Bela Fleck

Béla Fleck
Crossing the Tracks


Album : Crossing the Tracks
Artist : Béla Fleck
Release date : 1979
Number of discs : 1
Genre : Bluegrass
Total size : 85,9 MB
Total time : 00:37:20

Tracks :
1. Dear Old Dixie
2. Inman Square
3. Texas Barbeque
4. Growling Old Man and the Grumbling Old Woman
5. Spain
6. Crossing the Tracks
7. Spring Thaw
8. How Can You Face Me Now
9. Twilight
10. Frosty Morning
11. Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow

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So entrenched is banjoist Bela Fleck's reputation as one of bluegrass's most innovative and boundary-demolishing musicians that it's hard to be surprised now by the sounds on his 1979 debut CROSSING THE TRACKS. But taken in historical context, Fleck's first solo album sounded like nothing else on the bluegrass scene--or elsewhere, for that matter. With healthy doses of jazz, boogie, ballads, and pop all mixed in with old-timey bluegrass, Fleck and his superb acoustic ensemble set about deconstructing the very notion of bluegrass, a process Fleck would continue for the rest of his career. That journey begins here, and the crisp sound on the 2005 CD issue makes it all the more enjoyable to revisit.

Personnel:
Béla Fleck (fiddle); Béla Fleck (banjo); Mark Schatz (acoustic bass, upright bass); Pat Enright (vocals); Russ Barenberg (guitar); Jerry Douglas (dobro); Bob Applebaum (mandolin); Sam Bush, Randy Sabien (fiddle).

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Béla Fleck – Natural Bridge


Album : Natural Bridge
Artist : Béla Fleck
Release date : 1982
Number of discs : 1
Genre : Bluegrass
Total size : 97,9 MB
Total time : 00:42:41

Tracks :
1. Punch Drunk
2. Flexibility
3. Dawg's Due
4. Day Break
5. Bitter Gap
6. October Winds
7. Crossfire
8. Applebutter
9. Old Hickory Waltz
10. Rocky Road
11. The Natural Bridge Suite

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Originally released in 1982, NATURAL BRIDGE lives up to its title--it bridges the worlds between bluegrass, in "Bitter Gap," and Django Reinhardt's bop-charged swing, in "Flexibility" and "October Winds." Often there are exchanges between both styles to the point where it's hard to hear where one starts and the other ends, as with "Crossfire." All the fine players featured here demonstrate amazing technique, warmth and versatility.

Personnel:
Bela Fleck (banjo); Mark O'Connor (guitar, 12-string guitar, fiddle, viola); David Parmley (guitar); Jerry Douglas (dobro); Jimmy Gaudreau, David Grisman, Mike Marshall, Buck White (mandolin); Darol Anger (fiddle, violectra); Ricky Skaggs (5-string fiddle, harmony fiddle); Mark Schatz (bass).

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Béla Fleck – Drive


Album : Drive
Artist : Béla Fleck
Release date : 1988
Label : Rounder
Number of discs : 1
Genre : Bluegrass
Total size : 119 MB
Total time : 00:52:04

Tracks :
1. Whitewater
2. Slipstream
3. Up and Around the Bend
4. Natchez Trace
5. See Rock City
6. Legend, The
7. Lights of Home, The
8. Down in the Swamp
9. Sanctuary
10. Open Road, The
11. Crucial County Breakdown - (bonus track)
12. Shuckin' the Corn - (previously unreleased, bonus track)

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Béla Fleck & The Flecktones


Album : Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
Artist : Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
Release date : 1990
Label : Warner Bros.
Number of discs : 1
Genre : Bluegrass
Total size : 110 MB (mp3), 242 MB (FLAC & CUE)
Total time : 00:47 :43

Individual track details :
1. "Sea Brazil" (Béla Fleck) – 3:43
2. "Frontiers" (Fleck) – 6:08
3. "Hurricane Camille" (Fleck) – 2:38
4. "Half Moon Bay" (Fleck) – 5:09
5. "The Sinister Minister" (Fleck) – 4:38
6. "Sunset Road" (Fleck) – 5:04
7. "Flipper" (Fleck) – 4:21
8. "Mars Needs Women: Space is a Lonely Place" (Fleck) – 5:01
9. "Mars Needs Women: They're Here" (Fleck) – 3:30
10. "Reflections of Lucy" (Fleck/John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 3:38
11. "Tell It to the Gov'nor" (Fleck) – 4:06

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Personel:
Béla Fleck - banjo
Howard Levy - harmonica, keyboards, Jew's harp, güiro
Roy "Future Man" Wooten - Synth-axe/Drumitar
Victor Wooten - bass

Béla Fleck and the Flecktones was the first album by the band of the same name, released in 1990. A live version of "The Sinister Minister", a track from this album, won a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 1997.

