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Béla Fleck | Discography

1978

Tasty Licks - This is the band Béla joined when he moved to Boston. Band members were Jack Tottle, Stacy Phillips, Paul Kahn, Robin Kincaid. Rounder

1979

Crossing The Tracks - Béla's first solo album featuring Jerry Douglas, Pat Enright, Sam Bush, Mark Schatz, Bob Applebaum and Russ Barenberg

Anchored to the Shore - Tasty Licks Rounder

1981

Opening Roll - Spectrum with Mark Schatz, Glenn Lawson, and Jimmy Gaudreau Rounder

Fiddle Tunes For Banjo - with Tony Trischka and Bill Keith, an album of traditional fiddle tunes played on the 5-string banjo featuring Russ Barenberg, Andy Statman, Sam Bush and Darol Anger Rounder

1982

Natural Bridge - featuring Mark O'Connor, David Grisman, Mike Marshall and Sam Bush - New Acoustic Music ROUN0146

It's Too Hot For Words - Spectrum with Jimmy Mattingly, Mark Schatz, Glenn Lawson, and Jimmy Gaudreau. Rounder

1983

The Dreadful Snakes - Jerry Douglas, Pat Enright, Blain Sprouse, Mark Hembree, Roland White - Traditional-grounded Bluegrass Music Rounder

Live in Japan - Spectrum Rounder

Live - New Grass Revival - Live show from Touluse, France. Sam Bush, Béla Fleck, Pat Flynn and John Cowan - Hard-edged blend of bluegrass, rock and soul Sugar Hill

1984

Double Time - a series of duets between Béla and other musical greats such as David Grisman, Mark O'Connor and Tony Rice ROUN0181

Deviation - rock and jazz-influenced album featuring Sam Bush, John Cowan, Pat Flynn, Mark O'Connor, Jerry Douglas and others ROUN0196

On the Boulevard - New Grass Revival Sam Bush, Béla Fleck, Pat Flynn and John Cowan - Hard-edged blend of bluegrass, rock and soul Sugar Hill

1986

Inroads - solo project featuring Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Pat Flynn, Kirby Shelstad, Mark O'Connor, John Cowan, Timothy Britton, Edgar Meyer ROUN0219

New Grass Revival - New Grass Revival Sam Bush, Béla Fleck, Pat Flynn and John Cowan - Hard-edged blend of bluegrass, rock and soul Capitol

1987

Daybreak - compilation featuring selections from Crossing The Tracks, Fiddle Tunes For Banjo, Anchored To The Shore and Natural Bridge ROUN11518

Hold to a Dream - New Grass Revival Sam Bush, Béla Fleck, Pat Flynn and John Cowan - Hard-edged blend of bluegrass, rock and soul Capitol

1988

Drive - a solo Bluegrass project featuring Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Mark O'Connor, Tony Rice and Mark Schatz

Places - a compilation featuring selections from Deviation, Snakes Alive, Double Time and Inroads ROUN11522

1989

Friday Night in America - New Grass Revival - Last NGR Album Sam Bush, Béla Fleck, Pat Flynn and John Cowan - Hard-edged blend of bluegrass, rock and soul Capitol

The Telluride Sessions - Strength In Numbers with Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Edgar Meyer and Mark O'Connor, a work of New Acoustic music MCA

1990

Béla Fleck And The Flecktones - the first Flecktones album. Howard Levy and Victor Wooten and FutureMan Warner Brothers

1991

Flight Of The Cosmic Hippo - the second Flecktones album Warner Brothers

1992

UFO TOFU - third Flecktones album (last with Howard) Warner Brothers

Solo Banjo Works - with Tony Trischka, an album of unaccompanied banjos ROUN0247

1993

Three Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - the fourth Flecktones – first Trio album with guests Branford Marsalis and Bruce Hornsby Warner Brothers

1995

Tales From The Acoustic Planet - solo project featuring Chick Corea, Sam Bush, Bruce Hornsby, Edgar Meyer, Branford Marsalis, Jerry Douglas, Paul McCandless, Tony Rice, Victor and Future Man to name a few Warner Brothers

1996

Live Art - Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - a double live album with many guests Warner Brothers

