This live double album by two of the music world’s biggest non-pop stars is a substantial follow-up to their 2007 disc The Enchantment. That earlier album, while perfectly fine and interesting, was clearly dominated by Corea, an observation that is confirmed in his witty liner notes to Two.

The Enchantment was recorded with no playing time together, even without rehearsal. Two is culled from several dozen live concerts they’ve played together; there can’t help but be improvement with musicians of this caliber. For me, the most fun to be had is their reworking of well-known tunes like “Brazil” and “Bugle Call Rag.” The rest are Fleck or Corea originals, including Corea’s well-known “Armando’s Rhumba,” which he can record on every album as far as this listener is concerned.

One caveat: The album tends towards the manic. The obvious reason is that these two are virtuosos of the highest order, but another problem lies in the nature of the banjo. Despite Fleck’s mastery, even he can’t make an acoustic banjo sustain a tone for long. Hence, no banjo ballads, no banjo adagios. Keep that in mind, and you’ll be fine.