Bela Fleck “Big Country” - The Late Show’s Commercial Breakdown

The legendary Bela Fleck joins Louis Cato & The Late Show Band in this installment of The Late Show’s #CommercialBreakdown, performing “Big Country,” a song originally released with his band Bela Fleck And The Flecktones.
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[@russellsmith8609]

What a great band you have on the late show. They smoothly backed up Bela Fleck like they have been playing together for years. I am sorry that I don't get to hear this part of the show until now. Looking forward to hearing it on youtube from now on. Thanks for this opportunity to hear what we have been missing all this time, cheers.

[@TheSuzberry]

Brilliant! They are brilliant.

[@organicwest]

Are they going to show more of the band on KZbin? I really hope so. This was fantastic.

[@Pasta1nc]

Is he amazing or what? He can sit in with anyone. Like, it's crazy.

[@samrobinson8041]

That bass solo!

[@ehquetest]

Yes - wow

[@pluribus_unum]

I concur. I had to know her name, so I thought I'd share it. _Known as one of Jazz's most vibrant emerging artists, Endea Owens is a Detroit-raised Recording Artist, Bassist, and Composer._

[@Starcoffin]

Her face told me she was telling a story I was not sophisticated enough to understand.

[@TheSuzberry]

Nothing like an upright bass.

[@organicwest]

Serious right there.

[@CAJim2]

Oh man, why haven't more of these been posted!? This needs to be a thing every time there's a musical guest joining the band for the evening/week.

[@BikesCarsAndSake]

OMG, this was one of the best performances! The bass - just awesome. Been a fan of Bela Fleck for a long time. Maybe you should do this colab more often!

[@joernc]

Mix Bluegrass, Rock, Rythm&Blues and Jazz, and the result is ... AMAZING. Please record more songs in exactly this formation.

[@Pasta1nc]

💯💯💯

[@japanesemaplepruning]

What a beautiful arrangement one of my favorite songs. So much energy and joy in that whole room.

[@jjaydion]

What a Thrill! Takes me WAYY back to meeting him in Denmark! Congrats to 1 & All for a Masterful Performance! You are now ALL unofficial Fleck-tones!!!! 🎉👏🏼👍🏼❤️

[@s.terris9537]

Thanks for televising this great ensemble with Bela Fleck! Great happy energy, so needed. Fabulous bass solo!

[@green_dragon_knight]

Bela Fleck is so talented! It’s great to be able to see this bit on KZbin 😊

[@cillyjordan7253]

Bela has always been one of my all time favorite musicians!!

[@temporaladvisor3958]

Louis Cato & The Late Show Band are always impressive, but this! This was a whole new level of dynamic performances. It was so good to see Bela Fleck, who's always a joy to behold.

[@RogerVKint]

Totally delightful!

[@KrazeeKeithKash]

What a band….!!!!!!! Unbelievable bass solo … Thank you ✌️😎🎸…….

[@mickylawless1941]

EPIC!!! That was simply EPIC!!!

[@jpriot]

First time seeing this side of the show. DAMNNNNN! That bass solo!!! 🔥✨

[@Thoneman]

People having fun at their job, wish we all had as much fun !

[@debreale5236]

Fantastic‼️🙌🙌🙌

[@stewarta5993]

i was lucky enough to see Bela and the Wooten brothers, twice. i got to meet all three. not to be forgotten.

[@foldvarimarton]

Amazing

[@ThrivingLovingRelationships]

That was awesome!

[@CH4LX]

WoW. Love Bela, Love you guys, this was amazing! Thank you! Do this with Billy Strings and his dad too please?!?

[@melanies.6030]

He's such an eloquent, sweet guy besides incredible musician. I just watched his interview with Rick Beato here on KZbin, which I highly recommend.

[@alicerobison8022]

Bela is THE BEST

[@Mgh-r]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@energyideas]

Victor Wooten steps back and let's the Late Night band take the low end. True high road. Bela and the Flecktones shine.

[@frontech3271]

Soo-pah! I feel better now.

[@chefray162]

That bass solo was awesome

[@theogavrillhuxtable5725]

Such a gr🎱 band in support of gr🎱 artists - yet seeing Louis Fouché on sax & Jon Lampley on trumpet - whenever these clips are uploaded - SMILING & MOVING to the music - always makes me thankful & inspired. Bless u guys. Bless the band❤️‍🩹🙏🏽😌 pcHux.

[@BobWeaver3000]

The world is better with Bela Fleck!

[@mcfahk]

Yes! More of the band! Forget most of your guests. Just more of the band. Please.

[@patriciapetersen904]

💯!!!

