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.

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instanceOf music album
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
surface form: United States
featuresBandMember Béla Fleck NERFINISHED
Future Man NERFINISHED
Howard Levy NERFINISHED
Victor Wooten NERFINISHED
followedBy UFO Tofu NERFINISHED
follows Béla Fleck and the Flecktones NERFINISHED
format CD
cassette
vinyl record
genre contemporary instrumental music
jazz fusion
progressive bluegrass
hasCoverVersionOf “The Star Spangled Banner” NERFINISHED
hasPart “Flight of the Cosmic Hippo” NERFINISHED
“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
fusion of jazz, bluegrass, and funk
improvisation-heavy arrangements
instrumentFeatured banjo
bass guitar
drums
harmonica
synthesizer
language instrumental
mainPerformer Béla Fleck NERFINISHED
notableFor genre-blending jazz fusion style
innovative use of the banjo in contemporary instrumental music
performer Béla Fleck and the Flecktones NERFINISHED
producer Béla Fleck NERFINISHED
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones NERFINISHED
recordedBy Béla Fleck and the Flecktones NERFINISHED
recordLabel Warner Bros. Records
releaseYear 1991

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Béla Fleck notableWork Flight of the Cosmic Hippo