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Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
Flight of the Cosmic Hippo


Album : Flight of the Cosmic Hippo
Artist : Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
Release date : 1991
Label : Warner Bros.
Number of discs : 1
Genre : Jazz
Total size : 60,6 MB
Total time : 00 :43 :58


Individual track details :
1. "Blu-Bop" (Béla Fleck, Howard Levy, Victor Wooten, Roy Wooten) – 4:22
2. "Flying Saucer Dudes" (Fleck) – 4:51
3. "Turtle Rock" (Fleck) – 4:12
4. "Flight of the Cosmic Hippo" (Fleck) – 4:29
5. "The Star Spangled Banner" (Francis Scott Key, arr. Fleck, R. Wooten, Levy, V. Wooten) – 2:35
6. "Star of the County Down" (P.D., arr. Fleck, R. Wooten, Levy, V. Wooten) – 4:21
7. "Jekyll and Hyde (and Ted and Alice)" (Fleck) – 7:04
8. "Michelle" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 5:10
9. "Hole in the Wall" (Fleck) – 4:40
10. "Flight of the Cosmic Hippo (Reprise)" (Fleck) – 2:14

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Personel:
Béla Fleck - banjo, electric banjo
Howard Levy - Diatonic Harmonica, Piano, Synthesizers, Harp in a Cup, Harp Through Micro Synth, Double Ocarina, Hammond B-3 Organ
"Future Man" - SynthAxe Drumitar
Victor Wooten - 4 String, 5 String Fretless and 6 String electric basses

The album title came from an audience member who suggested "Flight of the Codeine Hippo" as a name for the title track. The band changed "codeine" to "cosmic" to avoid the drug association.
"The Star Spangled Banner" was arranged and recorded in response to the Gulf War.
"Jekyll and Hyde (and Ted and Alice)" refers to the novella The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde as well as the film Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice.

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Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
Ufo Tofu


Album : Ufo Tofu
Artist : Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
Release date : 1992
Label : Warner Bros.
Number of discs : 1
Genre : Bluegrass
Total size : 75,7 MB (mp3), 319 MB (FLAC &CUE)
Total time : 00:55 :01

Individual track details :
1. "The West County" (Béla Fleck) – 4:30
2. "Sex In A Pan" (Victor Wooten) – 3:33
3. "Nemo's Dream" (Fleck) – 5:07
4. "Bonnie & Slyde" (Fleck) – 4:18
5. "Scuttlebutt" (Fleck) – 4:04
6. "UFO Tofu" (Fleck) – 3:46
7. "Magic Fingers" (Fleck) – 5:13
8. "True North" (Fleck) – 4:54
9. "Life Without Elvis" (Fleck) – 5:06
10. "Seresta" (Howard Levy/Manfredo Fest) – 3:39
11. "The Yee-Haw Factor" (Fleck) – 6:57
12. "After The Storm" (Fleck) – 3:52

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Personel:
Béla Fleck - Acoustic, Slide, Electric & Nylon Strung Banjos
Howard Levy - Harmonicas (G, A, Bb, C & D), Piano, Synthesizers, Pennywhistle & Ocarina
Future Man - Synth-Axe Drumitar
Victor Wooten - 4 String Bass, 5 String Bass, 5 String Fretless Bass & Stereo Bass

UFO Tofu was the third album released by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, released in 1992.


