Colours_(Sam_Rivers_album)

<i>Colours</i> (Sam Rivers album)

Colours (Sam Rivers album)

1983 studio album by Sam Rivers Winds of Manhattan

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.

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Reception

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

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Track listing

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

References

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