Dave Specter
Spectified
“Without question, I give "Spectified", my highest rating of 5*****. Highly Recommended and Thoroughly Enjoyed.” - Blues Underground Network
Dave Specter’s new release “Spectified“ on Fret12 Productions is Dave’s 9th album and first studio release in 6 years. “Spectified“ was recorded at the League of Creative Musicians studios behind SPACE, the album features Specter’s soulful guitar tones on 9 original tracks and 3 covers.Special guests featured on “Spectified“ include David Hidalgo from Los Lobos on “Rumba & Tonic“ as well as The Bo’ Weavil Brass on 4 tracks led by former Tower of Power trumpet man, Mike Cichowicz. Brother John Kattke and Pete Benson share the keyboard chair, with the rock solid rhythm section of Harlan Terson and Greg Wyser-Pratte laying down the grooves - thick and blue. Latin percussionist Victor Garcia also makes a guest appearance on two tracks.
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Artist Profile
Blues guitarist, bandleader and producer Dave Specter has earned an international reputation as one of the premier young talents on the Chicago blues scene.For the past 25 years Specter has been performing at top nightclubs, festivals and concert halls throughout the USA in addition to international appearances in Brazil, Israel, Spain, England, Holland, Norway, Denmark, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Mexico and Canada.
Before forming his own band in 1989, Specter toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe behind such blues greats as Son Seals, The Legendary Blues Band, Hubert Sumlin, Sam Lay and Steve Freund.
Specter has also performed and recorded with such blues and jazz artists as Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Otis Rush, Jimmy Rogers, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Jimmy Johnson, Jack McDuff, Johnny Adams, Snooky Pryor, Kim Wilson, Tad Robinson, John Primer, Johnny Littlejohn, B.B. Odom, Mighty Joe Young, Valerie Wellington, Magic Slim, Lonnie Brooks, Willie Kent, Ronnie Earl, Eric Alexander, Otis Clay, Floyd McDaniel, Pinetop Perkins and Sunnyland Slim.
Among Dave Specter's critically acclaimed recordings, his 1991 release Bluebird Blues reached the #1 spot on both the Living Blues national radio charts and the Tower Records blues charts.
Blues Access magazine called his CD, Left Turn on Blue, "an absolutely gorgeous blend of vintage blues and jazz."
Specter also appears on compilation CDs with artists such as Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, B.B. King, Muddy Waters and Junior Wells.
In its June 2000 issue, Illinois Entertainer named Dave Specter's "Blueplicity" album as one of the top 10 blues albums of the last decade by "young blues artists" (under 50).
Specter's guitar playing can also be heard on national TV and radio commercials for Kraft Foods and Northwest Airlines. Dave has recently been featured in Guitar Player and Downbeat magazines and has been a 5 time Critic's Choice in The Chicago Reader. He has also been interviewed on both NPR and BBC radio. Dave endorses Victoria Amplifiers and GHS Strings.