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Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
Three Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest


Album : Three Flew Over The Cuckoo'z Nest
Artist : Bela Fleck, & The Flecktones
Release date : 1993
Label : Warner Bros.
Number of discs : 1
Genre : Jazz
Total size : 130 MB
Total time : 00:57 :00

Tracks :
1. "Vix 9" (Victor Wooten) – 4:27
2. "At Last We Meet Again" (V. Wooten) – 5:34
3. "Spunky and Clorissa" (Béla Fleck) – 4:30
4. "Bumbershoot" (Fleck) – 5:22
5. "Blues For Gordon" (Fleck) – 5:16
6. "Monkey See" (Fleck) – 3:16
7. "The Message" (music: Fleck, V. Wooten, Future Man; lyrics: Joe Wooten) – 4:03
8. "Interlude (Return of the Ancient Ones)" (Future Man) – 2:06
9. "The Drift" (Fleck, V. Wooten, Future Man) – 3:30
10. "A Celtic Medley: Meridian/Traveling Light/Salamander's Reel" (Fleck) – 6:39
11. "Peace, Be Still" (V. Wooten) – 4:05
12. "The Longing" (Fleck) – 5:25
13. "For Now" (Fleck) – 2:40

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Personel:
Béla Fleck - Acoustic and electric banjos
Future Man - Synthaxe Drumitar, percussion
Victor Wooten - Bass guitar
Guest musicians
Bruce Hornsby - piano
Branford Marsalis - saxophone
Roderick Ward - saxophone

Three Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was the fourth album released by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, released in 1993. It was the only release of the band as a trio, as it was after the departure of Howard Levy but before the arrival of Jeff Coffin.

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Bela Fleck & the Flecktones - Live Art

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TrackList:

Disc 1:

01. Intro
02. New South Africa
03. Stomping Grounds
04. Lochs Of Dread
05. Bigfoot
06. Far East Medley
07. Flying Saucer Dudes
08. UFO TOFU
09. Interlude-Libation, The Water Ritual
10. Vix 9
11. Message, The


Disc 2:

01. Improv / Amazing Grace
02. Shubbee's Doobie
03. Oh Darling
04. Blu-Bop
05. Sunset Road
06. More Luv
07. Early Reflection / Bach / The Ballad Of Jed Clampett
08. Cheeseballs In Cowtown
09. Sinister Minister, The
10. Flight Of The Cosmic Hippo

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Something of a retrospective, Live Art is a treat for both newcomers and aficionados of the eye-popping artistry that is Bela Fleck, not to mention his more-than-capable partners in crime, bassist Victor Wooten and percussionist (well, it's not exactly a drum set he plays) Future Man. This two-disc set features live performances spanning a four-year period, with several guest appearances: Branford Marsalis sits in on "Flying Saucer Dudes," Chick Corea is featured on "The Message," and Bruce Hornsby appears on "More Luv." Several never-before-recorded songs appear here as well--the Scottish-inflected "Lochs of Dread," among others. Favorites like "Flight of the Cosmic Hippo," "UFO Tofu," and "Sinister Minister" are here as well, making this a well-rounded, enjoyable collection for any Fleck fan. Jazz? Folk? Bluegrass? Who knows, but whatever it is, it's well worth hearing.--Genevieve Williams





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Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - Left of Cool

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TrackList:

01. Throwdown at the Hoedown 5:10
02. Communication 4:16
03. Big Country 5:31
04. Sojourn of Arjuna 5:27
05. Let Me Be the One 4:38
06. Trane to Conamarra 6:48
07. Almost 12 3:15
08. Step Quiet 4:02
09. Oddity 5:32
10. Sleeping Dogs Lie 4:02
11. Trouble and Strife 5:15
12. Slow Walker 5:23
13. Shanti 5:12
14. The Big Blink 7:57
15. Prelude to Silence 3:55

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Bela Fleck and Victor Wooten formed Béla Fleck and the Flecktones in 1988, rounded out with harmonica player Howard Levy and Wooten's percussionist brother Roy "Future Man" Wooten, who plays synthesizer-based percussion. Levy left the group in 1992, making the band a trio until Saxophonist Jeff Coffin joined the group with the 1998 album Left of Cool.
With the Flecktones, Fleck has been nominated for and won several Grammy awards.





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Bela Fleck & the Flecktones - Greatest Hits of the 20th Century

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Bela Fleck & The Flecktones: Bela Fleck (acoustic & electric banjos, guitar, synthesizer); Roy "Future Man" Wooten (vocals, SynthAxe Drumitar); Howard Levy (harmonica, piano, synthesizer); Victor Lemonte Wooten (fretted & fretless basses).

