15th September 2015: 4 stars from All About Jazz for Pete McCann prior to release of ‘Range’ this week.

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 to Whirlwind Recordings – a quintet recording of all-new material which distills his vast experience of working alongside some of jazz’s greatest artists.

Here, with his four trusted colleagues, John O’Gallagher (sax), Henry Hey (keys), Matt Clohesy (basses) and Mark Ferber (drums), McCann produces a compelling, immaculately-produced programme that radiates a passion for today’s thriving, progressive jazz scene.

Prior to it’s release on 18th September, here are some highlights from early reviews of Range:

“The album is an object lesson in chiaroscuro invention, naturally inviting frequent replays.”
4 Stars, All About Jazz (full review)

“Switching from cerebral, passive engagement to supercharged emotional connectivity.”
Bird Is The Worm (recommended) (full review)

“A tasty set that let’s the chops fly with that kind of flow that makes it sound easier than it is.”
Midwest Record (full review)

“Those perfectly acceptable opening tracks are more than the stuff of just-another-jazz-guitar-recording… now they’re the lead-up to liftoff, when the musicians let loose, and technical precision transforms into a wild energy unleashed.”
Bird Is The Worm (recommended) (full review)

​”​McCann’s versatility proves that he is capable of both composing and playing in a range of styles, from languid sensitivity to raw full-on power.​”
4 Stars, All About Jazz (full review)