Live in Chicago

Dave Specter

Overview

This concert video features two nights of blues music fronted by the respected musician Dave Spector. The setlist offers over a dozen songs including "What's Your Angle?" "Out On The Road," "Feel So Bad," and "In Too Deep."

Product Details

Release Date:	04/22/2008
UPC:	0038153179458
Original Release:	2008
Source:	AMPLIFIED MEDIA SERVICES, LLC
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Sales rank:	58,358

Special Features

Dave Specter commentary; Discography

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Dave Specter	Guitar,Primary Artist,Guitar
Jimmy Johnson	Vocals
Tad Robinson	Vocals
Sharon Lewis	Vocals
Brother John Kattke	Keyboards
Harlan Terson	Bass
Marty Binder	Drums,Drums
Jimmy Johnson	Guitar,Vocals
Tad Robinson	Vocals,Harmonica

Technical Credits

Tad Robinson	Composer
Steve Wagner	Engineer,Producer,Supervisor,Mixing
Robert G. Koester	Producer,Supervisor
Tom T. Hall	Composer
Dave Specter	Composer,Producer,Supervisor
Jimmy Rogers	Composer
Willie Cobbs	Composer
Eric Butkus	Mixing,Engineer
Harvey Tillis	Photography
Dave Katzman	Mixing

Editorial Reviews

In April 2008, Delmark simultaneously released two different versions of Dave Specter's Live in Chicago: a 67-minute audio CD version and the DVD version reviewed here. The main difference between the two versions -- apart from the fact that the DVD allows one to both see and hear the performances -- is the inclusion of three bonus tracks on the DVD that aren't on the CD: the gritty "You Don't Love Me" (which features singer Jimmy Johnson), "Every Goodbye Ain't Gone" (a soul offering that features singer Sharon Lewis), and the infectious instrumental "The Hollywood Park Shuffle" (a Specter original). The CD and the DVD were both recorded at the same two Chi-Town clubs in August 2007 (Buddy Guy's Legends and Rosa's Blues Lounge), and in both venues, being able to see Specter in addition to hearing him really gives the viewer valuable insights into what makes him tick. Quite often in the blues world, guitarists are either singers who play guitar when they sing or non-singing guitarists who accompany singers as sidemen; Specter, however, is a guitar-playing bandleader who doesn't sing -- and on this DVD, one is reminded how effectively he uses both his guitar playing and his bandleading to express himself emotionally. The Chicago resident soars on instrumentals like "The Hollywood Park Shuffle," "Texas Top," and "Is What It Is," and he is equally expressive as a guitarist when he features vocalists Johnson, Lewis, and Tad Robinson. From 12-bar blues ("Out on the Road," "Feel So Bad") to instrumental soul-jazz ("Is What It Is") to vocal-oriented soul ("In Too Deep," "Angel"), this DVD is a fine audio-visual document of Specter's live performances during the summer of 2007. ~ Alex Henderson