Natural Bridge (album) explained

Natural Bridge
Type:studio album
Artist:Béla Fleck
Cover:1982_natural.jpg
Released:1982
Studio:1750 Arch Studios, Berkeley, California; Bull Run Studios, Ashland, Tennessee
Genre:Americana, Bluegrass, Jazz
Length:42:56
Label:Rounder
Producer:Béla Fleck
Prev Title:Crossing the Tracks
Prev Year:1979
Next Title:Deviation
Next Year:1984

Natural Bridge is an album by American banjoist Béla Fleck, released in 1982. Bela Fleck was a young bluegrass musician whose work with such bands as Spectrum and the New Grass Revival pushed the envelope of bluegrass tradition and contributed to the development of the New Acoustic movement spearheaded by mandolinist David Grisman, guitarist Tony Rice, and others. Influenced by Bill Keith and Tony Trischka, he moved the banjo sound much further than anyone could imagine.[1] [2]

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Béla Fleck

  1. "Punchdrunk" – 2:39
  2. "Flexibility" – 4:11
  3. "Dawg's Due" – 2:59
  4. "Daybreak" – 3:00
  5. "Bitter Gap" – 2:59
  6. "October Winds" – 5:48
  7. "Crossfire" – 3:26
  8. "Applebutter" – 2:42
  9. "Old Hickory Waltz" – 4:53
  10. "Rocky Road" – 3:24
  11. "The Natural Bridge Suite" – 6:55

Personnel

Technical

Notes and References

  1. Album review at www.allmusic.com
  2. http://www.rounder.com/index.php?id=album.php&musicalGroupId=98&catalog_id=6137 Album info at www.rounder.com