★★★★★
Sound: Andy Mckee has had over a million views for songs such as Drifting, Into The Ocean and Rylynn, and now he's released another good collection of songs on his fourth album called Joyland. Once again it features great percussive tapping on tracks like Hunter's Moon and Blue Liquid, and beautiful melodic chord changes in all the songs. What's more, he's even got other instruments that play along like the glockenspiel in the intro for Joyland...
- www.ultimate-guitar.com
2010-06-19
★★★★★
This intriguing date pivots around the protean bass of Andy McKee, best known for his sound footings for the tumultuous Mingus Big Band. Here, McKee steps to the fore with Next, a genuinely progressive post-fusion unit in which echoes of Mingus, Ornette and Frisell resound with serious yet playful abandon. Now several years old, McKee's tightly knit quintet features electric guitarist Ed Cherry, saxophonist Alex Foster, trumpeter Ryan Kisor and drummer Billy Kilson. It's a dynamic line-up...
- www.jazztimes.com
2010-02-19
★★★★★
Sound: Andy has to be one of the most unique/amazing guitarists I've seen. He creates amazing and smooth music with just one guitar (he occasionally uses a harp guitar). He is very widely watched on the video site YouTube with his song "Drifting" the highest rated music video of all time. Three other of his songs "Rylynn", "Africa", and "For My Father" also in the top 6 of Top Rated Videos...
- www.ultimate-guitar.com
2009-11-15
★★★★★
Former Mingus Big Band and Elvin Jones Jazz Machine bassist Andy McKee is joined here by drummer Idris Muhammad, vibraphone and marimba player Joe Locke, and saxophonist Alex Foster (doubling on bass clarinet and piccolo) on one of the most enjoyable recordings of the year. In addition to glorious acoustic bass work, McKee's exceptional compositional skills and arrangements abound on this 9-song gem...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
After working with some of the highest-profile musicians on the jazz scene, including the legendary and demanding Elvin Jones, Andy McKee has taken a not-too-common step for a bassist: recording a CD of his own music. Perhaps his work with the Mingus Big Band served as an inspiration for McKee's leadership, Mingus being a primary model for bassists who lead their own groups...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-07
★★★★★
Track Listing: 1.Finders Keepers 2.Folk Song 3.Accolades 4. Losers Weepers5.Ife?s Dance 6.Fire Sign 7.Earth Sign8. Deep In Boston / Max is Max 9. Prayer Personnel: Andy McKee ? bass; Idris Muhammad ? drums; Joe Locke ? vibraphone, marimba; Kenny Werner ? piano; Alex Foster ? saxophones, bass clarinet, piccolo;Milton Cardona - congas, percussion; Badal Roy - tabla, percussion;Max McKee, Alissa Cherry, Rachel Cherry, Thomas Sabina-Benowitz,Harry Hipwell, Eva DeMeo ...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
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