Live at the Quick
Released: Feb 26, 2002
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Released: Feb 26, 2002
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Anyone who saw the Flecktones in their early days probably told you that it was an amazing experience, and a big part of that praise undoubtedly focused on the group's improvised jams. With Victor...
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Outbound
Released: Jul 25, 2000
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Released: Jul 25, 2000
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After a decade with Warner Bros., Béla Fleck jumped to Sony's Columbia Records, signing a five-record deal that called for two releases on Sony Classical, a solo album, and two discs with his band...
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Greatest Hits of the 20th Century
Released: Nov 16, 1999
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Released: Nov 16, 1999
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Whenever a group with the stature and critical reputation of Béla Fleck & the Flecktones issues a career-spanning collection, the quality of the work is not measured in the same way that an...
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Left of Cool
Released: Jun 9, 1998
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Released: Jun 9, 1998
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There's no denying that Béla Fleck & the Flecktones -- which on 1998's Left of Cool now boasted Jeff Coffin in addition to Fleck, Victor Wooten, and Roy "Futureman" Wooten -- can play. Often, it's...
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Live Art
Released: 1991
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Released: 1991
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Live Art is a double-disc, 20-track anthology of live performances by Béla Fleck & the Flecktones, spanning four years in the mid-'90s. The song selections cover the group's entire career, ranging...
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Three Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
Released: 1993
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Released: 1993
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Those who have enjoyed earlier Flecktones recordings will not be disappointed with Three Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Bela Fleck has stuck with the formula that made their previous records...
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UFO Tofu
Released: 1992
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Released: 1992
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Though the Flecktones didn't change their formula with their third album, UFO Tofu, they did manage to craft one of their more consistent and impressive efforts. The band's fusion of jazz,...
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Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
Released: 1990
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Released: 1990
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After disbanding New Grass Revival, Bela Fleck began re-creating the role of the banjo in the same way Charlie Parker redefined the role of the saxophone. But Fleck may be the least-innovative...
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Flight of the Cosmic Hippo
Released: 1991
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Released: 1991
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The Flecktones owe more to bebop than bluegrass, and here the group finally names their style "blu-bop." That's why Flight of the Cosmic Hippo topped the jazz, not the country, chart. The...
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