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}}
}}
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
- "Vix 9" (Victor Wooten) – 4:27
- "At Last We Meet Again" (V. Wooten) – 5:34
- "Spunky and Clorissa" (Béla Fleck) – 4:30
- "Bumbershoot" (B. Fleck) – 5:22
- "Blues For Gordon" (B. Fleck) – 5:16
- "Monkey See" (B. Fleck) – 3:16
- "The Message" (music: The Flecktones; lyrics: Joe Wooten) – 4:03
- "Interlude (Return of the Ancient Ones)" (Future Man) – 2:06
- "The Drift" (The Flecktones) – 3:30
- "A Celtic Medley: Meridian/Traveling Light/Salamander's Reel" (B. Fleck) – 6:39
- "Peace, Be Still" (V. Wooten) – 4:05
- "The Longing" (B. Fleck) – 5:25
- "For Now" (B. Fleck) – 2:40
Personnel
- Béla Fleck – Acoustic (tracks 2, 3, 5–7, 10, 12) and electric banjos (tracks 1, 4, 9, 12), gut string banjo (track 11, 13), synth (track 4)
- Future Man – Synth-Axe Drumitar (tracks 1-12)
- Victor Wooten – Bass guitar (tracks 1, 4, 6, 9), fretless bass (tracks 10, 12), tenor bass (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 11), stereo effect (tracks 1, 2), vocals (track 7)
Guest musicians
- Bruce Hornsby – piano (tracks 3, 7)
- Branford Marsalis – soprano saxophone (track 9), tenor saxophone (track 7)
- Roderick Ward – alto saxophone (track 10)
Chart positions
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!Year !Chart !Position |
1993
|Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums |7 |
References
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