Béla Fleck discography

This article presents the discography of progressive banjo player Béla Fleck. As a very prolific author, Béla Fleck has recorded so far not only 12 studio albums on his own, but also with bands as Tasty Licks, New Grass Revival, Flecktones, Strength in Numbers and many other artists such as Sam Bush, David Grisman, Edgar Meyer, Jerry Douglas, Tony Rice.

Solo albums

• Crossing the Tracks (Rounder Records, 1979)
• Natural Bridge (Rounder Records, 1982)
• Deviation (Rounder Records, 1984)
• Double Time (Rounder Records, 1984)
• Inroads (Rounder Records, 1986)
• Drive (Rounder Records, 1988; SACD reissue: Mobile Fidelity, 2004)
• Tales From The Acoustic Planet (Warner Brothers, 1995)
• The Bluegrass Sessions: Tales from the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 2 (Warner Brothers, 1999)
• Perpetual Motion (Sony Classical, 2001)
• Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3: Africa Sessions (Rounder Records, 2009)
• Throw Down Your Heart - Africa Sessions Part 2 (2010) only available as a direct download from his website
• The Impostor (Mercury Records, 2013) Fleck's first album in 3 years

Compilation albums

• Daybreak (Rounder Records, 1987)
• Places (Rounder Records, 1988)

Live albums

• Music For Two (Sony Classical, 2004)

With The New Grass Revival

With Béla Fleck and the Flecktones

Other recordings

Tasty Licks

• Tasty Licks (Rounder Records, 1978)
• Anchored to the Shore (Rounder Records, 1979)

Spectrum

• Opening Roll (Rounder Records, 1981)
• It's Too Hot For Words (Rounder Records, 1982)
• Live in Japan (Rounder Records, 1983)

The Sparrow Quartet with Abigail Washburn, Casey Driessen, and Ben Sollee

• The Sparrow Quartet EP (Nettwerk Records, 2005)
• Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet (Nettwerk Records, 2008)

Abigail Washburn

• Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn (Rounder Records, 2014)

One-off collaborations

• Fiddle Tunes For Banjo with Tony Trischka and Bill Keith (Rounder Records, 1981)
• Snakes Alive! as part of The Dreadful Snakes (Rounder Records, 1983)
• Telluride Sessions as part of Strength in Numbers (MCA Nashville Records, 1989)
• Solo Banjo Works with Tony Trischka (Rounder Records, 1992)
• The Great Dobro Sessions (Sugar Hill, 1994)
• Tabula Rasā with Jie-Bing Chen and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (Water Lily Acoustics, 1996)
• Uncommon Ritual with Mike Marshall and Edgar Meyer (Sony, 1997)
• Music For Two with Edgar Meyer (Sony, 2004)
• The Enchantment with Chick Corea (Concord Records, 2007)
• The Melody of Rhythm: Triple Concerto & Music for Trio with Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain (Koch Records, 2009)
• Across the Imaginary Divide with the Marcus Roberts Trio (Rounder Records, 2012)

As a guest musician

• Sam Bush – Late as Usual (Rounder Records, 1984)
• Hobo Jim – Lost And Dyin' Breed (Barnett/Sparre Records, 1984)
• Øystein Sunde - Kjekt å Ha (Universal Music, 1989)
• Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two (MCA Records, 1989)
• Shawn Colvin – Fat City (Sony Records, 1992)
• Phish – Hoist (Elektra Records, 1994)
• Bruce Hornsby – Hot House (RCA Records, 1995)
• David Grier - Lone Soldier (Rounder Records, 1995)
• Curandero – Aras (Silver Wave, 1996)
• Dave Matthews Band – Before These Crowded Streets (RCA, 1998)
• Eddie From Ohio – Looking Out the Fishbowl (Virginia Soul Records, 1999)
• Leftover Salmon - The Nashville Sessions (Hollywood Records, 1999)
• Victor Wooten - Yin-Yang (Compass Records 1999)
• Phish – Farmhouse (Elektra Records, 2000)
• John Hartford - A Tribute to John Hartford: Live From Mountain Stage (Blue Plate 2001)
• Jorma Kaukonen – Blue Country Heart (2002)
• Michael Card - A Fragile Stone (2002)
• Rodney Crowell - Fate's Right Hand (2003)
• Bernie Williams - The Journey Within (2003)
• Gov't Mule - The Deepest End: Live in Concert (ATO Records, 2003)
• Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra – Let's Polka 'Round (2003)
• Mike Gordon - Inside In (JEMP Records 2003 )
• Rory Gallagher - Wheels Within Wheels (2003)
• Dave Matthews Band – Live Trax Vol. 1: 12.8.98 Centrum Centre, Worcester, MA (2004)
• Charlie Peacock – Full Circle (2004)
• Jerry Douglas - The Best Kept Secret (Koch Records, 2005)
• Jeff Coffin - Bloom (Compass Records 2005)
• Jamie Hartford - Part of Your History - The Songs of John Hartford (New Sheriff Creative 2005)
• Dave Matthews Band – Live Trax Vol. 7: 12.31.96 Hamptom Coliseum, Hampton, VA (2006)
• Keller Williams – Dream (2007)
• McCoy Tyner - Guitars (McCoy Tyner album) (Half Note Records, 2008)
• Jeff Coffin - Mutopia (Compass Records 2008)
• Bryan Sutton - Almost Live - (Suger Hill Records, 2009)
• Jerry Garcia Band – Garcia Live Volume Two (ATO Records, 2013)

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