Double Time is an album by American banjoist Béla Fleck, released in 1984.
Every song is a duet with some of the stars of the genre. The billing includes Mark O'Connor, Sam Bush, David Grisman, Pat Flynn, Tony Rice, and Jerry Douglas, among others. In his Allmusic review, Brian Kelly stated, "the program features a dozen or so warm, homegrown finger exercises that dot the music map everywhere between bluegrass and jazz fusion."
This album can be compared with similar effort by David Grisman, Dawg Duos, where Fleck performs duo with Grisman on one of the tracks.
Contents
Track listing
All songs by Béla Fleck.
"Spunk" (feat. Mark O'Connor) – 2:14
"Black Forest" (feat. David Grisman) – 2:43
"Double Play" (feat. Tony Rice) – 2:59
"Lowdown" (feat. Edgar Meyer) – 3:37
"The Bullfrog Shuffle" (feat. Mark Schatz) – 1:37
"Another Morning" (feat. Jerry Douglas) – 3:34
"Light Speed" (feat. Mike Marshall) – 2:34
"Sweet Rolls" (feat. John Hartford) – 3:20
"Ladies and Gentleman" (feat. Darol Anger) – 2:23
"Right As Rain" (feat. Pat Flynn) – 2:32
"Far Away" (feat. Mike Marshall) – 2:22
"Ready to Go" (feat. Ricky Skaggs) – 1:54
"The Fast Lane" (feat. Sam Bush) – 3:21
Personnel
Béla Fleck – 5-string banjo
Mark O'Connor – fiddle
David Grisman – mandolin
Tony Rice – guitar
Edgar Meyer – bass
Mark Schatz – banjo
Jerry Douglas – dobro
Mike Marshall – mandolin
John Hartford – banjo
Darol Anger – cello
Pat Flynn – guitar
Mike Marshall – mandolin
Ricky Skaggs – fiddle
Sam Bush – mandolin
Production notes:
Howard Johnson – engineer
Kurt Storey – engineer
Bil VornDick – engineer
David Glasser – mastering
Susan Marsh – design, illustrations