Additional personnel: Dave Matthews (vocals); Jeff Coffin (soprano, alto & tenor saxophones); Paul McCandless (soprano saxophone); Sam Bush (mandolin, fiddle).
Digitally remastered by Keith Blake (1999, Warner Bros. In-house Studio).

Bela Fleck & The Flecktones: Bela Fleck (banjo); Howard Levy (harmonica); Future Man (guitar synthesizer); Victor Wooten (bass guitar).

Additional personnel: Dave Matthews (vocals); Sam Bush (fiddle); Paul McCandless (soprano saxophone); Jeff Coffin (alto saxophone).

Beyond the droll title there indeed lies some of the finest material these jazz-bluegrass cross-pollinators have ever recorded. This compilation documents the Bela Fleck & The Flecktones from their start as a trio in 1990 up to their expanded lineup on 1998's LEFT OF COOL, culling the cream of the albums in between. The avant-banjo virtuoso himself sheds some light on the inspiration for each song by including track-by-track annotations in the booklet.

GREATEST HITS begins on the same auspicious note as did the band's popularity, with the Grammy-winning instrumental "The Sinister Minister." It's a mysterious, quirky tune that creeps and crawls to Howard Levy's haunting harmonica playing. Two previously unissued tracks are included, with "Shocktime" surely being one of the more mind-blowing examples of the musicianship at hand. Originally intended to be on THREE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, this cut shines a welcome spotlight on Victor Wooten's ebullient, jaw-dropping bass pyrotechnics. "Road House Blues" funks from the Mississippi Delta to the Big Apple with a down-home combo of Bela Fleck on slide-banjo and Jeff Coffin's alto sax grooves.


TrackList:

01. Sinister Minister, The
02. Stomping Grounds - (live)
03. Flight Of The Cosmic Hippo
04. Shocktime - (previously unreleased)
05. Sex In A Pan
06. Yee-Haw Factor, The
07. Road House Blues - (previously unreleased)
08. Vix 9
09. Communication
10. Big Country
11. Sunset Road

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Chick Corea & Béla Fleck - The Enchantment

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Tracks :

01. Señorita
02. Spectacle
03. Joban Dna Nopia
04. Mountain
05. Children’s Song #6
06. A Strange Romance
07. Menagerie
08. Waltse for Abby
09. Brazil
10. The Enchantment
11. Sunset Road

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Fans of legendary jazz pianist Chick Corea and bebop/bluegrass banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck are well aware of the pair's previous collaborations (Corea guests on two Flecktones albums, and Fleck appears on Corea's Rendezvous in New York DVD), but their first full-length release should surprise even their most jaded followers. The two went into the project with intense seriousness of purpose, Corea writing four pieces and Fleck six. (The standard "Brazil" is their only cover.) They push each other hard in adapting their instruments to genres (bluegrass, country, Latin, ragtime, classical, blues, and world) normally outside their idioms, Corea playing 'grassy banjo patterns on the piano on Fleck's mournful "Mountain" and Fleck stretching on Corea's suite-like "Joban Dna Nopia." With few exceptions, the compositions are only frameworks for vast improvisation, which might be expected. But instead of setting each other up for extended solos, Corea and Fleck join together with breathtaking precision and verve, weaving and intertwining through remarkable contrapuntal excursions, only to break and meet up again in perfect sync. Despite the thrill of Fleck's chromatic chases and classical flirtations and Corea's mastery of difficult lines on Fleck's rippling "Spectacle," one can't help but think they would have benefited from a tad more instrumentation--especially bass and percussion. Perhaps that's the next step this wickedly inventive duo wll take in their ongoing odyssey of genius.--Alanna Nash




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Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - Live at the Quick

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TrackList:

01. "That Old Thing" (Intro)/"Earth Jam" (Fleck, Future Man, Wooten) 7:55
02. "Zona Mona" (Coffin, Fleck) 6:34
03. "Ovombo Summit" (Future Man) 2:48
04. "Hall of Mirrors" (Fleck) 5:42
05. "Scratch & Sniff" (Fleck, Wooten) 6:43
06. Improv/"Amazing Grace" (Newton) 5:18
07. "Big Country" (Fleck) 8:21
08. "Interlude" (A. Narell) 1:26
09. "Lover's Leap" (Fleck) 6:13
10. "Alash Khem (Alash River Song)" (Traditional) 2:26
11. "A Moment So Close" (Fleck) 6:55
12. Improv/"Prelude from Bach Violin Partitia #3" (J.S. Bach) 5:59
13. Intro (Fleck) 1:06
14. "Hoedown" (Copland) 9:00

