Live Art

Infobox Album | Name = Live Art
Type = Live album
Artist = Béla Fleck and the Flecktones


Released = September 10, 1996
Recorded = live, 1992-1996
Genre = Jazz
Length = 122:17
Label = Warner Bros.
Producer = Béla Fleck
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kzsyxdjboolf link]
Last album = "Three Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
(1993)
This album = "Live Art"
(1996)
Next album = "Left Of Cool"
(1998) |

"Live Art" was the fifth album released by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones and their first non-studio album. It was recorded live at various concerts between 1992 and 1996 and features ten all-star guest musicians.

Track listing

Disc 1
#"Intro" – 0:38
#"New South Africa" (Béla Fleck) – 4:43
#"Stomping Grounds" (Victor Wooten/Fleck) – 5:26
#"Lochs of Dread" (Fleck/Jerry Douglas) – 5:45
#"Bigfoot" (Fleck) – 7:32
#"Far East Medley" (P.D., arr. Fleck/V. Wooten/Future Man) – 7:21
#"Flying Saucer Dudes" (Fleck) – 5:35
#"UFO Tofu" (Fleck) – 3:38
#"Interlude - Libation, The Water Ritual" (Future Man) – 3:06
#"Vix 9" (V. Wooten) – 6:02
#"The Message" (Fleck/Joe Wooten/V. Wooten/Future Man) – 4:05

Disc 2
#"Improv/Amazing Grace" (P.D., arr. V. Wooten) – 6:46
#"Shubbee's Doobie" (Fleck/Sam Bush) – 4:40
#"Oh! Darling" (Lennon/McCartney) – 6:21
#"Blu-bop" (Fleck/Howard Levy/V. Wooten/Future Man) – 7:36
#"Sunset Road" (Fleck) – 5:56
#"More Luv" (V. Wooten) – 7:43
#"Early Reflection/Bach/The Ballad of Jed Clampett" – 6:09
#*"Early Reflection" (Fleck)
#*"Presto" from Sonata #1 in G minor for unaccompanied violin (Johann Sebastian Bach)
#*"The Ballad of Jed Clampett" (Paul Henning)
#"Cheeseballs in Cowtown" (Fleck) – 5:38
#"Sinister Minister" (Fleck) – 7:30
#"Flight of the Cosmic Hippo" (Fleck) – 4:52

Personnel

The Flecktones
*Béla Fleck - 5-string, 6-string, and electric synth banjos
*Future Man - synth-axe drumitar, zendrum, acoustic percussion (on banjos and Philippine trash can), vocals
*Victor Wooten - electric fretless, and tenor basses, cello, vocals

Guest musicians
*Sam Bush - mandolin, violin, vocals
*Paul McCandless - soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, pennywhistle, English horn, sopranino saxophone
*Branford Marsalis - soprano saxophone
*Howard Levy - keyboards, harmonica
*Chick Corea - piano, zendrum
*Edgar Meyer - Acoustic bass (bowed)
*Stuart Duncan - violin
*Jerry Douglas - dobro
*John Cowan - vocals
*Bruce Hornsby - piano, vocals