構成数 | 3枚

合計収録時間 | 02:29:41

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. Personnel: Bela Fleck (vocals, banjo, electric banjo, piano, synthesizer); Future Man (vocals, drums, cymbals, gong); Kevin Conneff (vocals, bodhran); Subasch Chandram, Bobby McFerrin (vocals); Jeff Coffin (whistling, alto flute, didjeridu, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, keyboards, finger cymbals); Sean Watkins, Bernie Williams (guitar); Derek Trucks (electric guitar); Jerry Douglas (lap steel guitar, dobro); Derek Bell (irish harp); Chris Thile, Sam Bush (mandolin); Jake Shimabukuro (ukulele); Sean Keane , Sara Watkins (fiddle); Victor Wooten (cello, piano, keyboards, upright bass, electric bass, 6-string bass, fretless bass); Paul Brantley (cello); Matt Molloy (flute); Paddy Moloney (Uilleann pipe); Branford Marsalis (soprano saxophone); Ganesh Chandram, Ganesh Kumar (kanjira); Sandip Burman (tabla); Joe Wooten, Pamelia Kurstin (Theremin). Audio Mixers: Bela Fleck; Robert Battaglia; Richard Battaglia. Liner Note Author: Bela Fleck. Recording information: Belage Hotel, Room 514, Los Angeles, CA; Globe Studios; Sanctuary Studios; Sheraton Waikiki, Room 1104; Utah Betty's, The Shack. Photographers: Bela Fleck; Jonathan Morse; Louie Fleck; Jeff Coffin; Richard Battaglia. 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.

録音 | ステレオ (Studio)