Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Rubaiyat Of Dorothy Ashby
| Recorded | Nov 1969 |
|---|---|
| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1969 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 59832 |
The record
Verve set Ashby loose on koto, kalimba and her own vocals for this 1969 session, pulling her sound toward Middle Eastern psychedelia alongside Cash McCall's guitar and Lenard Druss's reeds. It stands as one of her strangest, most adventurous records.
Session personnel
- Cliff Davis — alto saxophone
- Lenard Druss — flute, oboe, bass flute, piccolo flute
- Cash McCall — guitar
- Dorothy Ashby — harp, koto, vocals, piano
- Stu Katz — vibraphone, kalimba
- Ed Green — violin
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 18 pressings on file.
| 1970 | Cadet · LPS-841 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1970 | Cadet · LPS-841 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo |
| 1970 | Cadet · LPS-841 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Cadet · LPS-841 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1970 | Cadet · LPS-841 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Monarch Record Mfg. Co. Release |
| 2006 | Cadet · LPS-841 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2007 | Dusty Groove America · DGA 3002 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Cadet · UICY-77709 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Paper Sleeve, SHM-CD |
| 2018 | Geffen Records · UICY-15701 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD |
| 2021 | Cadet — Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180g |
| 2021 | Cadet — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing |
| 2021 | Cadet — Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo, 180g |
| 2022 | Cadet (4) · LPS-841 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo |
| 2023 | Verve Records — STEREO |
Follow the players
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