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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 the Flecktones of which Outbound is the first. It is a typically eclectic effort. For example, the Fleck original "Shuba Yatra" (its title, he explains in the press materials, "is an Indian term that means taking a journey with a safe return") features a tabla player and Fleck on a "sitar banjo," an electrified instrument with a banjo head and a sitar bridge. Such instruments give the tune something of an Indian flavor, except that much of it is borrowed from traditional Irish music with a touch of South African rhythm. Such odd juxtapositions of instrumentation and style are typical not only from track to track but also within tracks. Fleck and his bandmates seem to view all styles of music as readily and randomly interchangeable, but sometimes, as with a colorblind person picking out clothes, the results clash or otherwise disturb, and the rest of the time they come off as flashy and insubstantial. Fleck really offers no defense to the charge of being a musical dilettante, he simply celebrates the surface pleasures of different varieties of music, offering an overlapping series of appetizers. A fan of any particular style is liable to feel that it has been trivialized, but Fleck doesn't mean any harm. His music represents the pursuit of facileness as a musical goal, one that he and his band achieve with alacrity.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Jeff Coffin, Arranger, Alto Saxophone - Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger - Paul Hanson, Tenor Saxophone - BELA FLECK, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Engineer - DENNY PURCELL, Mastering Engineer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - Paul McCandless, Soprano Saxophone - Zach Newton, Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Robert Battaglia, Engineer
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Victor Lemonte Wooten, Banjo, Bass - Jeff Coffin, Arranger, Tenor Saxophone - Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger, Viola - Paul Hanson, Bassoon - BELA FLECK, Producer, Banjo, Engineer - DENNY PURCELL, Mastering Engineer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - FUTURE MAN, Drums - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin - David Angell, Violin - John Catchings, Cello - Zach Newton, Engineer - Aaron Copland, Composer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Sandip Burman, Tabla - Robert Battaglia, Engineer
(P) 2000 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Victor Lemonte Wooten, Bass - Jeff Coffin, Arranger, Tenor Saxophone - Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger, Viola - Paul Hanson, Bassoon - Jon Anderson, Vocal - BELA FLECK, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Guitar - DENNY PURCELL, Mastering Engineer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin - David Angell, Violin - John Catchings, Cello - Paul McCandless, Soprano Saxophone - Zach Newton, Engineer - Shawn Colvin, Vocal - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Sandip Burman, Tabla - Ondar, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Battaglia, Engineer - Rita Sahai, Vocal - Royel ., Vocal
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Victor Lemonte Wooten, Bass Guitar, Fretless Bass - Jeff Coffin, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger, Viola - BELA FLECK, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Banjo, Engineer - DENNY PURCELL, Mastering Engineer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - FUTURE MAN, Drums - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin - David Angell, Violin - John Catchings, Cello - Paul McCandless, Soprano Saxophone - Zach Newton, Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Robert Battaglia, Engineer
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Victor Lemonte Wooten, Bass Guitar - Jeff Coffin, Arranger, Soprano Saxophone - Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger - Paul Hanson, Soprano Saxophone - BELA FLECK, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Banjo, Engineer - DENNY PURCELL, Mastering Engineer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - Adrian Belew, Electric Guitar - Paul McCandless, Oboe, Soprano Saxophone - Zach Newton, Engineer - Shawn Colvin, Vocal - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Robert Battaglia, Engineer
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Futureman, Composer, Lyricist - Victor Lemonte Wooten, Composer, Lyricist, Bass, Vocal - Jeff Coffin, Arranger, Tenor Saxophone - Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger - BELA FLECK, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Banjo, Engineer - DENNY PURCELL, Mastering Engineer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - FUTURE MAN, Drums - Zach Newton, Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Mark feldman, Violin - Sandip Burman, Tabla - Robert Battaglia, Engineer
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Victor Lemonte Wooten, Bass Guitar - Jeff Coffin, Arranger, Flute, Tenor Saxophone - Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger - BELA FLECK, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Guitar - DENNY PURCELL, Mastering Engineer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - FUTURE MAN, Drums - Adrian Belew, Electric Guitar - Paul McCandless, English Horn - Zach Newton, Engineer - Shawn Colvin, Vocal - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Robert Battaglia, Engineer
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Futureman, Composer, Lyricist - Jeff Coffin, Arranger - Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger - BELA FLECK, Producer, Arranger, Engineer - DENNY PURCELL, Mastering Engineer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - Zach Newton, Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Robert Battaglia, Engineer
