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The Flow of X

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Released
  
1997

Length
  
48:49

Artist
  
Matthew Shipp

Producer
  
Matthew Shipp

Recorded
  
May 14, 1995

Label
  
2.13.61

Release date
  
1997

Genre
  
Jazz

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Studio
  
Seltzer Sound, New York City

The Flow of X (1997)
  
Before the World (1997)

Similar
  
Matthew Shipp albums, Jazz albums

The Flow of X is an album by American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp which was recorded in 1995 and released on the 2.13.61 label. It features a quartet with violinist Mat Maneri, bassist William Parker and drummer Whit Dickey, the same lineup as the previous album Critical Mass. The liner notes include a piece by Shipp comparing boxing and jazz.

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Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Charlie Wilmoth states "Shipp plays rich, low-register chords and more acrobatic lines like a slightly more sedate Cecil Taylor." The JazzTimes review by Josef Woodard says that "this music is all about flow, the flow of dialogue and moods between sentient musicians and the flow of music with a decidedly free will."

Track listing

All compositions by Matthew Shipp
  1. "Flow of X" – 5:49
  2. "Flow of Silence" – 6:12
  3. "Flow of Y" – 7:43
  4. "Flow of M" – 6:52
  5. "Flow of U" – 9:33
  6. "Instinctive Codes" – 12:40

Personnel

  • Matthew Shipp - piano
  • Mat Maneri – violin
  • William Parker – bass
  • Whit Dickey – drums
  • References

    The Flow of X Wikipedia