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Personel:
The Flecktones
Bela Fleck - banjo, electric synth banjo, guitar
Jeff Coffin - tenor, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute
Future Man - synth-axe drumitar, acoustic percussion, vocals
Victor Lemonte Wooten - electric bass

Guest musicians
Sandip Burman - tabla
Paul Hanson - bassoon
Paul McCandless - oboe, English horn, soprano and sopranino saxophones
Andy Narell - steelpans, keyboard
Kongar-ool Kondar - Tuvan throat singing (as Congar ol'Ondar)

Live at the Quick was the ninth album released by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones and their second non-studio album. It was recorded live in 2000.




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Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - Outbound

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TrackList :

01. Intro
02. Hoedown
03. Moment So Close, A
04. Zona Mona
05. Hall of Mirrors
06. Earth Jam
07. Something She Said
08. Ovombo Summit
09. Aimum
10. Prelude
11. Lover's Leap
12. Outbound
13. Scratch & Sniff
14. Shuba Yatra
15. That Old Thing
16. Reprise

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OUTBOUND won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. "Zona Mona" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.

With OUTBOUND, Bela Fleck and his Flecktones blend their eclectic mix of high-energy bluegrass and jazz with instrumentalists and vocalists from a wide range of styles. Among these are B3 master John Medeski, eclectic guitarist Adrian Belew, and pop vocalists Shawn Colvin and Yes' Jon Anderson. As you may expect, this makes for some of the most unique aural adventures to come down the pike in a long while.

With a nod to Oliver Nelson's BLUES & THE ABSTRACT TRUTH arrangement, Fleck offers a contemporary take on Aaron Copland's "Hoedown." He then launches into the intriguing "A Moment So Close," which mixes urban funk, Middle Eastern flavors, and contemporary pop vocals. If that's not enough to strip your gears, Adrian Belew's space-age guitar textures and Shawn Colvin's wordless vocal introduction into the otherwise rolling groove of "Hall of Mirrors" are likely to make you sit up and take immediate notice. More evidence of Fleck's stylistic wizardry is the exciting "Ainum," a piece that, while at first appearing as merely a pop vocal, incorporates everything from bluegrass and jazz to Indian drumming and funk. Other mesmerizing musical escapades include the lilting "Lover's Leap," the fusion-esque title track, and the impenetrable "Scratch & Sniff."




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Bela Fleck - Tales From the Accoustic Planet

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TrackList:

01. Up and Running
02. First Light
03. Great Circle Route, The
04. Circus of Regrets
05. Three Bridges Home
06. Landing, The
07. Arkansas Traveler
08. Backwoods Galaxy
09. In Your Eyes
10. System Seven
11. Cheeseballs in Cowtown
12. Bicyclops
13. Jayme Lynn
14. For Sascha

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Recorded from January to March 1994. Includes liner notes by Bela Fleck.
All songs written by Bela Fleck except "Arkansas Traveler" (P.D.).

"Cheeseballs In Cowtown" was nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance.
Having spent the last five years touring and recording with his virtuoso electric ensemble, the Flecktones, banjo innovator Bela Fleck has created a concept album that celebrates his many musical friends and influences, in a homey setting. TALES FROM THE ACOUSTIC PLANET, an elegant, immaculately produced aural novella, is something of a homecoming dance for Bela--and surely the most ambitious, satisfying portrait yet of Fleck as a composer and arranger.
In exploring connections and defying conventions, TALES FROM THE ACOUSTIC PLANET presents an open-ended suite, drawing upon Fleck's roots in bluegrass, jazz, folk, country, pop and world music--eschewing hot licks in ...





