Dolo Coker
Pianist
Popular sideman for talents such as Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Lou Donaldson, Art Pepper, Philly Joe Jones, and Dexter Gordon.
He attended the Landis School of Music and Orenstein's Conservatory to study piano.
His name was occasionally misspelled as Dodo in jazz books and sleeve notes.
He was born in Hartford, but his family lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Florence, South Carolina, during his childhood years.
His debut album as a leader was 1976's Dolo! on which Harold Land was a featured contributor.