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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, Alto Saxophone - Jeff Coffin, Arranger - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Performer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - Paul McCandless, Soprano Saxophone - Robert Battaglia, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Producer - Béla Fleck, Composer - Béla Fleck, Lyricist - Béla Fleck, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Arranger - Zach Newton, Engineer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger - Paul Hanson, Tenor Saxophone
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
David Angell, Violin - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - Future Man, Drums - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Zach Newton, Engineer - Victor Lemonte Wooten, Banjo - Jeff Coffin, Arranger - Jeff Coffin, Tenor Saxophone - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - John Catchings, Acoustic Cello - David Davidson, Violin - Victor Lemonte Wooten, Bass - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Sandip Burman, Tabla - Aaron Copland, Lyricist - Aaron Copland, Composer - Béla Fleck, Producer - Béla Fleck, Banjo - Béla Fleck, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Arranger - Paul Hanson, Bassoon - Robert Battaglia, Engineer - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Performer
(P) 2000 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
David Angell, Violin - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Zach Newton, Engineer - Rita Sahai, Vocal - Jeff Coffin, Arranger - Jeff Coffin, Tenor Saxophone - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - John Catchings, Acoustic Cello - Jon Anderson, Vocal - David Davidson, Violin - Ondar ., Performer - Victor Lemont Wooten, Bass - Royel ., Vocal - Rita Sahai, Vocal - Paul McCandless, Soprano Saxophone - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Sandip Burman, Tabla - Béla Fleck, Producer - Béla Fleck, Composer - Béla Fleck, Lyricist - Béla Fleck, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Arranger - Béla Fleck, Guitar - Paul Hanson, Bassoon - Robert Battaglia, Engineer - Shawn Colvin, Vocal - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Performer
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Victor Lemonte Wooten, Fretless Bass - Future Man, Drums - Jeff Coffin, Arranger - Jeff Coffin, Composer - Jeff Coffin, Lyricist - Jeff Coffin, Tenor Saxophone - Jeff Coffin, Soprano Saxophone - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Performer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - Paul McCandless, Soprano Saxophone - David Angell, Violin - John Catchings, Acoustic Cello - Robert Battaglia, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Arranger - Béla Fleck, Producer - Béla Fleck, Composer - Béla Fleck, Banjo - Béla Fleck, Lyricist - Béla Fleck, Engineer - Victor LemonteWooten, Acoustic Bass - Zach Newton, Engineer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - David Davidson, Violin - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Shawn Colvin, Vocal - Jeff Coffin, Arranger - Jeff Coffin, Soprano Saxophone - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Performer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - Paul McCandless, Soprano Saxophone - Paul McCandless, Oboe - Robert Battaglia, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Producer - Béla Fleck, Composer - Béla Fleck, Lyricist - Béla Fleck, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Banjo - Béla Fleck, Arranger - Victor LemonteWooten, Acoustic Bass - Zach Newton, Engineer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Adrian Belew, Electric Guitar - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger - Paul Hanson, Soprano Saxophone
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Victor Lemonte Wooten, Composer - Victor Lemonte Wooten, Lyricist - Future Man, Drums - Jeff Coffin, Tenor Saxophone - Jeff Coffin, Arranger - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Performer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - Robert Battaglia, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Arranger - Béla Fleck, Producer - Béla Fleck, Banjo - Béla Fleck, Composer - Béla Fleck, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Lyricist - Victor LemonteWooten, Vocal - Victor LemonteWooten, Bass - Sandip Burman, Tabla - Zach Newton, Engineer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Mark Feldman, Violin - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger - Futureman, Composer - Futureman, Lyricist
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Future Man, Drums - Shawn Colvin, Vocal - Jeff Coffin, Arranger - Jeff Coffin, Flute - Jeff Coffin, Tenor Saxophone - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Performer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - Paul McCandless, English Horn - Robert Battaglia, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Producer - Béla Fleck, Composer - Béla Fleck, Guitar - Béla Fleck, Lyricist - Béla Fleck, Arranger - Béla Fleck, Engineer - Victor LemonteWooten, Acoustic Bass - Zach Newton, Engineer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Adrian Belew, Electric Guitar - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jeff Coffin, Arranger - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Performer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - Robert Battaglia, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Producer - Béla Fleck, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Arranger - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Zach Newton, Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger - Futureman, Composer - Futureman, Lyricist
