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Music : Live at the Quick
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Live at the Quick by: Béla Fleck & the Flecktones |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0886972379425 Format: Live, Import Label: Sony Jazz Manufacturer: Sony Jazz Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sony Jazz Release Date: February 01, 2008 Studio: Sony Jazz Sales Rank: 113867 MPN: 723794 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review : Béla Fleck's music is a three-ring circus of stylistic outreach, rooted in folk musics from around the globe, yet tethered to an American improviser's sensibility. In Live at the Quick, the composer and banjo virtuoso is captured in full flight at a concert venue with his core band of collaborators, the Flecktones, featuring multi-reedman Jeff Coffin and the charismatic Wooten Brothers, bassist Victor and percussionist Roy (better known as Futureman). The emotional and technical range the Flecktones routinely explore is showcased in a series of adventurous solo spots: Futureman's sampled percussion and evocations of African vocal traditions on "Ovombo Summit"; Victor's rapid-fire percussive techniques and masterful use of harmonics in a moving improv based on "Amazing Grace"; and Béla's crystalline adaptation of the prelude from Bach's Violin Partita No. 3. Better yet, Fleck augments his presentation with a Justice League of America-styled cabal of master musicians, who, like himself, push the envelope on instruments all too infrequently represented in jazz. Thus we experience Andy Narell's lithe, sparkling steel drum harmonies on the Americana-inflected pathways of Béla's "Big Country" and on his gorgeous solo turn, "Interlude"; Paul McCandless's airborne, lyric oboe on the reggae changes of "Lover's Leap"; the funky facility of Paul Hanson on "Scratch and Sniff" (as he transforms his bassoon with wah-wah effects until it suggests a synthesizer); and the uncanny emotional impact of Tuvan throat singer Kongar-ol Ondar, who trumps any synth player you've ever heard through his use of multiphonics in the Mongolian vocal tradition. --Chip Stern Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Lacking a certain something....I bought this live album based on some very positive reviews on this website and after hearing Bela Fleck's fantastic tune 'Crossfire' (which can be found on the excellent Rough Guide to Bluegrass album, which kinda launched my interest in the whole Bluegrass/Country thing). Unfortunately, while the performances are very accomplished and the musicianship clearly superior to many, I thought the album lacked a certain spark. The tunes were bland and had no energy driving them. None of the raw 'edge' you would expect from a live performace. Part of the reason for this may be the poor EQ'ing of the mix, which sounded flat on my CD system despite much tinkering with the controls. To sum-up, a good buy if you are a devoted fan and have ... Read More: Rating:  - AstonishingThis is the first album of Bela Fleck's I have owned, and I am amazed. I know many find the sound of a banjo irritating (particularly if it's playing Bach....), but trust me - the way this stuff is played means you soon forget any prejudice you may have. Likewise, the notion of "Amazing Grace" being played may fill you with dread - but hearing a bass guitar play the entire thing solo on harmonics while simultaneously filling in bass and harmony will soon bring you round. And as for a bassoon going through a wah filter..... One of the most bizarre albums I have bought in a long time, but soooo good. This album should have a satisfaction-guaranteed-or-your-money-back label on it - trust me, if you are any kind of musician, you must buy ... Read More: |
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