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Dorothy Ashby underrated, very gifted

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Topic: Dorothy Ashby underrated, very gifted

Posted By: FallawayJumper
Subject: Dorothy Ashby underrated, very gifted
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2020 at 4:49am

in the literature of jazz you very rarely hear of her

not saying she's one of the all time greats

but she was very gifted and unique and her music is very appealing

is she underrated because of her gender? I think maybe so

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJjPBes9l50" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJjPBes9l50

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Posted By: js
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2020 at 1:05pm

Gender was probably a factor, the fact that she played an unorthodox instrument for jazz was also a factor, but her music is well worth checking out.