Flight of the Cosmic Hippo
| Flight of the Cosmic Hippo | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 11, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1991, The Castle | |||
| Studio | The Castle (Franklin, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, post-bop, folk rock, bluegrass | |||
| Length | 43:57 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Béla Fleck with the Flecktones | |||
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| AllMusic | |
| Chicago Tribune | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
| MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Flight of the Cosmic Hippo is the second album by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, released in 1991. It reached number 1 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. The album title came from an audience member who suggested "Flight of the Codeine Hippo"; the band changed "codeine" to "cosmic".
The album received two Grammy nominations.