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Reviews
of Breaking The Ice - Savant Records SCD 2017
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Guitarist
John Abercrombie:
He
plays so damn good…logic, swing, warmth, inventiveness, humor and
clarity…get to know
Bob DeVos.
(from John’s
insightful liner notes of Breaking The Ice)
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Detroit
Based Michael G. Nastos for www.AllMusicGuide on Breaking the Ice:
Bob
DeVos, where have you been all of our lives?
Highly
recommended: 4½ Stars
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Just
Jazz Guitar—February
2000, Adrian Ingram on Breaking The Ice:
"What
an album it is, burning from beginning to end with that real
"60s" organ group vibe… A storming recording."
"DeVos
is a master of the style, building his solos from economically spaced
entrances to double-time or Grant Green-like rhythmic displacement. His
sound is to die for, rich, full, deep, positive, round and warm."
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The
Audiophile Voice—July
2000, Jack Skowron on Breaking The Ice:
His
bebop chops are in fine shape, thank you…DeVos offers nice note choices,
off-center lines, and swings his kazatzkas off."
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Vintage
Guitar Magazine—"More
Good News For Jazz Guitar Fans":
Bob
DeVos is active in the New York scene and his debut CD, Breaking the
Ice, has nine tracks of first-rate straight-ahead guitar and organ
based tunes. Bob has a fine tone and great melodic sensibilities. In
"Tri-Hog-Myth" (another cool DeVos original), the head is
exceptionally catchy/quirky and there’s plenty of energy and drive
…Bob starts his solos in a slow understated and very smooth manner,
expertly adding/blending more notes as he goes. Nice!
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All
About Jazz Magazine—November
1999, Paula Edelstein:
When
it comes to the jazz guitar debut of Bob DeVos’ Breaking The Ice,
DeVos breaks through with an icy hot illustration of guitar forms and
improvs. The jazz is cool and hot…He’s a "a
musician-to-his-audience" communicator that reaches for you and has
you immersed until the last note is played and tucked away in your musical
senses.
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