Béla Fleck & The Flecktones – Live Art (2-CD, Warner Bros. 9 46247-2, Cinram Olyphant Repress)

Why This CD Matters
Live Art documents Béla Fleck & The Flecktones in performances recorded at various locations between 1992 and 1996, highlighting the group’s improvisational approach to jazz-funk and fusion. The two-disc program includes “Sinister Minister,” “Flight Of The Cosmic Hippo,” “Stomping Grounds,” and “The Message,” along with interpretations incorporating “Amazing Grace,” Bach, and “The Ballad Of Jed Clampett.” Béla Fleck produced the collection, which captures the band’s live interplay across 21 tracks.

Collector Note
This U.S. Warner Bros. two-CD repress carries catalog number 9 46247-2 and barcode 093624624721. The identified edition was glass mastered at WEA Mfg. Olyphant under identifiers Z01232 and Z2718 and pressed by Cinram in Olyphant, Pennsylvania. Roger Nichols mastered the recordings, while Béla Fleck and Richard Battaglia handled the principal mixing.

Availability
Single copy available—once it's gone, it's gone.

Condition & Details
CD: VG+
Case: VG+
Booklet: VG+

Technical Details
Format: 2 x CD, Album, Repress
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Country: US
Released: Not specified
Genre: Jazz
Style: Jazz-Funk

Matrix / Runout
Not specified

Tracklist
Intro – 0:38
New South Africa – 4:43
Stomping Grounds – 5:26
Lochs Of Dread – 5:45
Bigfoot – 7:32
Far East Medley – 7:21
Flying Saucer Dudes – 5:35
UFO Tofu – 3:38
Interlude-Libation, The Water Ritual – 3:06
Vix 9 – 6:02
The Message – 9:15
Improv / Amazing Grace – 6:46
Shubbee's Doobie – 4:40
Oh Darling – 6:21
Blu-Bop – 7:36
Sunset Road – 5:56
More Luv – 7:43
Early Reflection / Bach / The Ballad Of Jed Clampett – 6:09
Cheeseballs In Cowtown – 5:38
Sinister Minister – 7:30
Flight Of The Cosmic Hippo – 4:52

Shipping & Handling
Cleaned with alcohol swabs.
Shipped in protective CD bags.
Cracked cases replaced before shipping.
Packed securely for safe delivery.

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