UFO Tofu is the third album released by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones

Béla Fleck and the Flecktones

Béla Fleck and the Flecktones is a primarily instrumental group from the United States, that draws equally on bluegrass, fusion and jazz, sometimes dubbed "blu-bop". The band formed in 1988, initially to perform once on the PBS series Lonesome Pine Specials. The Flecktones have toured extensively...

, released in 1992. The title is a palindrome

Palindrome

A palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of units that can be read the same way in either direction, with general allowances for adjustments to punctuation and word dividers....

, which is also a musical theme in the title track, according to the album's liner notes.

Reception

In his Allmusic review, music critic Thom Owens wrote of the album "Though the Flecktones didn't change their formula with their third album, UFO Tofu, they did manage to craft one of their more consistent and impressive efforts... Occasionally, the material is lightweight, functioning only as vehicle for the group's solos. Then again, the whole point of Fleck's music is the solos, so that shouldn't upset his fans too much. Of course, it doesn't help him win new ones, either."

Track listing

All songs by Béla Fleck

Béla Fleck

Béla Anton Leoš Fleck is an American banjo player. Widely acknowledged as one of the world's most innovative and technically proficient banjo players, he is best known for his work with the bands New Grass Revival and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.-Early life and career details:Fleck was born in...

 unless otherwise noted.

1. "The West County" – 4:30
2. "Sex In A Pan" (Victor Wooten
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   ) – 3:33
3. "Nemo's Dream" – 5:07
4. "Bonnie & Slyde" – 4:18
5. "Scuttlebutt" – 4:04
6. "UFO Tofu" – 3:46
7. "Magic Fingers" – 5:13
8. "True North" – 4:54
9. "Life Without Elvis" – 5:06
10. "Seresta" (Howard Levy
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    /Manfredo Fest
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    ) – 3:39
11. "The Yee-Haw Factor" – 6:57
12. "After The Storm" – 3:52

Personnel

• Béla Fleck
  Béla Fleck
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   – acoustic, slide, electric & nylon strung banjo
  Banjo
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• Howard Levy
  Howard Levy
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   – harmonica
  Harmonica
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  s (G, A, Bb, C & D), piano
  Piano
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  , synthesizer
  Synthesizer
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  s, pennywhistle & ocarina
  Ocarina
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• Future Man
  Future Man
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   – Synth-Axe Drumitar
• Victor Wooten
  Victor Wooten
  Victor Lemonte Wooten is an American bass player, composer, author, and producer, and has been the recipient of five Grammy Awards....
  
   – 4 string bass
  Bass guitar
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  , 5 string bass, 5 string fretless bass & stereo bass

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1992	Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums	5