California Hard

Template:Use mdy dates 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

Template:Music ratings AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow called the album "a strong effort."

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.

• Dolo Coker - piano
• Blue Mitchell - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Art Pepper - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Leroy Vinnegar - bass guitar
• Frank Butler - drums