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1977 studio album by Dolo Coker
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 Source Rating AllMusic [1]
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and called it "A strong effort."[1]
Track listing [ ]
"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 [ ]
Recorded on December 27, 1976.
References [ ]
show Years given are for the recording(s) featuring Art Pepper, not first release.
As leader or co-leader WithStan Kenton
The Kenton Era (1940–54)
Stan Kenton's Milestones (1943–47)
A Presentation of Progressive Jazz (1947)
Stan Kenton Classics (1947)
Encores (1947)
Innovations in Modern Music (1950)
Stan Kenton Presents (1950)
The Innovations Orchestra (1950–51)
This Modern World (1951)
Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (1950–52)
WithShorty Rogers With others
Chet Baker Big Band (1956)
Mucho Calor (Conte Candoli , 1957)
Hoagy Sings Carmichael (Hoagy Carmichael , 1956)
California Hard (Dolo Coker , 1976)
Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre (1959)
On the Road (Art Farmer , 1976)
Birds and Ballads (Johnny Griffin , 1978)
Mistral (Freddie Hubbard , 1980)
Very R.A.R.E. (Elvin Jones , 1979)
Some Like It Hot (Barney Kessel , 1959)
The West Coast Sound (Shelly Manne , 1953)
Cool Heat (Anita O'Day , 1959)
Film soundtracks
show Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader WithLou Donaldson WithPhilly Joe Jones WithSam Jones WithJimmy McGriff WithHorace Silver WithStanley Turrentine With others
Portrait of Cannonball (Cannonball Adderley , 1958)
Back to the Tracks (Tina Brooks , 1960)
Street Singer (Tina Brooks and Jackie McLean , 1960)
My Kind of Jazz (Ray Charles , 1970)
True Blue (Al Cohn and Dexter Gordon , 1976)
Silver Blue (with Al Cohn and Dexter Gordon , 1976)
Dolo! (Dolo Coker , 1976)
California Hard (Dolo Coker, 1976)
Junior's Cookin' (Junior Cook , 1961)
Filthy! (Papa John Creach , 1972)
Red's Good Groove (Red Garland , 1962)
Green Is Beautiful (Grant Green , 1970)
Soul Mist! (Richard "Groove" Holmes , 1966)
Homecoming! (Elmo Hope , 1961)
Montara (Bobby Hutcherson , 1975)
The Soul Brotherhood (Charles Kynard , 1969)
The Blue Yusef Lateef (Yusef Lateef , 1968)
Rakin' and Scrapin' (Harold Mabern , 1968)
Jazz Blues Fusion (John Mayall , 1971)
Ten Years Are Gone (John Mayall, 1973)
Les McCann Ltd. in New York (Les McCann , 1961)
Can't Hide Love (Carmen McRae , 1976)
Capuchin Swing (Jackie McLean, 1960)
Jackie's Bag (Jackie McLean, 1960)
Hi Voltage (Hank Mobley , 1967)
Captain Buckles (David "Fathead" Newman , 1970)
Opus De Don (Don Patterson , 1968)
Oh Baby! (Big John Patton , 1965)
Breezing (Sonny Red , 1960)
Images (Sonny Red, 1961)
Good Move! (Freddie Roach , 1963)
Takin' Care of Business (Charlie Rouse , 1960)
Open House (Jimmy Smith , 1960)
Plain Talk (Jimmy Smith, 1960)
Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass (Sonny Stitt , 1962)
Soul Time (Bobby Timmons , 1960)
Steppin' Out! (Harold Vick , 1963)
The Caribbean Suite (Harold Vick, 1966)
Spectrum (Cedar Walton , 1968)
The Electric Boogaloo Song (Cedar Walton, 1969)
Beyond Mobius (Cedar Walton, 1976)
Money in the Pocket (Joe Zawinul , 1966)