Pike's Groove in Bloomington, MN

Vibraphonist
Dave Pike
has recorded in a variety of settings through the years. His
Criss Cross
date is one of his finest straight-ahead outings, a quartet session with pianist
Cedar Walton
, bassist
David Williams
, and drummer
Billy Higgins
.
Pike
's style is somewhere between
Milt Jackson
and
Bobby Hutcherson
, while sounding fairly distinctive, and he is heard in top form on such numbers as
"Big Foot,"
"Ornithology,"
and his own
"Reflections in Blue."
Highly recommended. ~ Scott Yanow