Bela fleck and the flecktones rocket science mediafire. Rocket science marks the first recording by the first fab four flecktones in almost two decades, with pianistharmonica player howard levy back. Bela also played with jerry garcia at the hearst greek theatre on august 5th 1990. Bela fleck, american musician recognized as one of the most inventive and commercially successful banjo players of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Howard levy left the band back in 1992, leaving bela fleck, victor wooten, and roy future man wooten as a trio for six years before saxophonist jeff coffin came aboard in 1998. Bela fleck and the flecktones, rocket science entertainmentone. Download mp3 rocket science deluxe edition album of bela. An innovative and technically proficient banjo player, he is best known for his work with the bands new grass revival and bela fleck and the flecktones. Bela fleck and the flecktones returned in 2011 with rocket science, one of their best and most consistent albums in several years. Bela fleck and abigail washburn truth, beauty, banjo the. It reached number 1 on the billboard jazz chart and number 36 on the top independent albums chart. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
The bands 2011 album, rocket science, marked the first recording by the original band members in almost two decades. The song life in eleven won best instrumental composition at the 54th annual grammy awards. Combining the best elements of folk, funk, rock and jamband aesthetics, groundbreaking banjoist and composer bela fleck has reconvened the original bela fleck and the flecktones for a long run of live performances in 2019and their most extensive tour in years. His albums include flight of the cosmic hippo, ufo tofu, and rocket science. Andy statman, with bela fleck and ricky skaggs old brooklyn 2011. Download not available before he singlehandedly invented jazzfusion fivestring banjo, bela fleck was a young bluegrass player whose work with such bands as spectrum and the new grass revival pushed the envelope of bluegrass tradition and contributed to the development of the new acoustic movement spearheaded by mandolinist david grisman, guitarist tony rice, and others. Rocket science contains the signature experimentation, instrumental prowess, and cocktail of styles that have made the flecktones successful in the past and is a nice addition to the bands discography. Download bela fleck and the flecktones mp3 songs and. Spend an evening with bela fleck and the flecktones music. Bela fleck and the flecktones are an amazing group of musicians. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
Jun 02, 2015 his albums include flight of the cosmic hippo, ufo tofu, and rocket science. Bela anton leos fleck born july 10, 1958 is an american banjo player. Mar 14, 2011 to support the may 17th release of rocket science, the band will be heading out on a north american tour that opens with a set at summer camp festival in chillicothe, il on may 29th. A reunion of the original quartet known as bela fleck. Listen free to bela fleck and the flecktones rocket science gravity lane, prickly pear and more.
May 17, 2011 rocket science is a studio album by bela fleck and the flecktones, released in 2011. May 17, 2011 rocket science is perhaps the very best cd i have ever purchased. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. Rocket science brings the original flecktones together for the first time since howard levy left the group in 1992. Rocket science is a studio album by bela fleck and the flecktones, released in 2011.
He wrote and recorded bluegrass, jazz, and classical music with a variety of partners. His first full album collaboration with abigail washburn, bela fleck and abigail washburn, was awarded the 2016 grammy for best folk album. Rocket science is a music studio album recording by bela fleck and. The band formed in 1988, initially to perform once on the pbs public broadcasting service series lonesome pine specials. Rocket science is perhaps the very best cd i have ever purchased. Buy mp3 rocket science deluxe edition album of bela fleck and the flecktones. To your mind are you envisioning yourself in conversation with yourself or do you try to. Resisting feelings of nostalgia, the album saw the grammy awardwinning quartet create some of the most forwardthinking music of their long, celebrated career. Bela fleck and the flecktones discography includes. Rocket science, the first album of new music from bela fleck and the flecktones in six years, opens with a familiar banjo gambol from fleck, which soon makes room for something unheard in a. One would be forgiven for thinking that the reunion of the flecktones original lineup for rocket science was a nostalgic one, but thats not what happened. Bela fleck and the flecktones jay and susie gogue performing.
Fleck was spurred to assemble the lineup due to a recent cold. Bela fleck banjo and brothers victor bass and roy future man wooten drums, drumitar have continued to tour and record together as the flecktones since then, but the reintroduction of levy on harmonica and piano clearly provides a creative boost. Apr 08, 2012 rocket science, the latest release from bela fleck and the flecktones, reunites the bands original members with new music and continues to raise the bar for instrumental jazz. Bela fleck and the flecktones debuted in 1988 when the banjo player received an offer to appear on the pbss lonesome pines special. Rocket science bear family records to be able to use bear family records in full range, we recommend activating javascript in your browser. Jazz, jazz fusion, bluegrass, folk, classical, world music country. Rocket science marks the first recording by the first fab four flecktones in almost two decades, with pianistharmonica player howard levy back in the fold alongside fleck, bassist victor wooten, and percussionist drumitarist roy futureman wooten. Rocket science released 2011apple music amazon spotify store. To support the may 17th release of rocket science, the band will be heading out on a north american tour that opens with a set at summer camp. It reached number 1 on the billboard jazz chart and number 36 on the. Bela fleck is the only musician to be nominated for grammys in jazz, bluegrass, pop, country, spoken word, christian, composition and world music categories. Banjo virtuoso bela fleck on influences, rocket science, and abigail washburn view belas gallery bela fleck is a master of the banjo, taking it far beyond the limits of bluegrass and into the genres of jazz, fusion, pop, classical, and traditional african music, to name a few. Rocket science bela fleck and the flecktones album wikipedia. All of which makes levys return to the fold for rocket science a reason to celebrate.
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