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1991 studio album by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Flight of the Cosmic Hippo is the second album by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones , released in 1991. It reached number 1 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. The album title came from an audience member who suggested "Flight of the Codeine Hippo" as a name for the title track. The band changed "codeine" to "cosmic" to avoid the drug association.
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
In his Allmusic review, music critic Brian Mansfield wrote of the album "The Flecktones continue to make it look easy."[1]
Track listing
All songs by Béla Fleck unless otherwise noted.
"Blu-Bop" (The Flecktones ) – 4:22
"Flying Saucer Dudes" – 4:51
"Turtle Rock" – 4:12
"Flight of the Cosmic Hippo" – 4:29
"The Star Spangled Banner " (Francis Scott Key , arr. The Flecktones) – 2:35
"Star of the County Down " (P.D. , arr. The Flecktones) – 4:21
"Jekyll and Hyde (and Ted and Alice)" – 7:04
"Michelle " (John Lennon /Paul McCartney ) – 5:10
"Hole in the Wall" – 4:40
"Flight of the Cosmic Hippo (Reprise)" – 2:14
Personnel
Béla Fleck – banjo (tracks 2, 4-10), electric banjo (tracks 1, 3), synth (track 1)
Howard Levy – diatonic harmonica (tracks 2, 3, 5-8, 10), piano (tracks 2-5, 7-10), synthesizers (tracks 1, 2, 4-6, 9), harp in a cup (track 4), harp through micro synth (track 2), double ocarina (track 9), Hammond B-3 organ (track 6)
"Future Man " – Synth-Axe Drumitar
Victor Wooten – 4-string, 5-string fretless (tracks 4, 5, 7, 8, 10) and 6-string electric basses
Track notes
Production notes
Produced and mixed by Béla Fleck with the Flecktones
Bil VornDick – engineer, mixing
Carlos Grier – editing
Denny Purcell – mastering
Mark Nevers – assistant engineer
Keith Odle – mixing assistant
Richard Battaglia – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
Mark Tucker – photography
Elvis Wilson – design
Laura LiPuma – art direction
Mark Fox – artwork
Chart positions
Year
Chart
Position
1991
Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums
1
References