Bela Fleck & The Flecktones / Bela Fleck - Jingle All the Way CD

Jingle All the Way buy CD music Using his trusty banjo to make genre busting music that has rarely been heard coming from that instrument, virtuoso Bela Fleck is considered one of the most impressive instrumentalists in the world of bluegrass-folk-fusion jazz. LIVE AT THE QUICK captures Fleck and his loyal supporting act the Flecktones performing a raucous, impassioned live concert of 12 tracks including "A Moment So Close" and "Earth Jam." This program features live concert footage showcasing a genre-bending mix of bluegrass, jazz and pop influence. It includes a companion live CD and is culled from two sold-out shows in Fairfield, CT. Features 12 tracks such as "That Old Thing," "Earth Jam," "Scratch and Sniff," "A Moment So Close" and many more!

Jingle All the Way songs S.M.V./Stanley Clarke (Double Bass): Stanley Clarke (acoustic bass, electric bass, cymbals); Marcus Miller (bass clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, synthesizer, mini-Moog synthesizer, electric bass, fretless bass); Victor Wooten (electric bass). Lovers of jazz fusion and devotees of the possibilities of the electric bass have reason to thank the heavens for the arrival of THUNDER. A collaboration between three of the genre's reigning heavyweights-Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, and Victor Wooten-THUNDER offers up a cornucopia of low-end sonic playfulness and mastery. With tracks that range from orchestral (opener "Maestros de Las Frencuencias Bajas) to moody, spaghetti-western film music ("Los Tres Hermanos"), the album mixes jazz, funk, ambient, light jazz, and classical elements. Clarke, Miller, and Wooten weave their instruments around each other, creating plenty of varied interplay, and making this enjoyable set a bass-lover's dream. Personnel: George Duke (trumpet, mini-Moog synthesizer); Patches Stewart (trumpet); Chick Corea (piano); Ruslan Sirota (keyboards); J.D. Blair, Poogie Bell, Derico Watson (drums); Kevin Ricard (percussion). Audio Mixers: Gerry "The Gov" Brown; David Rideau; Goh Hotoda; David Isaac; Marcus Miller. Recording information: Hannibal Studios, Santa Monica, CA; House Of Blues Studios, Encino, CA; LeGonks West, Los Angeles, CA; Threshold Sound + Vision, Santa Monica, CA; Topanga Studios, Topanga Canyon, CA; VixMix, Nashville, TN; Westlake Audio, Hollywood, CA. Arrangers: Marcus Miller; Stanley Clarke .

Jingle All the Way album for sale All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology. "Almost 12" won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition. "Big Country" was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. Do yourself a favor and forget about the question, "What is this music?" Your enjoyment of this recording will only further increase upon realizing that these freak-o's don't necessarily know quite what it is that they're playing, either. All the better--the lack of self-consciousness is what makes this concoction feel natural. For the record, however, the identifiable ingredients include funk, pop, folk, jazz and, of course, Fleck's masterful, multi-colored banjo-playing. Tight arrangements meet tastefully with whim throughout. LEFT OF COOL opens with the frantic funk-out entitled, "Throwdown At The Hoedown," an instrumental replete with foreboding melodies and wildly fast bursts of banjo- and bass-playing (indeed, Van Halen-style fretboard tapping has arrived on the banjo). Other tunes, such as the smooth-sailing "Step Quiet," offer vocal affirmations pleasing to the weary ear. A playful sense of exchange often leaps up between bass-samurai Wooten and the various horns assembled, weaving in and out of melodic conversations and inspired octave passages with glee. And, present as always, is Future Man playing his infamous synthaxe drumitar--reason enough to have a go at this odd little sonic gathering. Additional personnel includes: Dave Matthews, Amy Grant (vocals). Engineers: Roger Nichols, Richard Battaglia, Bela Fleck. Personnel: Béla Fleck (vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, keyboards, synthesizer, Theremin); Future Man (vocals, percussion, sampler); Dave Matthews, Amy Grant (vocals); Victor Wooten (fiddle, cello); Jeff Coffin (flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone). Audio Mixers: Richard Battaglia; Béla Fleck; Roger Nichols . Photographer: Jeff Frazier. Unknown Contributor Role: Béla Fleck. Bela Fleck & The Flecktones: Bela Fleck (gut-string guitar, guitar, acoustic & electric banjos, nylon-string & gut-string banjos, sitar banjo, mandolin, keyboards, Theremin); Future Man (vocals, percussion, synthaxe drumitar, samples); Jeff Coffin (soprano, tenor & baritone saxophones, saxello, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet); Victor Lemonte Wooten (fiddle, cello, acoustic, electric & fretless basses).

