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Bob DeVos: Shifting Sands
By"Lost and Found is home to a satisfyingly funky groove that DeVos and Kostelnik alternately investigate prior to Alexander's horn joining in perfect time with Devos' guitar on the delicate "Three/Four Miss C. The Latin feel of "Mojave serves as the prerequisite Jobim tune and gives a lovely backdrop for DeVos to stretch out improvisationally. The title cut, with its substantial chords, sets up some reverentially slow bluesy explorations.
All the stops are pulled out as Alexander and Johns push things in a hard bop direction with the fast-paced "Track and Field, showcasing Devos and Alexander's capabilities for quickness without sacrificing tone. Trane's "Giant Steps serves as compositional inspiration for the predominantly breezy "Step into Spring. The gorgeous opening chords of Van Heusen's "But Beautiful signal a pensive paean to beauty. Intriguing improvisation is again front and center with the soulfully satisfying "A Different Dozen, before Alexander presents the well-known melody of "Willow Weep for Me in a lightly swinging style for all to probe.
There is a potency to DeVos' style, with its broad sound, bluesy feel and reliance on expressive single-note runs, that maintains these tunes on their melodic axes. The result is an hour-long journey through an assortment of agreeable grooves.
Track Listing
Lost and Found; Three/Four Miss C; Mojave; Shifting Sands; Track and Field; Step into Spring; But Beautiful; A Different Dozen; Willow Weep for Me.
Personnel
Bob DeVos
guitar, electricBob DeVos: guitar; Eric Alexander: tenor saxophone (2,5,9); Dan Kostelnik: Hammond B-3 organ; Steve Johns: drums; Gary Fritz: percussion (1,9).
Album information
Title: Shifting Sands | Year Released: 2006 | Record Label: Savant Records
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About Bob DeVos
Instrument: Guitar, electric
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