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Artist
McGill Manring Stevens
12+ albums
FusionjazzUSAProgressiveJazz Rock
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It takes a certain amount of faith in what you are doing to put your name on the marquee. Not content to hide behind a band name, the three musicians who make up McGill/Manring/Stevens are aware of the historical precedent for trios that create music that is entertaining yet challenging, harmonious although complex, and demonstrative of a synergy between the musicians that transcends their individual excellence. Among the great "surname trios" that have set the bar so high, we find Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Medeski, Martin, and Wood, Giles, Giles, and Fripp, and Beck, Bogert, and Appice, not to mention Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross. It is clear from the unapologetic progressive fusion created by guitarist Scott McGill, bassist Michael Manring, and drummer/percussionist Vic Stevens that these musicians have the faith that you would expect of a trio so good it doesn't even need a clever name. On their second album release, Controlled by Radar, McGill/Manring/Stevens further establish themselves as a preeminent force in the progressive rock/jazz fusion field. Building on the concepts they introduced on their 2001 debut Addition by Subtraction, and once again mixed by Neil Kernon (Brand X, Yes, Kansas, Hall & Oates), the trio collaborated on the composition of the new pieces and allowed plenty of space for boundary-pushing improvisational flights. The results recall the classic '70s fusion of Mahavishnu Orchestra and Shakti blended with the atmospheres and tonalities associated
