Search - Dave Pike :: Peligroso

One of my new desert island cd's!!!!

Michael Jake | Ossining, NY, USA | 01/28/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Oh man, where to start.......Peligroso has got to go in my handful of cd's that I can't live without...I was first turned on to Dave Pike on getting a Bill Evans reissue CD by Columbia, which has two tracks from Pike's Peak (the album is called Piano Player, and is great also). As a piano player, I was very into Bill, and on hearing some tracks from Pike's Peak with Bill, Dave had me hooked, and I never looked back and grabbed whatever I could find from him. I soon realized how popular he was to an "underground" audience, but I hope this is the album that gets him HUGE mainstream appeal.....from the first track, this album grabs you and doesn't let go....Peligroso has some of the most melodic Latin soloing I have ever heard, and gives me something to aspire to in my playing. His soloing on the first track just sings, and I love how he always swings and his time is KILLER. The tracks after keep up the torrid concentration of ideas throughout, and everyone on the album is in top form.....and also now everyone can see just how killer some of his arrangements are as well. I can't recommend this album enough, and for a recorded example of Dave in FULL FORCE, look no further than this......I guarantee you'll love it."

Triumphant return to Latin Jazz for vibist Dave Pike

J. Levinson | Media, PA USA | 07/23/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Vibraphonist Dave Pike's Peligroso, released in 2000, was his first Latin jazz project since the 1960's. He dedicated it to Milt Jackson and Cal Tjader, whose influence in particular is felt throughout. The infectious tunes include nine originals, Tony Martinez's "Tumbao Pa' Mi Timbal", and the stand-out track, a nine-and-a-half minute exploration of Wayne Shorter's "Beauty and the Beast" (from his excellent 1974 "Native Dancer" album with Milton Nascimento). Trumpeter Carl Saunders, trombonist Rich Pullin, Michael Turre on flute and baritone sax, pianists Victor Cegarra and Theo Saunders, Bobby Matos on timbales and Robertito Melendez on congas are all onboard to provide solid rhythmic and melodic support."