Jingle All the Way CD music As the virtuoso bass man for Bela Fleck, Victor Wooten has become a hero to four- (and five-) stringers everywhere. On his own, he creates a sound that largely rejects the rootsier side of Fleck's sound, embracing instead the funk and jazz-fusion flavors that have already been flowing through him for many years. Wooten's been making solo albums since the mid-'90s, but PALMYSTERY is one of his most wide-ranging efforts yet, incorporating soul/R&B, gospel, bluesy guitar licks (courtesy of Keb' Mo'), and of course the death-defying thumb acrobatics for which the world-class bassist is best known Recording information: VixMix Studios (2004-2007). Photographer: Steven Parke. Personnel: Victor Wooten (vocals, fretless bass, hand claps, drum programming); Victor Wooten (bass instrument, bass guitar); Amir Ali (vocals, lute, violin, darabukka); Joseph Wooten, Future Man (vocals, piano, organ, keyboards); Richard Bona (vocals, percussion); Chuck Rainey, Sifu Brian Edwards, Dorothy Wooten, Doug Woodard, The Woodard Family, Daniel Hunt, The Woodard Family, Derrick Lee, Dorothy G. Wooten, Kaila Wooten, Alvin Chea, Saundra Williams, Adam Wooten, Holly Wooten, Keith Lee (vocals); Regi Wooten (guitar, bass guitar); Alvin Lee , Mike Stern, Alvin Lee (guitar); Keb' Mo' (slide guitar); Roosevelt "The Doctor" Collier (pedal steel guitar); Eric Silver (mandolin, violin); Howard Levy (harmonica); Rudy Wooten, Shawn "Thunder" Wallace (alto saxophone); Jeff Coffin (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Karl Denson (tenor saxophone); Rod McGaha (trumpet); Barry Green (trombone); Neal Evans (organ); Dane Bryant (keyboards); Anthony Wellington, Anthony "Flex" Wellington, Alvin Cordy, Jr., John Billings (bass guitar); Steve Bailey (fretless bass); Earl "Big E" Walker, Dennis Chambers, J.D. Blair, Raymond Massey, Will Kennedy , Derico Watson (drums); James "Duke" Jackson, James Jackson (congas); Roy Wooten (cajon drums, shaker, hand claps); Darrell Tibbs (percussion). Audio Mixers: Victor Wooten; Robert Battaglia; Kurt Storey.

Jingle All the Way buy CD music Banjo player Bela Fleck and bassist Edgar Meyer are genre-benders extraordinaire--both incorporate elements of classical, jazz, bluegrass, and free improvisation into their unique, technically advanced music. On MUSIC FOR TWO, a selection of live performances recorded between 2001 and 2003, the duo displays their remarkable penchant for combining European classical structure with looser, improvisation-based American forms in a tightly knit, sympathetic fashion. Fleck's skill on the banjo is so formidable, and draws on such a wide range of musical influences, that the instrument is virtually liberated from its conventional associations (namely straight time and bluegrass motifs). Meyer's double bass, whether plucked or bowed, proves the perfect complement to the thin, high-end sound of the banjo. At times studied and delicate, at others free and furious, Meyer and Fleck range across the musical map on their own compositions (many of which were written collaboratively), as well as on treatments of Bach (an arrangement of "The Well-Tempered Clavier"), Eccles, and even Miles Davis. Wit, precision, and top-drawer musicianship abound on this eclectic live set, which includes a bonus DVD featuring footage of the duo in concert. Includes a bonus DVD of film footage and audio tracks. Includes liner notes by Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer. Incl.Bonus DVD W/2 Bonus Trax +"Obstinato" Tour Film. Personnel: Bela Fleck (guitar, banjo); Edgar Meyer (piano, double bass).

Jingle All the Way songs The discography of banjo maestro Bela Fleck is full of eclectic music that ranges from traditional bluegrass to forward-thinking jazz to world fusion. THROW DOWN YOUR HEART is the third volume in Fleck's TALES FROM THE ACOUSTIC PLANET series, one that documents his travels in Africa. Fleck recorded in Mali, Senegal, Gambia, and Uganda, among other countries, drawing on the musical traditions of those countries and adding his own restlessly inventive imagination. Among his 40 guests are Baba Maal, Toumani Diabate, and Oumou Sangare, along with numerous outstanding musicians not known outside their native countries. The results don't have much in common with Fleck's wackier hybrid forms; instead the music is sincere, straightforward, and very beautiful. Fleck also made a film of his sojourn, for which THROW DOWN YOUR HEART serves as the soundtrack. Audio Remasterer: Richard Dodd. Liner Note Author: Béla Fleck. Recording information: GodelString; Mali; Sanctuary Studios; Studio Bogolon; Tanzania; The Gambia; Uganada. Director: Sascha Paladino. Editor: Béla Fleck. Photographers: Dave Bergen; Dave Sinko; Joel Hamburger; Nichole Smaglick; Sascha Paladino; Jeff Coffin. Unknown Contributor Roles: Haruna Samake; Benogo Diakite. Arrangers: Ateso Jazz Band; Luo Cultural Association; Khalifan Matitu; Jatta Family; Nakisenyi Women's Group; Béla Fleck. Personnel: Béla Fleck (banjo); Vusi Mahlasela (vocals, guitar); Afel Bocoum (vocals, acoustic guitar); Richard Bona (vocals, electric bass); Xavier Martial François (vocals, hand claps, percussion); Anania Ngoglia, Warema Masiaga ChaCha, Hamma Sankare, Oumou Sangare, Baaba Maal (vocals); Djelimady Tounkara (guitar); Habib "Dia" Sangaré (bolon); Toumani Diabaté (kora); Casey Driessen (fiddle); Khalifan Matitu (marimba); Jojo Kuo (drums); Madou Sanogo, Sekouba Diabate (djembe); Alou Kouloubali (shaker); Fadhili Bbata (percussion); Brian Siskind (sound effects); Nabintou Diakite (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Béla Fleck.