Flight of the Cosmic Hippo
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Flight of the Cosmic Hippo is a genre-blending jazz-fusion album by banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, known for its innovative use of the banjo in contemporary instrumental music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Flight of the Cosmic Hippo canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
music album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Béla Fleck and the Flecktones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance ⓘ |
| chronology | Béla Fleck and the Flecktones albums ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresBandMember |
Béla Fleck
NERFINISHED
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Future Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Wooten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | UFO Tofu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Béla Fleck and the Flecktones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
CD
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cassette ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary instrumental music
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jazz fusion ⓘ progressive bluegrass ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionOf | “The Star Spangled Banner” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
“Flight of the Cosmic Hippo”
NERFINISHED
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“Flying Saucer Dudes” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Jekyll and Hyde (and Ted and Alice)” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Sex in a Pan” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Star Spangled Banner” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Longing” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Message” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Star Spangled Banner” arrangement ⓘ “The West County” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Turtle Rock” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Vix 9” ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
complex time signatures
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fusion of jazz, bluegrass, and funk ⓘ improvisation-heavy arrangements ⓘ |
| instrumentFeatured |
banjo
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bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ harmonica ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| mainPerformer | Béla Fleck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
genre-blending jazz fusion style
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innovative use of the banjo in contemporary instrumental music ⓘ |
| performer | Béla Fleck and the Flecktones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Béla Fleck
NERFINISHED
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Béla Fleck and the Flecktones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Béla Fleck and the Flecktones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
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