Colours (Sam Rivers album)

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

Last updated November 04, 2025

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+^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[5]

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. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
1 2 Wynn, R. AllMusic Review. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
↑ 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.
↑ 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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[Black_Saint_discography-1] Black Saint discography. Retrieved July 8, 2011.

[Allmusic-2] 1 2 Wynn, R. AllMusic Review. Retrieved July 8, 2011.

[3] Hull, Tom (May 2005). "Recycled Goods (19)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

[Penguin-4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1218. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[RSJRG-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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v t e Sam Rivers
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Fuchsia Swing Song (1964) Contours (1965) A New Conception (1966) Dimensions & Extensions (1967) Hues (1971–73) Streams (1973) Crystals (1974) Dave Holland / Sam Rivers (with Dave Holland (bassist), 1975) Sam Rivers / Dave Holland Vol. 2 (1975) Sizzle (1975) Waves (1978) Contrasts (1979) Colours (1982)
With others	Miles in Tokyo (with Miles Davis, 1964) Change (with Andrew Hill, 1966) Conference of the Birds (with Dave Holland, 1972) Dialogue (with Bobby Hutcherson, 1965) Black Stars (with Jason Moran, 2001) In the Name of... (James Blood Ulmer's Music Revelation Ensemble, 1993) Capricorn Rising (and Don Pullen, 1975) The Great Concert of Cecil Taylor (with Cecil Taylor, 1969) Life Time (with Tony Williams, 1964) Spring (with Tony Williams, 1965) Into Somethin' (with Larry Young, 1964)

Colours (Sam Rivers album)

Contents

Reception

Track listing

Personnel

References