The Paul Bley Quartet Featuring Dave Pike, Vibes - Solemn Meditation (1957) {Fresh Sound Records 2008}EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 304 MB | Scans JPG - 25 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.98) - 190 MB
Genre: jazz | RAR 5% Rec. | Label: Fresh Sound Records | CAT # FSR-CD 515 | 2008 With the addition, in 1957, of vibist Dave Pike to what used to be a trio, the 24-year-old Canadian pianist, Paul Bley, formed the exciting quartet that recorded this excellent album, titled Solemn Meditation, for Gene Norman. Pike had a passion and jazz feeling that fired the band, and the contrast with Bley’s angular, two-handed approach and time, more subtly pulsing than overtly driving, worked. Drummer McBrowne remained the guts of the group, driving his colleagues with intelligence and imagination, while Haden was a constantly growing bass player in close rapport with his teammate, and a reliable timekeeper.