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Bela Fleck - The Bluegrass Sessions
Tales From the Accoustic Planet Vol. 2

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TrackList:

01. Blue Mountain Hop
02. Buffalo Nickel
03. When Joy Kills Sorrow
04. Spanish Point
05. Polka on the Banjo
06. Clarinet Polka
07. Over Grown Waltz, The
08. Ode to Earl
09. Home Sweet Home
10. Valley of the Rogue
11. Plunky's Lament
12. Maura On A Bicycle / Stout And Molasses / Way Back When
13. Dark Circles
14. Old Jellico / Puddle Jumper / Dead Man's Hill
15. Katmandu
16. Do You Have Room?
17. Foggy Mountain Special
18. Major Honker

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Banjo master Bela Fleck takes a time-out of sorts from the dizzying NewGrass/Jazz-Country-Funk fusion for which he has become famous and returns to his bluegrass roots. THE BLUEGRASS SESSIONS: TALES FROM THE ACOUSTIC PLANET, VOLUME 2 runs the gamut from the humorous, old-time "Polka on the Banjo" (lead vocal by John Hartford) to the straight-ahead bluegrass of "Ode to Earl" (Scruggs, that is, the legendary banjoist). In the mysterious and beautiful "Katmandu," the music of the hills of Kentucky meets that of the hills of Asia. "Spanish Point" is the most Flecktones-sounding tune. This album, which contains fine contributions from Tony Rice, Vassar Clements, and Jerry Douglas, should appeal to the more adventurous bluegrass fan.





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Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - Perpetual Motion

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TrackList:

01. Keyboard Sonata in C Major K. 159 - Bela Fleck, Bela Fleck, Chris Thile
02. Two-Part Invention No. 13
03. Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum
04. Mazurka in F-Sharp Minor
05. Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin (Prelude)
06. Etude in C-Sharp Minor
07. Mazurka in F-Sharp Minor
08. Three-Part Invention No. 10
09. Melody in E-Flat - Bela Fleck, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer
10. "Presto in G Minor 1 After Bach"
11. Suite for Unaccompanied Cello No. 1 (Prelude)
12. Three-Part Invention No. 15
13. Moto Perpetuo - Bela Fleck, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer
14. Keyboard Sonata in D Minor K. 213
15. Two-Part Invention No. 6
16. "Adagio Sostenuto"
17. Two Part Invention No. 11 - Bela Fleck, Bela Fleck, Evelyn Glennie
18. Seven Variations on "God Save the King" - Bela Fleck, Bela Fleck,
19. Three-Part Invention No. 7
20. Moto Perpetuo (Bluegrass) - Bela Fleck, Bela Fleck, Bryan Sutton

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Bela Fleck is one of the greatest five-string banjo players performing today. Beginning in the 1970s, he honed his lightning-fast chops performing bluegrass, then moved on to contemporary jazz and fusion sounds. With this album, he broadens his horizons once again by performing an entire program of classical music transcriptions. Reminiscent of classical guitar albums by John Williams (who makes a guest appearance here), the disc traverses a wide range of repertoire--from Chopin mazurkas to Bach's Two and Three Part Inventions. Throughout, Fleck displays a feathery touch on his banjo, and his instrument offers a pleasant, brassy tone with very little twang. The technique he displays on Perpetual Motion is astounding and a refreshing change of pace from the smooth grooves found on the banjoist's Flecktones recordings. The arrangements are generally minimalist and understated, but violinist Joshua Bell, bassist Edgar Meyer, mandolinist Chris Thile, and percussionist Evelyn Glennie join in on this groundbreaking disc. Bluegrass purists may be disappointed (this is a far cry from the free-spirited, folksy abandon found on Sony's Short Trip Home and Appalachian Journey CDs), but classical fans will be astounded by how perfectly natural Fleck's banjo sounds on these works.--Jason Verlinde





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Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - Little Worlds

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TrackList:

Little Worlds CD DISC 1:
01. Bill Mon
02. Ballad of Jed Clampett, The - (with Bobby McFerrin/Sam Bush)
03. Puffy
04. New Math
05. Longitude
06. Latitude
07. Centrifuge - (with Derek Trucks)
08. Off the Top: A Gravity Wheel - (with Nickel Creek)
09. Off the Top B: Line Dance - (with Nickel Creek)
10. Untitled - (hidden track)

Little Worlds Songs DISC 2:
01. Fjords of Oslo, The
02. Sherpa
03. What It Is
04. Leaning Tower, The - (with Bobby McFerrin/The Chieftains)
05. Mudslingers of the Milky Way
06. Captive Delusions - (with Branford Marsalis)
07. Costa Brava
08. Poindexter - (with Jerry Douglas)
09. Prequel
10. Return of the Mudslingers - (with Branford Marsalis)

