''Third Down'' is the third album led by pianist
Dolo Coker which was recorded in 1977 and released on the
Xanadu label in 1979.
Dolo Coker discography
accessed April 30, 2014
Reception
The Allmusic
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review reccommened the album awarding it album 2½ stars and stating "The boppish pianist, who spent many of his key years in Los Angeles and was therefore always underrated, shows throughout this set that he was a creative player within the hard bop idiom".[Yanow, S.]
Allmusic Review
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Track listing
''All compositions by Dolo Coker except as indicated''
# "You Won't Let Me Go" (Bud Allen, Buddy Johnson) - 5:37
# "Third Down" - 4:29
# " This Is All I Ask" ( Gordon Jenkins) - 6:12
# "Sweet Coke" (Harry Edison, Dolo Coker) - 4:19
# " Groovin' High" (Dizzy Gillespie
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) - 6:59
# "There Is No Other Way" - 6:10
# " Out Of Nowhere" (Johnny Green
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, Edward Heyman
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Bi ...
) - 8:22
Personnel
* Dolo Coker - piano
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*Harry Edison
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- trumpet
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(tracks 4 & 7)
* Leroy Vinnegar - bass
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* Frank Butler - drums
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References
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Dolo Coker albums
1979 albums
Xanadu Records albums
Albums produced by Don Schlitten