The Flow of Things

The Flow of Things
The Flow of Things
Live album by Roscoe Mitchell
Released	1986
Recorded	June 29 & September 7, 1986
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:12
Label	Black Saint
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Roscoe Mitchell chronology

The Flow of Things is a live album by jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell recorded in 1986 for the Italian Black Saint label.^[1]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 3 stars stating "The Flow of Things is probably not the best entrée into Mitchell's work, but after a few Art Ensemble of Chicago records and one of his earlier efforts, make sure to come back for a listen".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell

"The Flow of Things No. 1" – 10:29
"The Flow of Things No. 2" – 10:11
"Cards for Quartet" – 9:14
"The Flow of Things No. 3" – 13:18

Recorded at the Goetz Theater in Chicago, Illinois on June 29, 1986 (tracks 3 & 4) and the Raccoon Club in Chicago, Illinois on September 7, 1986 (tracks 1 & 2)

Personnel[]

Roscoe Mitchell – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
Jodie Christian – piano
Malachi Favors – bass
Steve McCall – drums

References[]

^ Black Saint Records discography accessed July 6, 2011
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 6, 2011
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1012. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Black_Saint_Records_discography-1] Black Saint Records discography accessed July 6, 2011

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 6, 2011

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1012. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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