Little Worlds Album DISC 3:
01. Cave, The
02. Next
03. Pineapple Heart - (with Derek Trucks/Sam Bush)
04. Snatchin'
05. Reminiscence
06. Sleeper - (with Bobby McFerrin)
07. Flunky
08. Last Jam, The - (with Derek Trucks/Jerry Douglas/Bernie Williams)
09. Untitled - (hidden track)

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JazzTimes (11/03, p.110) - "What a glorious musical excursion this is!...LITTLE WORLDS is filled from start to finish with inventive compositions and top-level musicians from around the world..."



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Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - The Hidden Land

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TrackList:

01. Fugue From Prelude & Fuge No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889
02. P'Lod in the House
03. Rococo
04. Labyrinth
05. Kaleiloscope
06. Who's Got Three
07. Weed Whacker
08. Couch Potato
09. Chennai
10. Subterfuge
11. Interlude
12. Misunderstood
13. The Whistle Tune

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Bela Fleck's progressive fusion of jazz, bluegrass, classical, rock, and anything else he can get his hands on has been surprising listeners for some time now. 2006's THE HIDDEN LAND offers more of the same, though "sameness" for Fleck is liberated from its usual meaning. For example, the elaborate riff on Bach's "Fugue from Prelude & Fugue No. 20" that opens the disc is a stylistic whiplash that manages to incorporate bop, swing, funk, and psychedelia while still honoring the spirit of the original.

Fleck's genre-smashing banjo playing is enough to win the heart of any adventurous listener, but his Flecktones--who include bassist Victor Wooten, multi-instrumentalist Jeff Coffin, and drummer Future Man--are as flexible and risk-hungry on their instruments as the leader is on his. Whether on breezy, tuneful jams like "Roccoco" or frenetic free bop like "Couch Potato" (which comes complete with countrified interludes), Fleck and the Flecktones keep fans guessing, but in the most delightful way.





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Béla Fleck & Edgar Meyer - Music for Two

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Year: 2004
Label: Sony

Review
by Chris Nickson
Banjo player supreme Béla Fleck and bassist Edgar Meyer make for a fascinating and daring duo, and they appear to be at their best live, as this esoteric disc shows. While there are plenty of original compositions from both pens, they also tackle several pieces by Bach, a wonderful Henry Eccles sonata, and some Miles Davis -- gadding about all over the shop. It works primarily because they put no restrictions on the possibilities of the instruments, but sheer skill certainly helps, from the wicked alacrity of "Bug Tussle" to the near competition of "Woolly Mamouth." There's even a delicious sense of humor, as "Wrong Number" is interrupted by what seems to be an errant cell phone -- but which turns out to be a sample that returns and returns to act like a punctuation in the piece. Meyer takes to the piano for part of "Palmyra," proving surprisingly adept, while Fleck shows his chops to full effect on "The One I Left Behind." For this album he depends more on virtuosity than any electric trickery, and he's good enough to pull it off with no problem, as on "The Lake Effect." Meyer is more than a foil, though; he looms large throughout, whether plucking or bowing the bass. However you want to categorize this disc, it's music of the highest order.


TrackList:

01. Bug Tussle - Fleck - 4:55
02. Invention No. 10, BMV 796 - Bach - 0:53
03. Pile-Up - Fleck, Meyer - 6:55
04. Prelude No. 24, BMV 869 - Bach - 2:59
05. Solar - Davis - 3:59
06. Blue Spruce - Fleck - 8:45
07. Canon - Meyer - 4:27
08. The One I Left Behind - Fleck - 5:00
09. Menuett I-II, BMV 825 - Bach - 2:11
10. Prelude No. 2, BMV 847 - Bach - 1:39
11. Palmyra - Fleck, Meyer - 10:32
12. The Lake Effect - Fleck - 3:15
13. Largo (From Sonata) - Eccles - 3:11
14. Allegro Vivace (From Sonata) - Eccles - 1:13
15. Wrong Number - Fleck, Meyer - 2:59
16. Woolly Mammoth - Fleck, Meyer - 7:44
17. Wishful Thinking - Meyer - 2:56

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