California Hard

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California Hard
Studio album by Dolo Coker
Released	1977
Recorded	December 27, 1976
Genre	Hard bop
Label	Xanadu
Producer	Don 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.^[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").

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow called the album "a strong effort."^[2]

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

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