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California Hard
Studio album by
Dolo Coker
Released1977
RecordedDecember 27, 1976
GenreHard bop
LabelXanadu
ProducerDon Schlitten
Dolo Coker chronology
Dolo!
(1976) 		California Hard
(1977) 		Third Down
(1977)

California Hard is a jazz album by pianist and composer Dolo Coker, recorded in 1976. 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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and called it "A strong effort."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Jumping Jacks" (Coker) – 4:03
  2. "Gone with the Wind" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 4:26
  3. "Roots 4FB" (Mitchell) - 14:58
  4. "Mr. Yohe" (Pepper) - 6:23
  5. "Gone Again" (Gladys Hampton, Curtis Lewis, Curley Hamner) - 8:08
  6. "Tale of Two Cities" (Coker) - 6:28
  7. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) (on CD reissue only; not on original LP) - 2:27

Personnel

Recorded on December 27, 1976.

References

  1. ^ a b Yanow, S., AllMusic Review accessed March 14, 2020
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