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Album Review

Dave Specter: Spectified

Read "Spectified" reviewed by Nic Jones


Guitarist Dave Specter knows his blues and he has a track record to prove it. This set is, however, more reflective of the extent of his musical knowledge and appreciation for different forms. It's also a rare example of an instrumental set which loses nothing with repeated listens--and its ability to put a smile on the face only seems to grow with each successive spin. “Rumba & Tonic" provides ample evidence--and also how Specter's guitar and Los ...

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Film Review

Dave Specter: Live In Chicago

Read "Dave Specter: Live In Chicago" reviewed by Nic Jones


Dave Specter Live In Chicago Delmark 2007

Specter is now a cornerstone of the Chicago blues scene and also the Delmark catalog. The label's faith in him is more than justified on this showing as he and his band know that the blues has never been about showy virtuosity. Instead what they bring to the music is taut energy and economy and a collective mode of expression that's right in the pocket. ...

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Album Review

Dave Specter: Speculatin'

Read "Speculatin'" reviewed by Ed Kopp


Dave Specter is a blues guitarist whose music crosses over seamlessly into the jazz realm. Speculatin' is an all-instrumental album featuring a hot guitar-organ combo playing tunes derivative of Grant Green, the Meters, and various heavyweight blues guitarists.Like his one-time collaborator Ronnie Earl, Dave Specter's playing embraces jazz, gospel, New Orleans funk, Texas blues and Chicago blues. Specter isn't as tone-conscious as Earl, but his style is very similar. Speculatin' is the work of an experienced musician who ...

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Recording

Blues: Buddy Guy - Living Proof; Dave Specter - Spectified

Blues: Buddy Guy - Living Proof; Dave Specter - Spectified

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland

Buddy Guy—Living Proof (Jive, 2010)Legendary blues guitarist and singer Buddy Guy may proclaim that he is “74 Years Young" on the opening track of this album, but he plays and sings with the energy and verve of a man half his age. Guy can occasionally go overboard with the guitar pyrotechnics, but he harnesses all of the energy very well here, moving between slash and burn guitar blowouts like the coming of age tale “You'll Thank Me Someday" to the ...

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Recording

Delmark Records New Spring Releases: Dave Specter, Mississippi Heat, Jason Ajemian, Wally Rose

Delmark Records New Spring Releases: Dave Specter, Mississippi Heat, Jason Ajemian, Wally Rose

Source: All About Jazz

Delmark New Releases Street Date: April 22, 2008

DAVE SPECTER Live In Chicago (Delmark DVD 1794 / CD DE 794)

Blues guitarist Dave Specter is never prone to grandstanding. He communicates an inherent sense of style and form, subtlety and swing, keeping his magnetic needle always fixed on a steady, unalterable course. Recorded live at Buddy Guy's Legends and Rosa's Blues Lounge, Live In Chicago features special guests Jimmy Johnson, Tad Robinson ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Spectified

Fret12
2010

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Speculatin'

Delmark Records
2000

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