| California Hard | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | December 27, 1976 | |||
| Genre | Hard bop | |||
| Label | Xanadu | |||
| Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
| Dolo Coker chronology | ||||
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California Hard is a jazz album by pianist and composer Dolo Coker, recorded in 1976.[1] Two of the six pieces were written by Coker. The album was reissued as a CD in 1994, with one bonus track (a solo piano version of "Round Midnight").
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow called the album "a strong effort."[2]
Track listing[edit]
- "Jumping Jacks" (Coker) – 4:03
- "Gone with the Wind" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 4:26
- "Roots 4FB" (Mitchell) - 14:58
- "Mr. Yohe" (Pepper) - 6:23
- "Gone Again" (Gladys Hampton, Curtis Lewis, Curley Hamner) - 8:08
- "Tale of Two Cities" (Coker) - 6:28
- "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) (on CD reissue only; not on original LP) - 2:27
Personnel[edit]
Recorded on December 27, 1976.
- Dolo Coker - piano
- Blue Mitchell - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Art Pepper - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Leroy Vinnegar - bass guitar
- Frank Butler - drums
References[edit]
- ^ Keresman, Mark (Nov 2016). "California Hard". Jazzed. Vol. 11, no. 6. p. 26.
- ^ a b Yanow, S., AllMusic Review accessed March 14, 2020