Double Time is an album by American banjoist Béla Fleck, released in 1984.[ Allmusic entry for Double Time] Retrieved September 2009.Album info on www.rounder.com
Every song is a duet with some of the stars of the genre. The billing includes Mark O'Connor, Sam Bush, David Grisman, Pat Flynn, Tony Rice, and Jerry Douglas, among others. In his Allmusic review, Brian Kelly stated, "the program features a dozen or so warm, homegrown finger exercises that dot the music map everywhere between bluegrass and jazz fusion." This album can be compared with similar effort by David Grisman, Dawg Duos, where Fleck performs duo with Grisman on one of the tracks.
Track listing All songs by Béla Fleck. "Spunk" (feat. Mark O'Connor) – 2:14 "Black Forest" (feat. David Grisman) – 2:43 "Double Play" (feat. Tony Rice) – 2:59 "Lowdown" (feat. Edgar Meyer) – 3:37 "The Bullfrog Shuffle" (feat. Mark Schatz) – 1:37 "Another Morning" (feat. Jerry Douglas) – 3:34 "Light Speed" (feat. Mike Marshall) – 2:34 "Sweet Rolls" (feat. John Hartford) – 3:20 "Ladies and Gentleman" (feat. Darol Anger) – 2:23 "Right As Rain" (feat. Pat Flynn) – 2:32 "Far Away" (feat. Mike Marshall) – 2:22 "Ready to Go" (feat. Ricky Skaggs) – 1:54 "The Fast Lane" (feat. Sam Bush) – 3:21
Personnel Béla Fleck – 5-string banjo Mark O'Connor – fiddle David Grisman – mandolin Tony Rice – guitar Edgar Meyer – bass Mark Schatz – banjo Jerry Douglas – dobro Mike Marshall – mandolin John Hartford – banjo Darol Anger – cello Pat Flynn – guitar Mike Marshall – mandolin Ricky Skaggs – fiddle Sam Bush – mandolin
Production notes: Howard Johnson – engineer Kurt Storey – engineer Bil VornDick – engineer David Glasser – mastering Susan Marsh – design, illustrations
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