Rocket Science (Béla Fleck and the Flecktones album)

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AllMusic	[1]

In his AllMusic review, music critic Thom Jurek praised the album, calling the Flecktones re-energized. He wrote "With Levy on harmonica and piano, it's as if he never left. Rather than try to re-create the band's old sound, the Flecktones push ever further into their own seamless, unclassifiable meld of jazz, progressive bluegrass, rock, classical, funk, and world music traditions on this delightful—and at times mind-blowing—record."[1]

All songs by Béla Fleck unless otherwise noted.

1. "Gravity Lane" - 5:58
2. "Prickly Pear" - 3:49
3. "Joyful Spring" (Howard Levy) - 2:39
4. "Life In Eleven" (H. Levy/B. Fleck) - 5:25
5. "Falling Forward" - 5:08
6. "Storm Warning" - 7:57
7. "Like Water" (Victor Wooten/B. Fleck) - 4:42
8. "Earthling Parade" - 7:58
9. "The Secret Drawer" (Future Man) - 2:12
10. "Sweet Pomegranates" (H. Levy) - 5:55
11. "Falani" - 6:50
12. "Bottle Rocket" - 5:53

Deluxe Edition

13. "Wolf Laurel" - 6:05

• Béla Fleck – 5-string banjo (tracks 1, 3-8, 10-12), Goldtone 10-string Prototype (track 8), Deering Crossfire electric banjo (tracks 2, 6)
• Future Man – drumitar, acoustic drums, percussion
• Howard Levy – diatonic harmonica (tracks 1, 2, 4-8, 11, 12), bass harmonica (track 8), synth (track 2), piano (tracks 1-7, 10, 12)
• Victor Wooten – Fodera 4-string bass, Fodera 5-string NYC bass, Compito 5-string fretless bass (track 5, 8, 11)

Production notes:

• Béla Fleck – producer
• Kevin Dailey – engineer
• Richard Battaglia – engineer
• Richard Dodd – mastering
• Jeremy Cowart – photography
• Sean Marlowe – art direction, design
• Paul Grosso – cover art, creative director