''The Flow of X'' is an album by the American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp, recorded in 1995 and released on the

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label. It features a quartet with violinist

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, bassist William Parker and drummer

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, the same lineup as the previous album ''

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Reception

In his review for

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, Charlie Wilmoth states that "Shipp plays rich, low-register chords and more acrobatic lines like a slightly more sedate

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." 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."''Flow of X'' review by Josef Woodard
at '' JazzTimes''

Track listing

:''All compositions by Matthew Shipp'' # "Flow of X" – 5:49 # "Flow of Silence" – 6:12 # "Flow of Y" – 7:43 # "Flow of M" – 6:52 # "Flow of U" – 9:33 # "Instinctive Codes" – 12:40

Personnel

* Matthew Shipp -

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* William Parker –

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References

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