Colours (Sam Rivers album)
Appearance
Colours | ||||
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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 | |||
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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]
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Source | Rating |
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Tom Hull | B+[4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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.