Dolo Coker
Charles Mitchell Coker (* 16th November 1927 in Hartford , Connecticut ; † 13. April 1983 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American pianist of modern jazz . He played with Art Pepper , Sonny Stitt and Dexter Gordon .
Coker studied music in Florence and at the Mather Academy in Camden , South Carolina , worked in 1946 with Ben Webster , in 1955 with Kenny Dorham . From 1955 to 1957 he played with Sonny Stitt , then with Gene Ammons and Lou Donaldson , Erskine Hawkins in 1959, as well as with Ruth Brown , Clyde McPhatter , Philly Joe Jones and from 1960 to 1961 with Dexter Gordon . During this time he also worked on the albums Intensity and The Way It Was by Art Pepper . From 1961 Coker led a trio in Los Angeles. In the 1970s and 1980s he worked a. a. with John Collins , Sonny Criss , Harry Sweets Edison , Lee Konitz , Sam Noto and Sahib Shihab .
Discography (selection)
- Dexter Gordon: The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon (OJC, 1960)
- Junior Cook: Junior's Cookin ' (OJC, 1961)
- Sonny Criss: Crisscraft (Muse, 1975)
- Quincy Jones: Showcase (OJC, 1959)
- Art Pepper: The Way It Was (OJC, 1956-60); Intensity (OJC, 1960)
literature
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler, Christian Pfarr: Reclam's Jazz Guide . 4th, revised and supplemented edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-15-010355-X .
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz-Lexikon , Reinbek, Rowohlt, 1988.
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002.
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| SURNAME | Coker, Dolo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Coker, Charles Mitchell |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American modern jazz pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hartford , Connecticut |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 13, 1983 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |