded | Feb 1968 |
|---|---|
| Label | Cadet |
| Released | 1968 |
| Personnel | 1 credited player |
| Discogs | master 59827 |
The record
Cadet let Ashby stretch out here, Richard Evans wrapping her glissandi in funky basslines and congas for a session that plays more like a groove record than a jazz date. Hip-hop producers would return to these breaks for decades.
Session personnel
- Dorothy Ashby — harp
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
The earliest copy on file is the 1968 Cadet LPS-809 in stereo, with a promo DJLPS-809 and an Indianapolis pressing showing deep groove that same year. The number stays put through a 1971 reissue, so label and deadwax matter more here than the catalog. Chess took it over in 1984 as CH-9164, and the modern copies are Geffen's B0028591-01 in 2018 and the crystal-clear Cadet reissue 5399759 in 2024.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 18 pressings on file.
| 1968 | Cadet · LPS-809 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Indianapolis Pressing earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1968 | Cadet · LPS-809 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Cadet · LPS-809 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Cadet · DJLPS-809 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo |
| 1971 | Cadet · LPS-809 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Chess · CH-9164 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Chess · CH-91555 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2003 | Verve Records · B0000027-02 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Digipak |
| 2003 | Verve Records · 076 037-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2006 | Cadet · LPS-809 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 180 gram |
| 2018 | Geffen Records · B0028591-01 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2022 | Audio Clarity · ACL0085 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release |
| 2024 | Cadet — STEREO |
| 2024 | Cadet · 5399757 — CD, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
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