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topped the jazz, not the country, chart. The
Flecktones continue to make it look easy, adding banjo power chords to 'Turtle Rock' and reworking Lennon/McCartney's 'Michelle'." The
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Potter, Greg (27 June 1991). "Caught in the middle and loving it: Fans call it psychedelic bluegrass or rural jazz, and Bela Fleck and the
Flecktones play it to perfection".
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wrote that "this is a group with a warm, engaging sense of humor and a desire to communicate, not a bunch of
Berklee whiz kids practicing lessons in advanced harmonics." The
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Top
Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. The album title came from an audience member who suggested "Flight of the Codeine Hippo"; the band changed "codeine" to "cosmic".
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Boehm, Mike (12 Sep 1991). "B-A-N-J-O There Was a Player Who
Strummed Into Space and Bela Was His Name-Oh".
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Pryweller, Joseph (15 Aug 1991). "JAZZ IN THE PARK BELA FLECK, SPYRO GYRA TO HEAT UP TOWN POINT FESTIVAL".
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Lucas, Tim (26 July 1991). "Bela Fleck and the
Flecktones Flight of the Cosmic Hippo Warner Bros".
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Harris, Paul A. (2 Feb 1992). "Fusion On Folk: Bela Fleck
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1991 studio album by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
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1054:Three Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
791:. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 494.
789:The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
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688:Top Contemporary Jazz Albums
644:Keith Odle – mixing assistant
518:, arr. The Flecktones) – 4:21
507:, arr. The Flecktones) – 2:35
398:Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
354:The Rolling Stone Album Guide
144:Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
131:Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
42:Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
803:"Flight of the Cosmic Hippo"
656:Laura LiPuma – art direction
490:"Flying Saucer Dudes" – 4:51
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638:Denny Purcell – mastering
539:"Hole in the Wall" – 4:40
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479:unless otherwise noted.
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635:Carlos Grier – editing
512:Star of the County Down
409:The album received two
396:is the second album by
787:Larkin, Colin (2006).
625:Produced and mixed by
1149:Warner Records albums
917:The Indianapolis Star
653:Elvis Wilson – design
608:– 4-string, 5-string
464:The Indianapolis Star
577:(tracks 2-5, 7-10),
493:"Turtle Rock" – 4:12
304:Entertainment Weekly
177:Professional ratings
869:OrlandoSentinel.com
629:with the Flecktones
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1110:Jingle All the Way
863:Gettelman, Parry.
771:chicagotribune.com
733:Mansfield, Brian.
659:Mark Fox – artwork
571:diatonic harmonica
429:Critical reception
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37:Studio album
1144:1991 albums
1024:Discography
1014:Jeff Coffin
992:Howard Levy
884:Daily Press
585:(track 9),
567:Howard Levy
530:John Lennon
483:"Blu-Bop" (
71:Jazz fusion
1133:Categories
999:Future Man
985:Béla Fleck
698:References
627:Béla Fleck
594:Future Man
553:Béla Fleck
477:Béla Fleck
417:Production
133:chronology
123:Béla Fleck
748:August 3,
713:Billboard
686:Billboard
677:Position
598:Synth-Axe
589:(track 6)
563:(track 1)
547:Personnel
403:Billboard
83:bluegrass
79:folk rock
1082:Outbound
1061:Live Art
1047:UFO Tofu
743:AllMusic
610:fretless
601:Drumitar
536:) – 5:10
526:Michelle
487:) – 4:22
434:AllMusic
423:Gulf War
196:AllMusic
162:UFO Tofu
118:Producer
75:post-bop
57:Recorded
49:Released
39: by
583:ocarina
425:began.
166:(1992)
157:(1991)
148:(1990)
807:EW.com
674:Chart
411:Grammy
190:Rating
187:Source
89:Length
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886:: D1.
852:: F5.
682:1991
671:Year
575:piano
561:synth
557:banjo
458:Hippo
106:Label
66:Genre
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