Jazz
Progressive Bluegrass
Fusion
Recorded: Jan 1994-Mar 1994
Bela Fleck (banjo); Matt Mundy (mandolin); Connie Heard, Mary Kathryn Vanasdale (violin); Kristin Wilkinson (viola); Grace Bahng (cello); Dennis Solee (clarinet); George Tidwell (trumpet); Robert Barry Green (trombone); Edgar Meyer (piano, acoustic bass); Victor Wooten (acoustic & electric basses); Future Man (drums, acoustic percussion, wind); Kenny Malone (drums, percussion); Chick Corea, Jerry Douglas, Bruce Hornsby, Paul McCandless, Branford Marsalis, Tony Rice, Stuart Duncan, Sam Bush
Whether this exceptional album is jazz with its roots in bluegrass or vice versa doesn't matter, because whatever it is, it works -- wonderfully. Fleck is joined by his jazz friends (Chick Corea and Branford Marsalis) as well as his progressive bluegrass pals (Sam Bush, Tony Rice, and Jerry Douglas), plus members of his usual backing band, the Flecktones (Victor Wooten and Future Man). The resulting performances should pique the interest of curious listeners across any number of genres.
---Brian Beatty, allmusic
Includes liner notes by Bela Fleck |
