Dolo! Explained

Dolo!
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Dolo Coker
Cover:	Dolo!.jpg
Released:	1977
Recorded:	December 26, 1976, Los Angeles CA
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Xanadu 139
Producer:	Don Schlitten
Chronology:	Dolo Coker
Next Title:	California Hard
Next Year:	1976

Dolo! is the debut album by pianist Dolo Coker which was recorded in 1976 and released on the Xanadu label.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "The music is as hard swinging as one would expect from this personnel".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Dolo Coker except as indicated

1. "Dolo" - 7:23
2. "Affair in Havana - 6:48
3. "Lady Hawthorne, Please" - 6:42
4. "Field Day" - 8:11
5. "Never Let Me Go" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) - 7:20
6. "Smack Up" (Harold Land) - 5:34

Personnel

• Dolo Coker - piano
• Blue Mitchell - trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 1-4 & 6)
• Harold Land - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-4 & 6)
• Leroy Vinnegar - bass
• Frank Butler - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Xanadu.htm Xanadu Records discography
2. Fitzgerald, M., Dolo Coker Leader Entry accessed April 30, 2014
3. http://www.jazzdisco.org/dolo-coker/catalog/#xanadu-139 Dolo Coker discography
4. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed April 30, 2014