27th November 2015: ★★★★1/2 from DownBeat Magazine amongst latest reviews for Pete McCann’s ‘Range’ ft: John O’Gallagher, Henry Hey, Matt Clohesy and Mark Ferber.

Enjoying some 25 years as a highly respected sideman on the New York circuit, and a regular performer at Greenwich Village’s popular 55 Bar, multi-faceted jazz guitarist Pete McCann brings his fifth solo album, jazz/rock cornucopia Range, to Whirlwind Recordings – a quintet recording of all-new material which distills his vast experience of working alongside some of jazz’s greatest artists.
The title is a metaphor for the breadth of his colorful musical career as well as the diversity of the sounds expressed so eloquently here with John O’Gallagher (sax), Henry Hey (keys), Matt Clohesy (basses) and Mark Ferber (drums).

Range continues to pull in rave reviews from the UK, US and Europe including ★★★★½ from DownBeat Magazine. Here are the highlights:

“A formidable, flexible outfit with a built-in chemistry and an audacious streak.​..A remarkable post-Pat Metheny contemporary jazz guitarist​.”​
★★★★½, DownBeat Magazine (website) 

“It’s both a wide range of stylistic influences and a demonstration of the broad creative nature and harmonic inquisitiveness of Pete McCann’s artistry.​”
NYC Jazz Record​ (website)

“Deft and clever, the title reflects well the width and breadth of this creative guitarist and composer.”
Jazz Weekly (full review)

“Lyrically spun, tight swinging tunes and powerful fusion-like composition.”
Jazz Thing (website)

“Predominantly modern jazz that moves between tradition and modernity with a short stopover in the jazz-rock of the seventies.”
Musik an Sich (website)

It’s high time for Pete McCann to finally gain a foothold in Europe. “Range” may just be the breakthrough!”
Musik Reviews (website)

“Breathtaking improvisation.”
Medien Info (website)

Here’s  a full length version of ‘Mustard’ from Range: