Vision Quest (album) explained

Vision Quest
Type:	live
Artist:	Nicole Mitchell
Cover:	Vision_Quest_Mitchell_cover.jpeg
Released:	2001
Recorded:	June & July 2000
Venue:	HotHouse, Soul Vegetarian East, Duncan YMCA, Chicago River, Chicago
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	73:30
Label:	Dreamtime
Producer:	Nicole Mitchell
Chronology:	Nicole Mitchell
Next Title:	Afrika Rising
Next Year:	2002

Vision Quest is the debut album by American jazz flautist Nicole Mitchell with her group Black Earth Ensemble, which was released in 2001 on Dreamtime, the label she established with David Boykin.

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Alain Drouot states "Her pieces display her knack for pretty melodies full of spirituality and poetry, whether they take the form of a reverie or are developed over a solid groove."

The Exclaim! review by David Dacks says "Vision Quest is both dissonant and groovy all the way through, and that is worth celebrating."^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Nicole Mitchell

1. "Sanctuary: Aaya's Rainbow" – 7:11
2. "Vision Quest Part One: Seeking Enlightenment" – 6:06
3. "Vision Quest Parts Two/Three: Journey of Discovery/The Unknown " – 4:10
4. "Episodes of an Obscure Life Episode One" – 3:57
5. "Episodes of an Obscure Life Episodes Two/Three" – 3:11
6. "Daddy Gone" – 6:27
7. "Bird of Desire" – :23
8. "Sweet Tooth" – 3:13
9. "Off the Clock" – 5:36
10. "For the Brave" – 2:26
11. "On the Nile" – 15:42
12. "Tale of Youth's Adventures" – 6:34
13. "The Bath" – 8:42

Personnel

• Nicole Mitchell – alto flute, flute, piccolo, flutaphone, vocals
• Savoir Faire – violin, viola
• Darius Savage – bass
• Hamid Drake – percussion
• Arveeayl Ra – percussion
• Edith Yokley – violin

Notes and References

1. Dacks, David. Vision Quest review at Exclaim!