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Live at the Quick by Béla Fleck

Live at the Quick

Release Date: 2/26/2002

Recording Date: 2/2002

Tracks: 14

Length: 01:16:25 Hrs

Label: Columbia

Type: CD

Genre/Styles:
Country, Progressive Bluegrass, Fusion, Banjo, Bluegrass

Album Tracks (14)

Song Title
Length
1.
That Old Thing (Intro) / Earth Jam
07:55
2.
Zona Mona
06:34
3.
Ovombo Summit
02:48
4.
Hall of Mirrors
05:42
5.
Scratch & Sniff
06:43
6.
Improv/Amazing Grace
05:18
7.
Big Country
08:21
8.
Interlude
01:26
9.
Lover's Leap
06:13
10.
Alash Khem (Alash River Song)
02:26
11.
A Moment So Close
06:55
12.
Improv/Prelude From Bach Violin Partita #3
05:59
13.
Intro
01:06
14.
Hoedown
08:59

What the Critics Say

Anyone who saw the Flecktones in their early days probably told you that it was an amazing experience, and a big part of that praise undoubtedly focused on the group's improvised jams. With Victor Wooten sometimes playing two basses simultaneously and Fleck wandering through the audience picking cosmic banjo lines, their shows were spectacles to be enjoyed for the simple thrill of hearing virtuosos play music that was mind-boggling but somehow utterly accessible. It's sad, then, that the group's live albums, while preserving the energy, have never quite captured the humor of those early shows. Many fans could relay stories of Fleck and Wooten's astounding call-and-response duels, which could incorporate anything from Tchaikovsky to full-throttle bluegrass breakdowns. The rapport was hilarious, and it endeared people to a group who might otherwise go down as whimsical showoffs. However, while the old shows may be legendary, the new ones aren't bad either, and the above isn't meant to say that Live at the Quick is a bad album; actually, there's plenty of stuff that Flecktones fans love, including Wooten's now-trademark arrangement of "Amazing Grace" and a Bach "Prelude" from Fleck's classical music projects. The concert was recorded with the Flecktone Big Band and features guest appearances from Paul McCandless, Andy Narell, Paul Hansen, tabla player Sandip Burman, and Tuvan throat singer Congar ol'Ondar. All that makes Live at the Quick the band's most diverse record yet, and fans of Fleck's post-Acoustic Planet work will be amply rewarded. ~ Jim Smith, Rovi

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