Uncommon Ritual

Infobox Album | Name = Uncommon Ritual
Type = Album
Artist = Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck, Mike Marshall

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Released = 1997
Recorded = November 1996, February 1997
Genre = Classical
Length = 77:31
Label = Sony Classical
Producer = Edgar Meyer and Béla Fleck, with association with Mike Marshall
Reviews =
* "The Strad" (measured favorable) May 1998 (p. 544)
* Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:azp1z8ha1yv2]
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"Uncommon Ritual" is the second album released by Sony Classical of string trios, following Appalachia Waltz, with unusual instrumentation and influences from bluegrass and folk music to create an Americana-style of traditional classical music. "Uncommon Ritual" adds jazz, blues, and elements from world music to the mix. The trio includes double-bassist and composer Edgar Meyer, banjoist and composer Béla Fleck, and mandolin player Mike Marshall.

Track listing

#"Uncommon Ritual" (Edgar Meyer)
#"Seesaw" (Béla Fleck)
#"Sliding Down" (Meyer)
#"Chromium Picolinate" (Meyer, Fleck)
#"Contramonkey" (Meyer)
#"Change Meeting" (Meyer)
#"Zigeunerweisen" (Pablo de Sarasate - arr:Mike Marshall, Meyer)
#"Travis" (Fleck)
#"Old Tyme" (Meyer)
#Contrapunctus XIII from "The Art of the Fugue" (Johann Sebastian Bach - arr:Fleck, Marshall, Meyer)
#Third movement from "Amalgamations for solo bass" (Meyer)
#"By the River" (Meyer)
#"Big Country" (Fleck)
#"Barnyard Disturbance" (Meyer)
#"In the Garden" (Meyer)
#"Child's Play" (Marshall)
#"The Big Cheese" (Fleck, Marshall, Meyer)

Personnel

*Edgar Meyer, bass; piano and mandocello on "Sliding Down"
*Béla Fleck, banjo; mandolin on "Sliding Down"; guitar on "Sliding Down", "Travis", and "By the River"
*Mike Marshall, mandolin; mandocello on "Uncommon Ritual" and "Travis"; mandola on "Sliding Down", "Travis", and "In the Garden"; guitar on "Sliding Down" and "Big Country"