Pike's Groove

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Pike's Groove
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Studio album by
Dave Pike with the Cedar Walton Trio
Released1986
RecordedFebruary 5, 1986
StudioStudio 44, Monster, Netherlands
Genre Jazz
Length51:43CD reissue with additional tracks
Label Criss Cross Jazz
Criss 1021
Producer Gerry Teekens
Dave Pike chronology
Moon Bird
(1983)
Pike's Groove
(1986)
Bluebird
(1989)

Pike's Groove is an album led by vibraphonist Dave Pike which was recorded in 1986 and released by the Criss Cross Jazz label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states "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 ... Highly recommended". [3]

Track listing

  1. "Big Foot" (Charlie Parker) – 4:13
  2. "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" (Tommy Wolf, Fran Landesman) – 5:49
  3. "You're My Everything" (Harry Warren, Mort Dixon, Joe Young) – 3:42
  4. "Ornithology" (Parker, Benny Harris) – 6:33
  5. "Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 6:49
  6. "Reflections in Blue" (Dave Pike) – 8:28
  7. "Birk's Works" (Gillespie) – 6:06
  8. "You're My Everything" [alternate take] (Warren, Dixon, Young) – 5:31 Additional track on CD reissue
  9. "Big Foot" [alternate take] (Parker) – 4:32 Additional track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

  1. Criss Cross Jazz: Album Entry, accessed May 3, 2019
  2. Jazzlists: Cedar Walton Discography, accessed May 6, 2019
  3. 1 2 Scott, Yanow. Dave Pike – Pike's Groove: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1166. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.