Also, this is relatively restrained, a midway point between the folk-tinged work of earlier bands such as the Country Gentlemen, et al, and the more panoramic explorations of David Grisman and his jazzed-up "spacegrass" crew. Tottle's voice doesn't do much for me, but the approach is definitely creative and new.After a while, it starts sounding a little too clever, but you have to give them credit for their groundbreaking approach. The band's name isn't just a coy pun, it's also a declaration of bragging rights: the aggressive jazz-pop-grass fusion that would make Fleck famous is hinted at here in the complexified harmonies and rhythmic twists, piled atop a relatively traditional set of truegrass tunes. The early works of banjoist Bela Fleck find him listed as "the third lead instrument" in this zippy ensemble, backing mandolinist/vocalist Jack Tottle in an ambitious set of innovative progressive 'grass. Tasty Licks "Tasty Licks" (Rounder, 1978) As a bandleader, Fleck became one of the style's biggest concert artists, as well as a prolific composer and collaborator with a wide range of musicians. Rising up through the boundary-breaking "newgrass" scene of the 1970s, banjo player Bela Fleck became one of the great champions of modern bluegrass music as a fusion of jazz, pop and twang. Bela Fleck Discography (Joe Sixpack's Guide To Hick Music)
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