Music Review

Colors (1997)

EW's GRADE
A

Details Lead Performances: Joachim Kuhn and Ornette Coleman

After avoiding the use of piano in his music for almost 40 years, America's favorite jazzman, Ornette Coleman, has gone keyboard crazy — Colors, a duet with German pianist Joachim Kuhn displays the saxophonist's still utterly unique phrasing and yearning blues tone to high advantage. Kuhn may not be the world's warmest player, but he's perfectly in tune with the irrepressible Coleman. A

Originally posted Aug 22, 1997 Published in issue #393-394 Aug 22, 1997 Order article reprints

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