It's Time for Dave Pike

It's Time for Dave Pike
Studio album by
Dave Pike
Released1961
RecordedJanuary 30 and February 9, 1961
Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length37:49
LabelRiverside
RLP 360
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Dave Pike chronology
It's Time for Dave Pike
(1961) 		Pike's Peak
(1962)

It's Time for Dave Pike is the debut album led by American jazz vibraphonist Dave Pike which was recorded in 1961 for the Riverside label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DownBeat[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer praised the spirit of Pike's playing, while identifying reservations: "he doesn't always follow through on ideas, cramming too much into one solo. He has a little trouble bringing his solos to a conclusion".[3] The AllMusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "By 1961 standards, this album isn't experimental or forward-thinking – certainly not compared to some of the adventurous, challenging sounds that were coming from modal and avant-garde improvisers in the early '60s. But it's easy to enjoy if you appreciate swinging, inspired bop along the lines of Milt Jackson, who is one of Pike's primary influences".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Dave Pike except as indicated

  1. "Cheryl" (Charlie Parker) - 5:02
  2. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) - 5:34
  3. "It's Time" - 5:40
  4. "Hot House" (Tadd Dameron) - 4:08
  5. "Forward" - 5:12
  6. "Solar" (Miles Davis) - 3:14
  7. "Little Girl Blue" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 3:55
  8. "Tendin' to Business" (Don Cherry) - 5:04

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Riverside Records discography accessed November 7, 2012
  2. ^ a b Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed November 7, 2012
  3. ^ a b DeMichael, Don (September 28, 1961). "Dave Pike: It's Time for Dave Pike". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 20. pp. 36, 41.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1165. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.