Biography
David Samuel Pike (March 23, 1938 – October 3, 2015) was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. He appeared on many albums by Nick Brignola, Paul Bley and Kenny Clarke, Bill Evans, and Herbie Mann. He also recorded extensively as leader, including a number of albums on MPS Records.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Empathy
1962
The Best Of Herbie Mann
1970
Latin Mann (Afro To Bossa To Blues)
1965
Herbie Mann Returns To The Village Gate
1963
Live At Newport
1963
Mojo Club Presents Dancefloor Jazz
1992
Let The Minstrels Play On
1980
The Evolution Of Mann
1972
Infra-Red
1970
Monday Night At The Village Gate
1966
The Roar Of The Greasepaint- The Smell Of The Crowd
1965
Standing Ovation At Newport
1965
Manhattan Latin (The Sensous Rhythms Of Spanish Harlem)
1964
High Life!
1963
Pike's Peak
1962
Brazil, Bossa Nova & Blues
1962
Got The Feelin'
1969
Noisy Silence — Gentle Noise
1969
Jazz For The Jet Set
1966
Credited work
542 releases · 84 albums · active 1957–2025
- Performance · 1,053
- Other credits · 37
- Production · 5
Studios: MPS-Studio, Villingen · Newport Jazz Festival · Village Gate · Plaza Sound Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Herbie Mann
- The Dave Pike Set
- Greyboy
- Dave Pike Set
- The Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band
- Jonny Teupen
- Sergio Mendes