A very artistic and similarly quite unique band from Tennessee called Bela Fleck and the Flecktones came around in 1990.

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Summary: Bela Flek is a banjo player whos fundamental influences and earlier works.

His band, The Flektones, peppers modern jazz writing, production.

Flowing arpeggios backed by Howard Levys eerie, echoing harmonica create.

County. The song is a perfect introduction as it exemplifies the unfamiliar yet comfortable.

The structure is so smooth that it is easy to forget how technically.

The ambience is encountered in other similarly identified songs as True.

Fingers. More experimental musical territory can be found in Life Without Elvis, a.

I was ready to knock off a star or two while assessing the merits of this album for being no.

TOFU because laying down stuff so involved so tightly and without overdubs is a feat that.

The opener, The West County, fades you into a busy commotion that eventually morphs to.

James Brown-inspired Sex in a Pan is next and its a funky romp that still retains the.

Levys piano ride is thrilling and further convinces me that his.

Bonnie Slyde is a smooth, pleasant stroll through the countryside.

Whatever it was that their muse whispered to them worked, though.

Magic Fingers sports a bluesy feel and Wooten romps rolls splendidly on his solo.

Levys harp is sharp as a razor and Bela is uncannily graceful on his banjo, an instrument.

On True North Howards gleeful pennywhistle lends an Irish aura.

Theres a nifty section where drummer (or whatever he calls himself) Future Man and.

Flecks banjo spar brilliantly and the song is filled with odd moments of cool weirdness.

Howard contributes his laid back Seresta at this juncture and its another swaying waltz.

Levys somewhat cocktail lounge-ish pianoisms.

The tunes not totally out of character for.

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