Track Listing
1. Bil Mon
2. Ballad Of Jed Clampett
3. Puffy
4. New Math
5. Longitude
6. Latitude
7. Centrifuge
8. Off The Top The Gravity Wheel
9. Off The Top Line Dance
10. Fjords Of Oslo
1. Sherpa
2. What It Is
3. Leaning Tower
4. Mudslingers Of The Milky Way
5. Captive Delusions
6. Costa Brava
7. Poindexter
8. Prequel
9. Return Of The Mudslingers
10. Cave
1. Next
2. Pineapple Heart
3. Snatchin'
4. Reminiscence
5. Sleeper
6. Flunky
7. Last Jam
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 3 | | Contributing Artists: | Fleck, Bela & The Flecktones | | Producer: | Bela Fleck | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | Sony Music/Arvato Services | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones includes: Bela Fleck (banjo); Jeff Coffin (alto & tenor saxophones) Victor Wooten (bass); Future Man.Additional personnel: Derek Trucks, Jerry Douglas, Nickel Creek, Bernie Williams, Sam Bush, Branford Marsalis, Bobby McFerrin, The Chieftains.Includes liner notes by Bela Fleck.Though Bela Fleck's liner notes make it sound like nearly anyone who walked in the studio door was asked to sit in, no musical slouch could keep up with this band of chopsters. The aesthetic soup that Fleck and friends cook up (Bill Monroe meets Weather Report at a world music convention, and that's just the tip of the iceberg) is nothing if not eclectic. And yet, because of the strong compositional sense and the leader's distinctive and breathtaking picking throughout, there is cohesiveness to the proceedings.A large part of the enjoyment of listening to LITTLE WORLDS is the audible quality of fun and daring among the participants--these guys like not only to push the envelope, but to push each other toward new musical insights. This may not be the first album to have theremin, didjeridoo, uillean pipes, cello, and banjo all on one track, but the smart money is on that track to be the most musically viable one of its kind. With remarkably little filler, this generous three-disc offering by the already-prolific Fleck will take the willing listener through many little and exotic worlds indeed.
Editorial Reviews
[W]hat 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...
JazzTimes (11/01/2003)
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