The Flow of X

The Flow of X is an album by the American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp, 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.[1]

The Flow of X
Studio album by
Matthew Shipp
Released1997
RecordedMay 14, 1995
StudioSeltzer Sound, New York City
GenreJazz
Length48:49
Label2.13.61
ProducerMatthew Shipp
Matthew Shipp chronology
2-Z
(1996)		 The Flow of X
(1997)		 Before the World
(1997)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

In his review for AllMusic, Charlie Wilmoth states that "Shipp plays rich, low-register chords and more acrobatic lines like a slightly more sedate Cecil Taylor."[2] The JazzTimes review by Josef Woodard notes 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."[5]

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

References
  1. Boxing and Jazz by Matthew Shipp
  2. Wilmoth, Charley. Matthew Shipp – The Flow of X: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1293. ISBN 0141034017.
  4. Brackett, Nathan (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. The Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Fireside. pp. 732. ISBN 0743201698.
  5. Flow of X review by Josef Woodard at JazzTimes
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