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
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow called the album "a strong effort."Yanow, S., AllMusic Review accessed March 14, 2020
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.
Dolo Coker - piano Blue Mitchell - trumpet, flugelhorn Art Pepper - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone Leroy Vinnegar - bass guitar Frank Butler - drums
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