Colours (Sam Rivers album)

Colours
Studio album by Sam Rivers Winds of Manhattan
Released	1982
Recorded	September 13, 1982
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:36
Label	Black Saint
Producer	Giancarlo Barigozzi
Sam Rivers chronology
Crosscurrent (1981) Colours (1982) Lazuli (1989)

Colours is an album by American jazz saxophonist Sam Rivers featuring Winds of Manhattan, an 11 piece woodwind orchestra, recorded in 1982 for the Italian Black Saint label.^[1] The album is entirely through-composed with some sections of group improvisation. According to participant Steve Coleman, solo improvisations were edited out prior to the album's release in order to shorten the track times.^[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 3 stars stating it had "Stomping, swinging arrangements".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

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

• • Recorded at Cine Music Studio in Milano, Italy on September 13, 1982

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

1. Black Saint discography accessed July 8, 2011
2. Rivers and Rhythms accessed March 15, 2012
3. Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed July 8, 2011
4. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 169. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.