title: In a Minor Groove
text: # In a Minor Groove
  
  In a Minor Groove (also released as Dorothy Ashby Plays for Beautiful People) is an album by jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby recorded in 1958 and released on the New Jazz label.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | |
  
  Allmusic reviewed the album awarding it 4½ stars stating "This is a delightful package that deserves further recognition as a project unique to jazz and modern music, perfectly showcasing Dorothy Ashby as an individualist for the ages".
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All compositions by Dorothy Ashby except where noted
  
  * "Rascallity" – 3:54
  * "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter) – 3:59
  * "It's a Minor Thing" – 3:56
  * "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 4:22
  * "Bohemia After Dark" (Oscar Pettiford) – 6:19
  * "Taboo" (Margarita Lecuona, Bob Russell) – 6:15
  * "Autumn in Rome" (Sammy Cahn, Alessandro Cicognini, Paul Weston) – 5:33
  * "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 4:58
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Dorothy Ashby – harp
  * Frank Wess – flute
  * Herman Wright – bass
  * Roy Haynes – drums
  
  ### Production
  
  * Bob Weinstock – supervisor
  * Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  