Dave Pike Quartet with Bill Evans - Pike's Peak 1961
Dave Pike Quartet with Bill Evans - Pike's Peak 1961
MP3 @ 320 | 86 MB | Cover
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MP3 @ 320 | 86 MB | Cover
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Beautiful beautiful early work from Dave Pike – a cascading array of vibes and piano – stretched out over some longer tracks that skip with a lyrical and modal groove throughout! Dave's working here with a group that includes
Bill Evans piano
Herbie Lewis bass
Walter Perkins drums
and although his style is a bit more restrained than on his later funk albums, it also proves to be a wonderful match for the fluid colors of Evans' work on piano – as well as Perkins' light and playful work on the drum kit. There's a simplicity here that's really great – not as "over your head" as the Dave Pike Set of later years, and with a gentle grace that shows what a keenly mature player Pike was, even at this early age. Titles include "Why Not", "Vierd Blues", "Besame Mucho", and "Wild Is The Wind".
1 Why Not
2 In A Sentimental Mood
3 Vierd Blues
4 Besame Mucho
5 Wild Is The Wind