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