Colours (Sam Rivers album)

Colours
Colours
Studio album by Sam Rivers Winds of Manhattan
Released	1983
Recorded	September 13, 1982
Studio	Cine Music Studio, Milan, Italy
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:36
Label	Black Saint
Producer	Giancarlo Barigozzi
Sam Rivers chronology

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.

Reception

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Tom Hull	B+^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Sam Rivers

"Lilacs" – 5:44
"Colours" – 5:01
"Spiral" – 8:36
"Matrix" – 7:53
"Revival" – 1:58
"Blossoms" – 11:24

Personnel

Sam Rivers – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
Marvin Blackman – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
Talib Kibwe – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
Chris Roberts – soprano saxophone, flute
Steve Coleman, Bobby Watson – alto saxophone, flute
Nat Dixon – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
Bill Cody – tenor saxophone, oboe
Eddie Alex – tenor saxophone, piccolo
Jimmy Cozier, Patience Higgins – baritone saxophone, flute

References

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

[Black_Saint_discography-1] Black Saint discography accessed July 8, 2011.

[Allmusic-2] Wynn, R. AllMusic Review, accessed July 8, 2011.

[RSJRG-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.

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1218. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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