{"product_id":"bela-fleck-greatest-hits-of-the-20th-century","title":"GREATEST HITS OF THE 20TH CENTURY","description":"Bela Fleck \u0026amp; The Flecktones: Bela Fleck (acoustic \u0026amp; electric banjos, guitar, synthesizer); Roy \"Future Man\" Wooten (vocals, SynthAxe Drumitar); Howard Levy (harmonica, piano, synthesizer); Victor Lemonte Wooten (fretted \u0026amp; fretless basses).\nAdditional personnel: Dave Matthews (vocals); Jeff Coffin (soprano, alto \u0026amp; tenor saxophones); Paul McCandless (soprano saxophone); Sam Bush (mandolin, fiddle).\nIncludes liner notes by Bela Fleck.\nDigitally remastered by Keith Blake (1999, Warner Bros. In-house Studio).\nComposer: B?la Fleck \u0026amp; the Flecktones .\nB?la Fleck \u0026amp; the Flecktones (Group): B?la Fleck (banjo); Sam Bush (fiddle); Howard Levy (harmonica); Paul McCandless (soprano saxophone); Jeff Coffin (alto saxophone); Victor Wooten (bass instrument); Future Man (unknown instrument).\nAdditional personnel: Dave Matthews (vocals).\nBeyond the droll title there indeed lies some of the finest material these jazz-bluegrass cross-pollinators have ever recorded. This compilation documents the Bela Fleck \u0026amp; The Flecktones from their start as a trio in 1990 up to their expanded lineup on 1998's LEFT OF COOL, culling the cream of the albums in between. The avant-banjo virtuoso himself sheds some light on the inspiration for each song by including track-by-track annotations in the booklet.\nGREATEST HITS begins on the same auspicious note as did the band's popularity, with the Grammy-winning instrumental \"The Sinister Minister.\" It's a mysterious, quirky tune that creeps and crawls to Howard Levy's haunting harmonica playing. Two previously unissued tracks are included, with \"Shocktime\" surely being one of the more mind-blowing examples of the musicianship at hand. Originally intended to be on THREE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, this cut shines a welcome spotlight on Victor Wooten's ebullient, jaw-dropping bass pyrotechnics. \"Road House Blues\" funks from the Mississippi Delta to the Big Apple with a down-home combo of Bela Fleck on slide-banjo and Jeff Coffin's alto sax grooves.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 11\/16\/1999\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bela Fleck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44588535677161,"sku":"DX8XVP-30V8-00","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/bela-fleck-greatest-hits-of-the-20th-century_8TCZy_63473940-521c-4c29-ac9d-4978954a6733.jpg?v=1759197554","url":"https:\/\/www.vibinvinyl.com\/products\/bela-fleck-greatest-hits-of-the-20th-century","provider":"Vibin' Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}