Flight of the Cosmic Hippo

Flight of the Cosmic Hippo
Studio album by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Released	June 11, 1991
Recorded	The Castle
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:57
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Béla Fleck with the Flecktones
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Béla Fleck and the Flecktones chronology
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones (1990) Flight of the Cosmic Hippo (1991) UFO Tofu (1992)

Flight of the Cosmic Hippo was the second album released by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, released in 1991.

Track listing

1. "Blu-Bop" (Béla Fleck, Howard Levy, Victor Wooten, Roy Wooten) – 4:22
2. "Flying Saucer Dudes" (Fleck) – 4:51
3. "Turtle Rock" (Fleck) – 4:12
4. "Flight of the Cosmic Hippo" (Fleck) – 4:29
5. "The Star Spangled Banner" (Francis Scott Key, arr. Fleck, R. Wooten, Levy, V. Wooten) – 2:35
6. "Star of the County Down" (P.D., arr. Fleck, R. Wooten, Levy, V. Wooten) – 4:21
7. "Jekyll and Hyde (and Ted and Alice)" (Fleck) – 7:04
8. "Michelle" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 5:10
9. "Hole in the Wall" (Fleck) – 4:40
10. "Flight of the Cosmic Hippo (Reprise)" (Fleck) – 2:14

Miscellanea

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• The album title came from an audience member who suggested "Flight of the Codeine Hippo" as a name for the title track. The band changed "codeine" to "cosmic" to avoid the drug association.
• "The Star Spangled Banner" was arranged and recorded in response to the Gulf War.
• "Jekyll and Hyde (and Ted and Alice)" refers to the novella The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde as well as the film Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice.

Personnel

• Béla Fleck - banjo, electric banjo
• Howard Levy - Diatonic Harmonica, Piano, Synthesizers, Harp in a Cup, Harp Through Micro Synth, Double Ocarina, Hammond B-3 Organ
• "Future Man" - SynthAxe Drumitar
• Victor Wooten - 4 String, 5 String Fretless and 6 String electric basses