Double Time (Béla Fleck album)

Double Time
Studio album by Béla Fleck
Released	1984
Genre	Americana, bluegrass, folk
Length	37:33
Label	Rounder
Béla Fleck chronology
Deviation (1984) '''Double Time''' (1984) Inroads (1986)

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Allmusic	[1]

Double Time is an album by American banjoist Béla Fleck, released in 1984.^[2][3]

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."^[2] 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

1. "Spunk" – 2:14
2. "Black Forest" – 2:43
3. "Double Play" – 2:59
4. "Lowdown" – 3:37
5. "The Bullfrog Shuffle" – 1:37
6. "Another Morning" – 3:34
7. "Light Speed" – 2:34
8. "Sweet Rolls" – 3:20
9. "Ladies and Gentleman" – 2:23
10. "Right as Rain" – 2:32
11. "Far Away" – 2:22
12. "Ready to Go" – 1:54
13. "The Fast Lane" – 3:21

Personnel

• Béla Fleck – banjo (1-13)
• Mark O'Connor – fiddle (1)
• David Grisman – mandolin (2)
• Tony Rice – guitar (3)
• Edgar Meyer – bass (4)
• Mark Schatz – banjo (5)
• Jerry Douglas – dobro (6)
• Mike Marshall – mandolin (7)
• John Hartford – banjo (8)
• Darol Anger – cello (9)
• Pat Flynn – guitar (10)
• Mike Marshall – mandolin (11)
• Ricky Skaggs – fiddle (12)
• Sam Bush – mandolin (13)

Production notes:

• Howard Johnson – engineer
• Kurt Storey – engineer
• Bil VornDick – engineer
• David Glasser – mastering
• Susan Marsh – design, illustrations

References

Bluegrass music
Typical instruments	Acoustic guitar Banjo Dobro Fiddle technique Mandolin technique Upright bass
Stylistic origins	Blues Country music Folk music Old-time music
Sub- and fusion genres	Traditional bluegrass Progressive bluegrass Bluegrass gospel Czech bluegrass
Notable festivals	High Sierra Music Festival Festival of the Bluegrass Merlefest Podunk Bluegrass Festival Telluride Bluegrass Festival Tottenham Bluegrass Festival List of bluegrass music festivals
Notable performers	List of bluegrass musicians List of bluegrass bands List of bluegrass mandolinists
Other	International Bluegrass Music Museum International Bluegrass Music Association International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame Bluegrass Unlimited magazine Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards International Bluegrass Music Awards
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