[@loooooooooby]

Sometimes I forget just how delightful he and his music are.

[@vinny142]

The live version of "Flight of the cosmic hippo", where the audience is asked to play the sounds of the hippo at take-off is simply wonderful.

[@berolinastrassmann]

Bela Fleck is an icon! Thabks for bringing him to the show. I dont get to see him in my part of the world. He is such a joy to listen to. And the trumpetist and base player were also fantastic...well the whole band really, what a fun moment to witness and enjoy. Thanks so much! Maybe one day you can interview Bela, when he launches his next record perhaps?

[@floydshambles]

that bass solo 🏆

[@pluribus_unum]

Endea Owens, from _rock city._

[@handmadehearts]

Fretless! Respect. And the stank-face! Fabulous...

[@debraholz6821]

Heard Bèla in concert many years ago...still great, but have to say the band makes the experience astounding.

[@56nickrich]

All of the commercial break music should be available to fans. This is only a tease ... thanks just the same !!!🎶💖

[@Magnum3144]

I have loved this song for decades and still turn it all the way up when it comes through my Playlist. To me, it perfectly defines wide open spaces. And the bass solo...wow. Wooten should be proud, she's an honorary Flecktone.

[@k...5853]

If she had finished it with a blackflip, the internet would melt down.

[@rob8872]

Everybody’s day is smiling. You can’t not smile when there is a good banjo involved.....

[@mikesitter5209]

This is extraordinary. They had to know they were feeling it that night. Damn.

[@lordofthestrings86]

There’s no substitute for Victor Wooten on bass, but that upright solo sure was cool.

[@mariaghiglieri78]

First heard Bella Fleck as a freshman in High school when my Marching Band performed his music. And fell in love with his work. Love seeing him now twenty years later on The Late Show with amazing musicians and such a huge audience. Makes my geeky heart happy!!

[@wynonasbigbrowndragon6121]

I like Béla Fleck and I like Stephen Colbert. This is such a win!

[@Realdeal1968]

Bring back music in all schools

[@ThatOpalGuy]

Bela is masterful

[@RichardBurr-Carrothers]

Best 4 minutes of my day, so far.

[@merlapittman5034]

Fantabulous! He's one of the most talented! And that bass solo - wow! More, please!

[@cyborgmetropolis7652]

So many times I wanted to watch the commercial break music on the legacy of late night shows over the past decades.

[@mljs9245]

Wouldn’t that make a great second channel!? ❤

[@MrSlanderer]

Especially when you hear the opening notes of a familiar song...

[@rjwohlman]

Belas a good dude. Had 20 minutes with him back stage with him. Very humble.... all the best seem to be.

[@gr8fulcarol]

Two things I love! Bela and Colbert! I loved this! Enough to comment which I just don’t ever do.

[@TopherDune]

Thank you for posting this! What a joy!

[@arothmanmusic]

Was disappointed to find that this wasn't going to be a cover of "In A Big Country" by "Big Country". Still, Bela is always fantastic, and Endea Owens absolutely smaaaaashed that upright solo.

[@Pasta1nc]

DUDE ME TOO! I was getting hyped to hear banjo play the lyrical melody. "In a big country..." stuck in your head for days LOL

[@wakeangel45440]

this is also what led me to listen. very glad I did as it was awesome but still would love a cover of Big Country's Big Country.

[@austenbrinkley2206]

This makes me smile. Like big sh!t eating grin smile. Thanks all!

[@dhulbert855]

Beautiful! 'Took me right back to Telluride!

[@Nago7]

That was wonderful! Give us more commercial breakdowns. Loved it!

[@DarkPesco]

That lady SLAPS AWESOME!!

[@Legit-beardED]

Absolutely breathtaking

[@R1ckDeckard]

Beautiful. Pure joy of music

[@joannmay-anthony1076]

That was the greatest!!!!

[@denillefleming2942]

Brilliant!!!!

[@mboettcher349]

My sister in law walked down the aisle to this song.

[@danafry1558]

love bela fleck - saw him in philly by the delaware on his 30th birthday - sheer serendipity - blew me away! the whole band! Bela Fleck and Victor wooten especially. Enjoyed the creativity of tonight show band - lady gave wooten a run for his money on the upright!

[@vendelius]

Most Enjoyable..

[@bobwiegers]

one of his best compositions and a fabulous rendition of it!

[@scottportner4587]

I saw Bela probably 20 times in various events for 25 years. He was and is always special.

[@studio61icom]

PLEASE do more of This!😀

[@blurredreality93]

This strangely brought tears to my eyes.

