"Specter straddles
the line between blues and jazz ...simultaneously sophisticated and raunchy,
and always swinging with lots of feeling."
- Jazz Times
"Effortlessly weaving jazzy precision into smoky, blues-inflected
guitar rumblings, Dave Specter establishes himself as a definitive
player in the hepcat instrumental arena."
- Living Blues
"Emotion-laden
and incisive, it's Specter's guitar work you'll remember." -Guitar World
"Spectified is an album that is not only purely instrumental, it is also an album that is instrumentally pure... musical magic” -The Blues Report
"Spectified: 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."
-All About Jazz
"Specter's
playing is smooth and soulful....His production work is impeccable." - Blues Revue
"Specter is a stylish Stratocaster
star with a deathgrip on classic blues guitar sensibilities."- Pulse
"Dave Specter is a phenomenal talent... in more adventurous times could have topped the charts" - About.com Blues
"If
contemporary blues has a fast track, Dave Specter is on it...one of the circuit's most tasteful guitarists." -Chicago Tribune
Vintage Guitar magazine feature article and review Jan. 2011 issue.
Specter's biography
and reviews are also listed in The All Music Guide to the Blues, MusicHound Blues -
the Essential Album Guide, The Big Book of Blues and dozens of other blues publications. Dave makes a cameo appearance
in Andrew Vachss' crime fiction mystery novel Safe House.