Solo Banjo Works

Bela Fleck, Tony Trischka | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 15, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder / Umgd
• ASIN: B0000002IG
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,903 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #45 in Music > Rock > Jam Bands > Bluegrass Jam Bands

Track Listings

1. Ruben's Wah Wah

2. 2Fourteen

3. Liberec

4. Free Improvisation #2

5. Assunta

6. Old Joe Clark/June Apple

7. Max And Gus

8. Beaumont Rag

9. Kingfisher's Wing

10. Earl Scruggs Medley (Nashville Skyline Rag/Ground Speed/Shucking the Corn)

11. Jeff Davis Medley (Jeff Davis/Fort Monroe/Danville Days)

12. Yaha Yaha

13. Beatles Medley (I Feel Fine/Here, There and Everywhere/Eleanor Rigby/I'm a Loser...

14. The Rings Of Saturn

15. Green Willis/Whiskey Before Breakfast

16. Killer Bees On Caffeine

17. Oma And Opa

18. Solaris

19. Flapperette/Red Pepper-Spicy Rag

20. Triplet Fever

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

A barrage of bluegrass, original tunes, a Middle Eastern sojourn, rag, jazz, Bach, Beatles, fiddle tunes and more.
Genre: Country & Western
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 4-SEP-1992

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the boys doing what they do best, June 11, 2000

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This review is from: Solo Banjo Works (Audio CD)

everytime you hear bela fleck playing banjo is exciting, but classic bela fleck is stripped down banjo. eventhough this is a banjo no strings attached album, the wide variety of arrangements in the songs make it more excitng. the beatles medley and the interpretations of bach show the true universal musical spirit of bela, not forgetting the wonderful playing of tony. this album mkes a great companion with the new bluegrass sessions.

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable banjo music, May 8, 2009

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Jeffrey A. Hensley "Hensley's Bluegrass Music" (Harrisonburg, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Solo Banjo Works (Audio CD)

It's so much fun to kick back and listen to this kind of banjo music. It's not particularly "driving" bluegrass, but it is something you can listen to for hours on end. It's something that can inspire you to play this style. And it's downright good music!

5.0 out of 5 stars solo banjo at its best?!?, May 8, 2001

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Jordan Klein (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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The way I see it, this album (right up there with Foggy Mountain Banjo) is an absolute must for 5-string banjo players of the 3 finger style. These two masters, whose playing has influenced each other as well as pickers worldwide, take the "twangy, one-dimensional instrument for hillbillies" from classical to klesmer, celtic to pyschadelic. Of course, they show off their mastery of the scruggs, single string, and melodic styles... but perhaps more impressive is the way "Solo Banjo Works" demonstrates the vast creativity and ingenuity of these two artists. Also, the album is as versatile as the virtuosos prove the instrument to be... it works in the car, at work, etc... (although, to be honest, i haven't tried the bedroom)

Buy it!