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Tales From the Acoustic Planet | 
 enlarge | Artist: Bela Fleck
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music
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Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 47052
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 45854
UPC: 093624585428
EAN: 0093624585428
ASIN: B000002MWU
Release Date: April 11, 1995
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| Tracks:
| • | Up and Running | | • | First Light | | • | The Great Circle Route | | • | Circus of Regrets | | • | Three Bridges Home | | • | The Landing | | • | Arkansas Traveler - Bela Fleck, Traditional | | • | Backwoods Galaxy | | • | In Your Eyes | | • | System Seven | | • | Cheeseballs in Cowtown | | • | Bicyclops | | • | Jayme Lynn | | • | For Sascha |
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Amazon.com
Bela Fleck has completely transcended any and all expectations we have for the banjo. Having spent the better part of five previous years exploring a variety of formal and improvised designs with his virtuoso ensemble, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, this banjo innovator chose to celebrate a variety of musical friends and influences on this homey, elegant, immaculately recorded aural novella--one that clearly links him to such progressive jazz/fusion forebears as Return to Forever and Oregon (not to mention Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys). While a manic hoe-down like "Cheeseballs in Cowtown" illustrates his command of post-modern bluegrass, his freeform duet "Bicyclops" (with mentor Chick Corea) is indicative of this great musician's astonishing technical and emotional range. Elsewhere tunes such as "Up and Running," "The Great Circle Route," and "System Seven" seem to reconcile his complex rhythmic inclinations with stately folkish themes, mixing traditional bluegrass instrumentation with the likes of electric bass, drums, piano, and oboe. And on extended forms such as "Circus of Regrets" and "Jayme Lynn," Fleck showcases his ever-expanding breadth and range as a modern composer. --Chip Stern
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| Customer Reviews:
 Bela Fleck, You should listen to his music April 2, 2008
" Anti Microchip " (Desolation America)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was introduced to Bela Fleck by a friend about 10 years ago. At first I was mainly obscessed with his bass player, Mr. Victor Lemont Wooten (as a side not if your a bass player of any skill level you should listen to Mr. Wooten play). Even after listening to Bela Fleck's music for over a decade it has only been recently that I started to "GET IT." Bela Fleck is truly a musical genius. He mixes bluegrass, classical, jazz, and finds a way to make it all fit with the lead instrument being a banjo... If you have never heard Bela Fleck before this CD is not a bad place to start.
This CD is loaded with great music, beautiful melodies, and rhythm that will make your head spin. There are guys who play in 7 and it sounds like their trying to play in 7, and there are guys who play in 7 and it's effortless (Bela makes it sound effortless). If you love Jazz, classical, bluegrass, or just music in general you should buy this CD. I don't like it as much as some of Bela's other material, but that's just my personal bias. This is a CD that has and will continue to get frequent trips into my CD player. Beautiful melodies, and awesome music. If you haven't heard Bela Fleck before (most of reading this have) you should also check out his music with "The Fleck Tones." Also his CD with Chick Corea titled "Enchanted" which is another must own in my humble opinion.
 Forget the labels. March 30, 2008
Fragino (California)
Forget the labels of bluegrass, newgrass, fusion, jazz. This is just amazing stuff. Relax and enjoy.
Classic! January 25, 2007
raker (tn)
This is the first Bela Fleck record I ever purchased (April '95). Have been a huge fan from then on. This is still on of my favorite Bela records. Excellent songwriting, playing etc... The Landing and System Seven are two of my favorite songs ever. Both are very moving in different ways.
Bluegrass Fusion Lives! January 11, 2007
Yeatsian (Northridge, CA United States)
Along with mates such as Jerry Douglas (dobro), Sam Bush (mandolin), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Chick Corea (piano), Edgar Meyer (bass) and others, virtuoso banjoist Bela Fleck here recreates another CD of his masterful approach to acoustic bluegrass fusion.
With this remarkable CD, Americana has a new infusion of creative energy!
Master of Many Genres January 5, 2007
T. B. Koch (Burnsville, NC)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Few musicians qualify as "master" of any genre. Bela Fleck joins Benny Goodman as one who qualifies as a master of many -- Blue Grass, Jazz, Classical. Any album associated with the name "Fleck" is worth your time.
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