| Live at the Knitting Factory | |
| Type: | Live album |
| Artist: | Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound Ensemble |
| Cover: | Live at the Knitting Factory (Roscoe Mitchell album).jpg |
| Released: | 1987 |
| Recorded: | November 11, 1987 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 60:47 |
| Label: | Black Saint |
| Producer: | Giovanni Bonandrini |
| Chronology: | Roscoe Mitchell |
| Prev Title: | The Flow of Things |
| Prev Year: | 1986 |
| Next Title: | Live in Detroit |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
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]
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]
All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell