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Dave Pike
jazz vibraphone and marimba player
United States • 1938-03-23 – 2015-10-04
Dave Pike is credited on 454 releases across 84 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1957–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

454
Pressings credited
84
Albums
8
Decades active
43
In collections
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.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
454 releases · 84 albums · active 1957–2025
- Performance · 875
- Other credits · 26
- Production · 5
Studios: Newport Jazz Festival · MPS-Studio, Villingen · Village Gate · Studio 44 (2)
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Empathy
1962

The Best Of Herbie Mann
1970

Live At Newport
1963

Herbie Mann Returns To The Village Gate
1963

Brazil, Bossa Nova & Blues
1962

15 Years Of West Coast Cool
2008

The Evolution Of Mann
1972

Latin Mann (Afro To Bossa To Blues)
1965

Mojo Club Presents Dancefloor Jazz
1992

Let The Minstrels Play On
1980

Infra-Red
1970

Got The Feelin'
1969

Our Mann Flute
1966

Monday Night At The Village Gate
1966

Standing Ovation At Newport
1965

The Roar Of The Greasepaint- The Smell Of The Crowd
1965

Manhattan Latin (The Sensous Rhythms Of Spanish Harlem)
1964

High Life!
1963

Pike's Peak
1962

Piano Player

Noisy Silence — Gentle Noise
1969

The Beat Goes On
1967

Jazz For The Jet Set
1966

Today!
1966
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Herbie Mann
- The Dave Pike Set
- Greyboy
- Dave Pike Set
- Viper Squad
- Dave Pike Quartet
- Jonny Teupen
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