"California Hard" is a true example of the exciting things that transpire when hard bop pianist Dolo Coker gets together with some of his favorite playmates of the West Coast world. This recording session brings back for the first time in many years Art Pepper as a sideman. The title California Hard was very intentional on the part of both Coker and Schlitten. It instantly distinguishes this assertively swinging music from the more relaxed âWest Coast Coolâ sound of Chet Baker, Chico Hamilton, Gerry Mulligan and Dave Brubeck that had captured the imagination of jazz record buyers during the 1950s.
PERSONNEL:
DOLO COKER, piano BLUE MITCHELL, trumpet & flugelhorn ART PEPPER, alto & tenor saxophone LEROY VINNEGAR, bass FRANK BUTLER, drums
Venice, California, December 27, 1976.
TRACKS:
01. Jumping Jacks 02. Gone With The Wind 03. Roots 4FB 04. Mr. Yohe 05. Gone Again 06. Tale Of Two Cities 07. âRound Midnight *
*Bonus Track (From the same session but not included on the original LP)
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