Third Down (album)

Third Down
Studio album by Dolo Coker
Released	1979
Recorded	November 18, 1977, Los Angeles CA
Genre	Jazz
Label	Xanadu 153
Producer	Don Schlitten
Dolo Coker chronology
California Hard (1976) Third Down (1977) All Alone (1979)

Third Down is the third album led by pianist Dolo Coker which was recorded in 1977 and released on the Xanadu label in 1979.^[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

The Allmusic 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".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Dolo Coker except as indicated

1. "You Won't Let Me Go" (Bud Allen, Buddy Johnson) - 5:37
2. "Third Down" - 4:29
3. "This Is All I Ask" (Gordon Jenkins) - 6:12
4. "Sweet Coke" (Harry Edison, Dolo Coker) - 4:19
5. "Groovin' High" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 6:59
6. "There Is No Other Way" - 6:10
7. "Out Of Nowhere" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 8:22

Personnel

• Dolo Coker - piano
• Harry Edison - trumpet (tracks 4 & 7)
• Leroy Vinnegar - bass
• Frank Butler - drums

References

1. Xanadu Records discography accessed April 30, 2014
2. Fitzgerald, M., Dolo Coker Leader Entry accessed April 30, 2014
3. Dolo Coker discography accessed April 30, 2014
4. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed April 30, 2014