1 Uncommon Ritual
2 Seesaw - Edgar Meyer, Fleck, Bela
3 Sliding Down
4 Chromium Picolinate
5 Contramonkey
6 Chance Meeting
7 Zigeuneweisen - Edgar Meyer, Del Sarasate, Pablo
8 Travis - Edgar Meyer, Fleck, Bela
9 Old Tyme
10 Contrapunctus Xiii from "The Art of the Fugue" - Edgar Meyer, Bach, John Sebastia
11 Third Movement from "Amalgamations for Solo Bass"
12 By the River
13 Big Country - Edgar Meyer, Fleck, Bela
14 Barnyard Disturbance
15 In the Garden
16 Child's Play - Edgar Meyer, Marshall, Mike [Gui
17 The Big Cheese - Edgar Meyer, Fleck, Bela

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Uncommon Ritual

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: Utterly fabulous! This album is an important addition to any collection of Edgar Meyer's work, or a great introduction for anyone interested in modern American folk music. The songs will keep your head nodding and your toes tapping as you listen to pieces that range from exquisitely simplistic to incredibly complex.

Background Music?

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: This is a brilliant, beautiful, fun album that really makes Meyer's command of a complex and much under-appreciated instrument seem god given. In spite of the fact that there aren't any words the music on here stakes a claim for itself outside of just background music because it can be pretty edgy and raw at times. I like the combination of old folk tunes covered and Meyer's avant-garde double bass compositions, although this album's not for those looking for lots of covers of classical tunes.

An absolute must-buy for any collection.

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: This is an amazing album! The combination of talent, musicianship, and artistry on this album is startling. It is a perfect blend of classical, rock, blues, jazz, and folk influences; there is really something for everyone here. One cannot listen to this album without getting lost in the music. As a fellow composer and string player, I highly recommend Uncommon Ritual.

Creative Composers with a New Vein of Music

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: There is a real joy in discovering the work of contemporary composers who lighten the music world with abundant creativity. Such is the case for Edgar Meyer, B?la Fleck and Mike Marshall. These three not only compose but also perform their own compositions on this completely delightful CD sampler.

The works marry American folk tune semblances with folk music sounds from stray parts of the world. But they also know their classical training and the roundelays on old themes and styles prove to be some of the most exciting. Edgar Meyer plays Bass, Contrabass , Mandocello, and Piano; B?la Fleck plays Banjo, Electric Guitar, Gut String Guitar, Mandolin, national steel guitar, and Track Performer; and Mike Marshall plays Guitar, Mandocello, Mandola, Mandolin, and Track Performer. Just listing the instruments involve in this m?lange of works suggests that the music is unlike any you may have heard before, especially in the chamber music atmosphere it is played.

All three artists are gifted with fertile minds and technical demands for the instruments used. The result is a recital of endlessly interesting music, as fresh as morning sun and equally as welcome! Grady Harp, April 06

I love this CD

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: Wow. just listen to the samples provided above and you know this is amazing.....dang.