Bill McGee

about

Bill McGee is a unique artist especially for a brass man. (Born William Ford McGee, Feb. 16, 1952 in Richmond, Virginia) What makes him unique for a brass man is the fact that he also performs and records most of his own rhythm tracks with the help from his long-time friends guitarist Tom Reaves, Hannon Lane, and Jim Adkins. He also uses James Saxsmo Gates and James Holden on sax a lot. His style is usually smooth and flowing with lots of percussive laced rhythm grooves . He once said that his style is like Sade meets Miles Davis. Most of the songs have a percussive backdrop with a hint of afro-latin music in the groove. Bill McGee tends to play flugelhorn a little more than trumpet, hence most of his tracks have this mellow groove not a real high note brassy style, yet on several songs he will play the high notes well, but he doesn't do the Arturo Sandoval thing. His choice of songs based on the three CDs he has recorded as of 2008 is based on lots of cover songs. Some people like this because the music is very familiar and well performed, other people like more original material. He ususally has about half and half. His best cover songs tend to be from the Philly Soul group the Stylistics. He recorded "People Make The World Go 'Round" on his first CD and "Stop, Look and Listen to your heart" on the third CD. Both are excellently performed and great for listening and riding. I also think his cover of Horace Silvers "Song For My Father" is excellent which is on the second CD.

top songs

albums

Soul Man

Chase The Sunset

Cantaloupe and Watermelon (feat. Ayinde Williams) - Single

Still Bill

This One's 4U

The Tree of Life

Cantaloupe And Watermelon

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Chill

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Cantaloupe and Watermelon (feat. Ayinde Williams)

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