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Royel ., Vocal - Victor Lemonte Wooten, Composer - Victor Lemonte Wooten, Lyricist - Shawn Colvin, Vocal - Jeff Coffin, Composer - Jeff Coffin, Lyricist - Jeff Coffin, Flute - Jeff Coffin, Tenor Saxophone - Jeff Coffin, Arranger - Jon Anderson, Vocal - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Performer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - Robert Battaglia, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Producer - Béla Fleck, Composer - Béla Fleck, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Banjo - Béla Fleck, Lyricist - Béla Fleck, Arranger - Victor LemonteWooten, Bass - Sandip Burman, Tabla - Zach Newton, Engineer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Adrian Belew, Electric Guitar - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger - Futureman, Composer - Futureman, Lyricist
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jeff Coffin, Arranger - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Performer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - Robert Battaglia, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Producer - Béla Fleck, Composer - Béla Fleck, Lyricist - Béla Fleck, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Arranger - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Zach Newton, Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jeff Coffin, Arranger - Jeff Coffin, Clarinet - Rita Sahai, Vocal - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Performer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - David Angell, Violin - John Catchings, Acoustic Cello - Robert Battaglia, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Producer - Béla Fleck, Composer - Béla Fleck, Banjo - Béla Fleck, Lyricist - Béla Fleck, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Arranger - Victor LemonteWooten, Bass - Zach Newton, Engineer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - David Davidson, Violin - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Future Man, Drums - Jeff Coffin, Tenor Saxophone - Jeff Coffin, Soprano Saxophone - Jeff Coffin, Arranger - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Performer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - Robert Battaglia, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Producer - Béla Fleck, Banjo - Béla Fleck, Composer - Béla Fleck, Lyricist - Béla Fleck, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Arranger - Victor LemonteWooten, Bass - Zach Newton, Engineer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Victor Lemonte Wooten, Composer - Victor Lemonte Wooten, Lyricist - Future Man, Drums - Jeff Coffin, Tenor Saxophone - Jeff Coffin, Arranger - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Performer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - David Angell, Violin - John Catchings, Acoustic Cello - Robert Battaglia, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Producer - Béla Fleck, Banjo - Béla Fleck, Composer - Béla Fleck, Lyricist - Béla Fleck, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Arranger - Victor LemonteWooten, Bass - Zach Newton, Engineer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - David Davidson, Violin - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Paul Hanson, Bassoon
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jeff Coffin, Arranger - Jeff Coffin, Flute - Jeff Coffin, Soprano Saxophone - Rita Sahai, Vocal - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Performer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - Robert Battaglia, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Producer - Béla Fleck, Composer - Béla Fleck, Lyricist - Béla Fleck, Banjo - Béla Fleck, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Arranger - Victor LemonteWooten, Acoustic Bass - Sandip Burman, Tabla - Zach Newton, Engineer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Edgar Meyer, Acoustic Bass - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Future Man, Drums - Jeff Coffin, Soprano Saxophone - Jeff Coffin, Arranger - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Performer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - Robert Battaglia, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Producer - Béla Fleck, Composer - Béla Fleck, Banjo - Béla Fleck, Lyricist - Béla Fleck, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Arranger - Victor LemonteWooten, Bass - Zach Newton, Engineer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Edgar Meyer, Acoustic Bass - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger - Paul Hanson, Bassoon
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jeff Coffin, Flute - Jeff Coffin, Arranger - Rita Sahai, Vocal - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Performer - Richard Battaglia, Engineer - Robert Battaglia, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Producer - Béla Fleck, Composer - Béla Fleck, Steel Guitar - Béla Fleck, Lyricist - Béla Fleck, Engineer - Béla Fleck, Arranger - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Zach Newton, Engineer - Tracy Hackney, Engineer - Kristin Wilkinson, Arranger
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Béla Fleck, Producer - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Performer - Victor Lemonte Wooten, Composer - Victor Lemonte Wooten, Lyricist
2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
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) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:28
- Main artists: Béla Fleck And The Flecktones
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Jazz
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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