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He began putting an amplifier on his vibes when working with flautist Herbie Mann in the early 1960s. Further Dave Pike's best regarded album might be his 1962 Bossa Nova Carnival[1] There are several other works he did inspired by Brazilian jazz, Latin jazz, or world music. Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 РJuly 1, 2003), better known as Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flutist and important practitioner of world music. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music created by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Jọo Gilberto and first introduced in Brazil by Gilbertos recording of Chega de Saudade, in 1958, a song written by Antonio Carlos Jobim, first released as a single, and shortly thereafter as the album... Brazilian jazz is the term for the style of jazz popular or associated with Brazil. ... World music is, most generally, all the music in the world. ...

Partial discography

• Pike's Peak 1961 (Portrait)
• Bossa Nova Carnival 1962 (New Jazz)
• Limbo Carnival 1962 (New Jazz)
• On a Gentle Note 1977 (Muse)
• Pike's Groove 1986 (Criss Cross)
• Bop Head 1998 (Ubiquity)
• Peligroso 2000 (Cubop): Dedicated to Cal Tjader and Milt Jackson

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External links

• BBC Radio 2
• All Music