Flute of the Loom

Flute of the Loom
Studio album by Frank Wess
Released	1973
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:32
Label	Enterprise ENS-5006[1]
Producer	Don Davis, Rudy Robinson
Frank Wess chronology
Wess to Memphis (1970) Flute of the Loom (1973) Flute Juice (1981)

Flute of the Loom is an album by jazz flautist and saxophonist Frank Wess released in 1973 on the Enterprise Records label.^[2][1][3]

Depending on the track, Wess plays tenor saxophone, alto saxophone and mainly the flute.^[4]

The album cover art^{[Note 1]} (created by Ellis Chappel) is often cited in discussions on the Mandela effect phenomenon surrounding collective false memories of Fruit of the Loom depicting a cornucopia in its logo.^{[5][Note 2]}

Track listing

1. Get On Board (The Train Is Coming) - 3:52
2. Red Roses - 2:22
3. Trezia - 5:18
4. Arundelle - 4:08
5. When I Fall In Love - 5:40
6. Wade In The Water (Traditional) - 4:12
7. You Are Everything - 3:08
8. Flowers - 4:00
9. I Know What's On Your Mind - 4:46
10. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - 5:12

Personnel

• Frank Wess - flute (tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10), tenor saxophone (tracks 4, 5), alto saxophone (track 8).
• Ted Dunbar - guitar (tracks 3, 4)
• Unknown - strings, percussions, vibraphone, various instruments.

References

1. "Enterprise Album Discography". bsnpubs.com. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
2. "Flute of the Loom (1973)". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
3. "New LP/Tape Releases" (PDF). Billboard: 53. 5 January 1974. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
4. "Frank Wess Discography#1973". Retrieved 16 November 2025.
5. Kasprak, Alex. "The Fruit of the Loom Logo Has Never Contained a Cornucopia, Honestly". Snopes. Retrieved 19 October 2025.

Notes

1. Cover depicting a flute behind some foods with intent to imitate the misremembered logo of "Fruit Of The Loom" brand.
2. One more example of these false memories is evinced in a January 1974 newspaper review of this album: "It's Frank Wess' 'Flute Of The Loom' — that's right, a parody on the famous men's underwear advertising slogan. The horn of plenty in this case is a curved flute (what else?) filled with a bounty of soul food (obviously inspired by this black artist)".

External links

• FRANK WESS — FLUTE OF THE LOOM (jazzmusicarchives.com).
• More album information (attictoys.com) such us track list, instruments and arrangers.