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Futureman, Composer, Lyricist - Victor Lemonte Wooten, Composer, Lyricist, Bass - Jeff Coffin, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, Flute, Tenor Saxophone - Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger - Jon Anderson, Vocal - BELA FLECK, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Banjo, Engineer - DENNY PURCELL, Mastering Engineer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - Adrian Belew, Electric Guitar - Zach Newton, Engineer - Shawn Colvin, Vocal - Royel, Vocal - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Sandip Burman, Tabla - Robert Battaglia, Engineer
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jeff Coffin, Arranger - Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger - BELA FLECK, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Engineer - DENNY PURCELL, Mastering Engineer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - Zach Newton, Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Robert Battaglia, Engineer
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Victor Lemonte Wooten, Bass - Jeff Coffin, Arranger, Clarinet - Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger, Viola - BELA FLECK, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Banjo, Engineer - DENNY PURCELL, Mastering Engineer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin - David Angell, Violin - John Catchings, Cello - Zach Newton, Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Robert Battaglia, Engineer - Rita Sahai, Vocal
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Victor Lemonte Wooten, Bass - Jeff Coffin, Arranger, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger - BELA FLECK, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Banjo, Engineer - DENNY PURCELL, Mastering Engineer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - FUTURE MAN, Drums - Zach Newton, Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Robert Battaglia, Engineer
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Victor Lemonte Wooten, Composer, Lyricist, Bass - Jeff Coffin, Arranger, Tenor Saxophone - Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger, Viola - Paul Hanson, Bassoon - BELA FLECK, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Banjo, Engineer - DENNY PURCELL, Mastering Engineer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - FUTURE MAN, Drums - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin - David Angell, Violin - John Catchings, Cello - Zach Newton, Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Robert Battaglia, Engineer
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Victor Lemonte Wooten, Bass Guitar - Jeff Coffin, Arranger, Flute, Soprano Saxophone - Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger - BELA FLECK, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Banjo, Engineer - DENNY PURCELL, Mastering Engineer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - Edgar Meyer, Bass Guitar - Zach Newton, Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Sandip Burman, Tabla - Robert Battaglia, Engineer - Rita Sahai, Vocal
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Victor Lemonte Wooten, Bass - Jeff Coffin, Arranger, Soprano Saxophone - Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger - Paul Hanson, Bassoon - BELA FLECK, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Banjo, Engineer - DENNY PURCELL, Mastering Engineer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - FUTURE MAN, Drums - Edgar Meyer, Bass Guitar - Zach Newton, Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Robert Battaglia, Engineer
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jeff Coffin, Arranger, Flute - Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger - BELA FLECK, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Steel Guitar - DENNY PURCELL, Mastering Engineer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - Zach Newton, Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Robert Battaglia, Engineer - Rita Sahai, Vocal
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
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 the Flecktones of which Outbound is the first. It is a typically eclectic effort. For example, the Fleck original "Shuba Yatra" (its title, he explains in the press materials, "is an Indian term that means taking a journey with a safe return") features a tabla player and Fleck on a "sitar banjo," an electrified instrument with a banjo head and a sitar bridge. Such instruments give the tune something of an Indian flavor, except that much of it is borrowed from traditional Irish music with a touch of South African rhythm. Such odd juxtapositions of instrumentation and style are typical not only from track to track but also within tracks. Fleck and his bandmates seem to view all styles of music as readily and randomly interchangeable, but sometimes, as with a colorblind person picking out clothes, the results clash or otherwise disturb, and the rest of the time they come off as flashy and insubstantial. Fleck really offers no defense to the charge of being a musical dilettante, he simply celebrates the surface pleasures of different varieties of music, offering an overlapping series of appetizers. A fan of any particular style is liable to feel that it has been trivialized, but Fleck doesn't mean any harm. His music represents the pursuit of facileness as a musical goal, one that he and his band achieve with alacrity.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:33
- Main artists: Béla Fleck And The Flecktones
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Jazz
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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