Colours (Sam Rivers album)

Colours is an album by American jazz saxophonist Sam Rivers featuring Winds of Manhattan, an 11-piece woodwind orchestra. The album was recorded in 1982 for the Italian Black Saint label.[1] The album was composed with some sections of group improvisation. According to participant Steve Coleman, solo improvisations were omitted before the album's release to shorten the track times.

Colours
Studio album by
Sam Rivers Winds of Manhattan
Released1983
RecordedSeptember 13, 1982
StudioCine Music Studio, Milan, Italy
GenreJazz
Length40:36
LabelBlack Saint
ProducerGiancarlo Barigozzi
Sam Rivers chronology
Crosscurrent
(1981)
Colours
(1983)
Dimensions & Extensions
(1986)

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn stated that it had "stomping, swinging arrangements".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Tom HullB+[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Sam Rivers
  1. "Lilacs" – 5:44
  2. "Colours" – 5:01
  3. "Spiral" – 8:36
  4. "Matrix" – 7:53
  5. "Revival" – 1:58
  6. "Blossoms" – 11:24

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Black Saint discography accessed July 8, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Wynn, R. AllMusic Review, accessed July 8, 2011.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 169. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Hull, Tom (May 2005). "Recycled Goods (19)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1218. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.