Dolo Coker
Charles Mitchell "Dolo" Coker (November 16, 1927 – April 13, 1983) was a jazz pianist and composer who recorded four albums for Xanadu Records and extensively as a sideman, for artists like Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Lou Donaldson, Art Pepper, Ph ...
which was recorded in 1979 and released on the Xanadu label in 1981.Dolo Coker discography accessed April 30, 2014
Reception
AllMusic
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reviewer Scott Yanow states, "Dolo Coker's fourth and final album as a leader is a set of unaccompanied piano solos with the emphasis on reflective ballads (although there are also a couple of swinging tunes)".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 30, 2014
Track listing
''All compositions by Dolo Coker except as indicated''
# "Reflections" - 5:54
# "Sine and Cosine" - 2:15
# "Just You" - 4:36
# "Cabin in the Sky" (
Vernon Duke
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, John La Touche) - 5:38
# "All Alone" - 4:12
# "The Things You Never Said" - 4:59
# "Spectrum" - 3:24
# "
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Dolo Coker
Charles Mitchell "Dolo" Coker (November 16, 1927 – April 13, 1983) was a jazz pianist and composer who recorded four albums for Xanadu Records and extensively as a sideman, for artists like Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Lou Donaldson, Art Pepper, Ph ...
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piano
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