Left of Cool

Track Listings

1. Throwdown at the Hoedown

2. Communication

3. Big Country

4. Sojourn of Arjuna

5. Let Me Be the One

6. Trane to Conamarra

7. Almost 12

8. Step Quiet

9. Oddity

10. Sleeping Dogs Lie

11. Trouble and Strife

12. Slow Walker

13. Shanti

14. Big Blink

15. Prelude to Silence

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
What's left for Bela Fleck? Bluegrass, rock, jazz, classical, rock, folk--he's explored them all. After an epic, Grammy-winning live album, Fleck returns to the studio for a surprisingly subtle, intricate suite of instrumentals--and a number of vocal tracks--combining his usual daring on banjo with mandolin, synths, and theremin. The record is a dreamy soundtrack of reggae, pop, world beat, and techno, merging into an ambient-vibe-spin-club-funk-jazz (such a cumbersome label for his agile music). The most satisfying moments come with the most lovely melodies--as on the lilting "Big Country"--when Fleck's traditional soul rises with a clear voice through the virtuosity and studio wizardry.--Roy Francis Kasten

Jazz Times
On 15 tracks [Bela Fleck] supplements [the bluegrass banjo] with mandolin, synthesizer, sitar, various guitars and the multi-stringed theramin. The result is a wonderfully wild musical outing.

Left of Cool

Left of Cool,Béla Fleck & The Flecktones,Warner Bros / Wea,Fusion,Jazz,Pop,Popular Music,Post-Bop,Progressive Bluegrass

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