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Dave Pike- Pike's Peak
Original Release Date: Nov 1961

Dave Pike/Vibes, Bill Evans/Piano, Herbie Lewis/Bass, Walter Perkins/Drums

1. Why Not (Pike)
2. In a Sentimental Mood (Ellington, Mills, Kurtz)
3. Vierd Blues (Davis)
4. Besame Mucho (Velasquez)
5. Wild is the Wind (Washington, Tiomkin)


Review
This is truly Pike's peak, when Pike was obviously at his very best. I was never a vibes fan and I still am not, but Pike's playing transcends the whole instrument and dispels the boring myth of vibes music. His first song "Why Not" is obviously an answer to Miles Davis' "So What." "Veird Blues" is also a Davis composition that was pleasant on this album.

The true treasure of this album is Bill Evans. Bill Evans was never a swing pianist since he got a lot of influence from classic music. However, he swings here for the first time and he sounds like a Wynton Kelly. A surprising turn for Evans and this is his first outing after Scott LaFaro died. You can see how this album builds up for the hip and pleasurable for Bill Evan's Trio 64, a swinging album.

 

Extended Listening

-Bill Evans- Trio 64
-Dave Pike- Peligroso