Live at the Knitting Factory (Roscoe Mitchell album)

Live at the Knitting Factory is a live album by jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound Ensemble recorded in 1987 at the Knitting Factory for the Italian Black Saint label.[1]

Live at the Knitting Factory
Live album by
Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound Ensemble
Released1987
RecordedNovember 11, 1987
GenreJazz
Length60:47
LabelBlack Saint
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Roscoe Mitchell chronology
The Flow of Things
(1986)		 Live at the Knitting Factory
(1987)		 Live in Detroit
(1988)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 3 stars stating "This live set with his Sound Ensemble features several compositions and approaches that Roscoe Mitchell explored with some regularity in the late '80s... it's a pleasure to hear Mitchell's imaginative and forceful alto playing (as well as some fine work by trumpeter Ragin), but there is little sense of the group dynamics that were paramount on records like Snurdy McGurdy and Her Dancin' Shoes... Humdrum Mitchell is still more exciting than a lot of the better offerings from his peers though, so fans of his will still want to hear this album. It's just a little disappointing after fine efforts".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing
All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell
  1. "Almost Like Raindrops" - 8:57
  2. "Bass Solo From the Composition Sing" - 2:23
  3. "Nonaah" - 10:20
  4. "The Flight of Birds" - 1:09
  5. "Trumpet Solo From the Composition Rock Out" - 2:01
  6. "The Reverend Frank Wright" - 13:00
  7. "You Changed the Texture on Me" - 11:16
  8. "Beyond the Fast Lane" - 1:56
  9. "The Stick & Stone" - 9:45
  • Recorded at the Knitting Factory in New York City on November 11, 1987

Personnel

References
  1. Black Saint Records discography accessed July 6, 2011
  2. Olewnick, B. Allmusic Review accessed July 6, 2011
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