[@laurelanddavid8695]

Thank y'all. More breakdowns, please.

[@ianwilson4286]

Love the band they appreciate good music from any where. What great music!

[@Fents_Post_Productions]

People forget (or never knew) that Bela and his Flecktones were giants of innovation in the 90's. Been a fan since his NewGrass days in 1977.

[@zymurgea]

Love me some Bela Fleck and love the Late Show Band!

[@janefreeman995]

Theres a lovely documentary about him in Africa.

[@sevenirises]

That was some kind of magic out of nowhere lifting spirits high.

[@juliettebobcat704]

Oh, man, this takes me back to Strength in Numbers! I absolutely love to watch the body language of stand up bass players! Dayum!

[@BestFitSquareChannel]

Soaring! Rising! Gliding! Diving! Magnificent musicians!!! Artists! Thank you. A privilege. Best wishes. 🤸🏾‍♂️🫶🏻🖖🏼

[@ChanceTheGardenerrr]

HELL YES

[@davidhogan5133]

That was way cool!!!✌️😊👍

[@MaryK.-WV]

Love it! ❤️

[@mparlove7599]

Bela was just in Royal Oak, MI, about 3 weeks ago with his outstanding band. I hadn't seen him perform in 20 years, so I treated myself & also introduced my boyfriend to his music via the show. My BF was blown away by his talent (of course!) Bela happened to mention from the stage that he was heading to Carnegie Hall soon...and as luck would have it, my BF & I were able to make that show 10 days later! Bela played "Big Country" at both shows, and this performance on The Late Show was as dynamic as the other performances with the band members he's been touring with! So fun! Thanks, Stephen, for appreciating great musical talent! ❤❤❤❤ = Stephen AND Bela!

[@christianhansen786]

WOW!!!! Amazing from start to finish!!

[@mr.niceguy4919]

💥💥WOWZA💥💥

[@vlakieste]

goosebumps!

[@TheAureliac]

Food stomping, whooping and hollering, tears and goosebumps! That was amazing.

[@rikkiechambers4959]

Had to watch it twice … so fabulous💚

[@JonasWhite]

My boy! Nash-Vegas, Tennessee ya’ll

[@markdoyle9642]

Tears of Joy! We finally heard Endea' Owens' Beautiful, Double Bass... Birdland Solid, Precision of Tuck... with Bela, no less! ALL YOUR BASS ARE BELONG TO US! Please, repeat history and return to the Ed Sullivan roof top Thank You, RESPECT!

[@misterfunnybones]

Decades of practice on display by all. Very nice rendition. BF is fantastic. I like his 12 days of Christmas & each day is a different time signature from 1-12. 👍

[@rikkiechambers4959]

Yesssss please !! I’d take more of the band any day especially when it showcases some of the great guest musicians too 😊 and I grew up traveling with a bunch of bluegrass bands and even a couple of brothers that made and sold banjos .. this guy was top notch and this was wonderful 🎵🎶💚💛🤎🤍🖤 thank you thank you thank you for listening to all the pleas for more of the band , they really are awesome 💜

[@nancykraus5127]

I had the opportunity to see Bela Fleck perform at Gild Hall in Arden, Delaware before he got huge. Fantastic concert gild there. Wish he would come back. Also saw Natalie McMaster before she was more known.

[@tdelphia1]

Damn, this was good! I've been a Bela Fleck fan since his first album came out when I was in college (1979!).

[@leapintothewild]

First saw/heard Bela with New Grass Revival - Knoxville, 1982 !! 🎶

[@JP-lu9ed]

Duet with Louis and Bela was dynamite🔥! 👏👏👏

[@brianseiple4873]

These moments with the band are so precious. Thanks for sharing this.

[@vanessarayey1277]

Totally enoughed the "Breakdown". 😁💝🎉

[@4uRicki]

The man is already a legend with more Grammys in more different categories than anyone on the planet 👌🏼

[@organicwest]

I've never been to a live show and was wondering if the band gets to let loose? More band action would be appreciated on KZbin.

[@setbos5385]

This is awesome, should be a yt extra going forward

[@chrisvig]

THAT WAS CRAZY

[@williemammoth11]

This was just absolutely brilliant all around thank you!

[@ButchWilson]

This may be the single best version of that song I’ve ever heard so smooth

[@oddlywired7935]

Yes!🤣😂🤣😂

[@davidboileau6796]

these are soooo good. thank you so much for sharing them.

[@InzHills]

Thanx for sharing this music!!

[@tracyj2886]

Amazing! This is the sound of JOY!❤

[@jillvanwormer8504]

There's a lot of Loch Lomond in that tune.