Song:That Old Thing
Album:Across the Imaginary Divide
Banjo whiz Bela Fleck is best known for his band The Flecktones. These days he records and tours with his banjo playing wife Abigail Washburn. But Fleck will record any kind of music to change your perception of what can be done with a banjo. He recorded this 2012 album with jazz pianist Marcus Roberts. Roberts started out in the 80s as the pianist with trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and he has recorded as a leader since 1988. Fleck was performing at the 2009 Savannah Music Festival in Savannah, GA. He was told that Roberts was planning to do an informal jam session. As a fan, Fleck really wanted to play with Roberts anyway. And from that jam session, the two decided to record together. The album was recorded with Roberts' usual trio of Rodney Jordan on bass and Jason Marsalis on drums. Fleck wanted to make a jazz album just to show how versatile the banjo is. What I find interesting is they didn't record any jazz standards. All the songs are written by either Fleck or Roberts. And they aren't even new songs. That Old Thing first appeared on the 2000 Flecktones album Outbound. The album was released June 2012 and the two toured briefly to support it. Roberts returned to recording and touring with his trio. Fleck has recorded two albums with Chick Corea and he has appeared on albums by guitarist Bernie Williams and pianist McCoy Tyner. Here's a video for That Old Thing by Bela Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio.
No comments:
Post a Comment