Tabula Rasa - with Béla, Jie-Bing Chen, V.M. Bhatt, Rony Majumdar, Poovalur Srinivasan and Sangeeta Shankar Water Lily Acoustics

Aras - by Curandero with Kai Eckhardt

1997

Uncommon Ritual - with Edgar Meyer & Mike Marshall Sony

1998

Left of Cool - Béla Fleck & the Flecktones with Dave Mathews and Amy Grant Warner Brothers

1999

Tales from the Acoustic Planet Vol 2, the Bluegrass Sessions - Earl Scruggs, Vassar Clements, John Hartford, Sam Bush, Tony Rice, Jerry Douglas, Mark Schatz, Stuart Duncan Warner Brothers

Greatest Hits of the 20th Century - Warner Brothers released this CD after the band moved to Columbia Records. This is a compilation from 5 previous albums. There are two new tunes on this CD that were not released on any other CD's. Warner Brothers

2000

Outbound - Béla Fleck & the Flecktones Grammy Winning CD Columbia

2001

Perpetual Motion - Classical Crossover Grammy Winning CD Sony Classical

2002

Live at the Quick - Béla Fleck & the Flecktones with many guests Columbia

2003

Little Worlds - Béla Fleck & the Flecktones with the Chieftains, Bobby McFerrin and many great guests Columbia

2004

Music for Two - Béla & Edgar Meyer Live SONY

2006

The Hidden Land - Béla Fleck & the Flecktones SONY

Rory Gallagher: Live in Montreux (DVD) Eagle Eye Media More Information....

The Sparrow Quartet (EP) - Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet Nettwerk Productions

2007

The Enchantment - Béla Fleck & Chick Corea Concord

2008

Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet - Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet Nettwerk Productions

Jingle All The Way - Béla Fleck & the Flecktones Rounder

2009

Throw Down Your Heart, Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Africa Sessions - Béla Fleck Rounder


Béla Fleck | Production Credits

1985

Nashville Bluegrass Band - My Native Home - Rounder CD 0212
Blaine Sprouse - Brilliancy- Rounder

1986

Béla Fleck- Inroads - Rounder

1987

Nashville Bluegrass Band - Nashville Bluegrass Band - Rounder CD 0232

1987

Nashville Bluegrass Band - To Be His Child - Rounder CD 0242

1988

Compilation featuring selections from Deviation, Snakes Alive, Double Time and Inroads - Places - ROUN11522
Béla Fleck- Drive - Rounder

1989

Maura O'Connell - Just In Time - Rounder / Philo CD PH 1124
Maura O'Connell - Helpless Heart - Warner Brothers Records

1990

Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - Warner Brothers

1991

Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - Flight of the Cosmic Hippo - Warner Brothers

1992

Stuart Duncan - Stuart Duncan - Rounder CD 0263
Béla Fleck and Tony Trischka - Solo Banjo Works - ROUN0247
Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - UFO Tofu - Warner Brothers

1993

Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - Three Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - Warner Brothers

1995

Béla Fleck - Tales From The Acoustic Planet - Warner Brothers
Mark Schatz- Brand New Old Time Way - Rounder

1996

Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - Live Art - Warner Brothers

1998

Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - Left of Cool - Warner Brothers

1999

Béla Fleck - Tales From The Acoustic Planet Vol. 2, The Bluegrass Sessions - Warner Brothers
Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - Greatest Hits of The 20th Century - Warner Brothers

2000

Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - Outbound - Columbia

2001

Béla Fleck - Perpetual Motion - SONY Classical

2002

Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - Live at the Quick - Columbia

2003

Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - Little Worlds - Columbia

2004

Béla Fleck & Edgar Meyer - Music For Two - SONY (co-produced w/ Edgar Meyer)

2005

The Duhks - The Duhks - Sugar Hill (co-produced with Gary Paczosa)
Abigail Washburn - Song of the Traveling Daughter - Nettwerk Records

2006

Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - The Hidden Land - SONY

2007

Béla Fleck & Chick Corea - The Enchantment - Concord (co-produced with Chick Corea)

2008

The Sparrow Quartet - Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet - Nettwerk Productions
Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - Jingle All The Way - Rounder

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