Three Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

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{{Infobox album

| name = Three Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

| type = Album

| artist = Béla Fleck and the Flecktones

| cover = 3Flewoverflecktones.jpg

| alt =

| released = September 14, 1993

| recorded = 1993

| venue =

| studio = *Javelina (Nashville, Tennessee)

  • Groundstar Labs (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Record Plant (Los Angeles, California)
  • Capitol (Hollywood, California)

| genre = Jazz fusion, progressive bluegrass, psychedelic folk

| length = 56:59

| label = Warner Bros.

| producer = Béla Fleck with the Flecktones

| prev_title = UFO Tofu

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = Live Art

| next_year = 1996

}}

Three Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is the fourth album released by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, released in 1993. It is the band's only release as a trio, after the departure of Howard Levy but before the arrival of Jeff Coffin.

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |first=Dan |last= Cross |title= Three Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest > Review |url= {{AllMusic|class=album|id= r190772 |pure_url=yes}} |publisher=Allmusic |access-date= August 3, 2011}}

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In his Allmusic review, music critic Dan Cross wrote of the album "The Flecktones have stuck with the formula that made their previous records successful: complex, tight grooves wrapped in a very musical, user-friendly package. The Flecktones still suffer from the departure of keyboardist/harmonica player Howard Levy, who provided the band with needed additional musical colors and textures."

Track listing

  1. "Vix 9" (Victor Wooten) – 4:27
  2. "At Last We Meet Again" (V. Wooten) – 5:34
  3. "Spunky and Clorissa" (Béla Fleck) – 4:30
  4. "Bumbershoot" (B. Fleck) – 5:22
  5. "Blues For Gordon" (B. Fleck) – 5:16
  6. "Monkey See" (B. Fleck) – 3:16
  7. "The Message" (music: The Flecktones; lyrics: Joe Wooten) – 4:03
  8. "Interlude (Return of the Ancient Ones)" (Future Man) – 2:06
  9. "The Drift" (The Flecktones) – 3:30
  10. "A Celtic Medley: Meridian/Traveling Light/Salamander's Reel" (B. Fleck) – 6:39
  11. "Peace, Be Still" (V. Wooten) – 4:05
  12. "The Longing" (B. Fleck) – 5:25
  13. "For Now" (B. Fleck) – 2:40

Personnel

Guest musicians

Chart positions

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!Year

!Chart

!Position

1993

|Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums

|7

References

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Category:Béla Fleck and the Flecktones albums

Category:1993 albums

Category:Warner Records albums

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