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Ximo Tebar by Benny Golson

"In a lifetime there will always be personalities that stands out from the rest of humanity because of superior talent. Musically, Ximo Tebar is one of them. He has an uncanny, pervasive, tasty, harmonic and melodic concept that never overdoes any one thing so much as to make it boring and meaningless. If at this point you have not yet heard Ximo Tebar give release to his amazing guitar artistry from the vortex of his expansive, creative imagination into the medium of the air, it would be as self deprivation of the highest degree. Listen to him! He's astounding."

Benny Golson, New York City, May 13, 2004

Liner Notes CD The Champs

I will say this-- Ximo is no scat singer. He is, however, a good guitar player with a nice Wes Montgomery-ish touch, and no one burns up a B-3 like Joey D. Some cool takes on some old standards, and Joey D. plays a little trumpet, too. A great organ trio, and a pretty good album. Check out "You Don't Know What Love Is".

This is the one of the best Modern Guitar albums on the scene. You hear echoes of Wes and the group functions so well together. Buy it. Now.

Magistral interpretation

Jose Nebot, Aeropuerto Jazz Café, Feb 2004

A unique scheme

The Champs: Interpretations that give the measurement of a unique formation that would have to make recall to mind to many the true international dimension of Ximo Tebar.

Gernot Dudda, World Music Magazine, April 2004

The virtuosity has a signature, the one of Ximo Tebar

DOO Magazine, April 2004

Sublime Ximo Tebar

The Champs is, without doubt, the vehicle used by two spectacular solistas to playing standards

High Fidelity Magazine, April 04

Ximo Tebar is one of the best jazz guitarists

The quality of his was worth can be verified in The Champs.

Jose Mª Perez Rey, World Music Magazine, Abril 2004