Tracklist
| A1 | Myself When Young | 5:16 | ||
| A2 | For Some We Loved | 4:02 | ||
| A3 | Wax And Wine | 4:25 | ||
| A4 | Drink | 2:30 | ||
| A5 | Wine | 3:56 | ||
| B1 | Dust | 2:51 | ||
| B2 | Joyful Grass And Grape | 3:38 | ||
| B3 | Shadow Shapes | 3:32 | ||
| B4 | Heaven And Hell | 3:10 | ||
| B5 | The Moving Finger | 5:39 |
Companies etc
- Published By – Wiljean Music
Credits
- Arranged By, Conductor [Conducted By], Producer – Richard Evans (2)
- Composed By – Dorothy Ashby
- Engineer – Dave Purple
- Flute, Oboe, Piccolo Flute – Lenny Druss* (tracks: A1-A5, B5)
- Guitar – Cash McCall (tracks: B5)
- Harp, Vocals – Dorothy Ashby
- Kalimba – Fred Katz (tracks: A2, A3, B5)
- Liner Notes – Yvonne Daniels
- Saxophone [Alto] – Cliff Davis (tracks: B5)
- Vibraphone – Stu Katz (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B1, B3, B4, B5)
- Violin – Ed Green (2) (tracks: A2)
Notes
Original compositions inspired by the words of Omar Khayyam, arranged and conducted by Richard Evans
Recorded at Ter-Mar Studios, Chicago, November 1969 - January 1970
Other Versions (Showing 3 of 3) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rubaiyat Of Dorothy Ashby (CD, Album, RE) | Dusty Groove America, Universal Music Special Markets | DGA 3002, B0000770 2 | US | 2007 | ||
| The Rubaiyat Of Dorothy Ashby (LP, Album, RE) | Cadet Records | LPS 841 | US | 2006 | ||
| Music To Instant Karma (LP, Album) | Fermata | SFB-322 | Brazil | 1971 |
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Reviews & Discussion
'The Moving Finger' is the track that beat heads hunted down for many years, heavy percussion, heavy drums, heavy strings and a spooky poem. Note the number of references to alcohol in the track titles, rumour has it that it was her love of the grape and maybe even grass that lead to her early death.
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Every track moves into a new phase of what I believe to be a very beautifully and skillfully crafted piece of work.
But, does anybody know who the rhythm section are?? I'd love to know, they're solid throughout and not mentioned in the liner notes, a tragedy! If you know please shout out