Colours (Sam Rivers album)
| 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. 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.