Uncommon Ritual

Uncommon Ritual
Studio album by Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck, Mike Marshall
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

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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

1. "Uncommon Ritual" (Edgar Meyer)
2. "Seesaw" (Béla Fleck)
3. "Sliding Down" (Meyer)
4. "Chromium Picolinate" (Meyer, Fleck)
5. "Contramonkey" (Meyer)
6. "Change Meeting" (Meyer)
7. "Zigeunerweisen" (Pablo de Sarasate - arr:Mike Marshall, Meyer)
8. "Travis" (Fleck)
9. "Old Tyme" (Meyer)
10. Contrapunctus XIII from The Art of the Fugue (Johann Sebastian Bach - arr:Fleck, Marshall, Meyer)
11. Third movement from Amalgamations for solo bass (Meyer)
12. "By the River" (Meyer)
13. "Big Country" (Fleck)
14. "Barnyard Disturbance" (Meyer)
15. "In the Garden" (Meyer)
16. "Child's Play" (Marshall)
17. "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"