“…This long-running trio, which has recorded for ECM, recently released a fine album called Colour on Sunnyside Records…“The Limp” has a serpentine bass ostinato and a deceptively simple melody, suggesting a folk song. But Fort’s unpacking of the theme is precisely calibrated, at once delicate and determined. It’s a smart performance and a good indication of what Colour is all about.”

Nate Chinen, Take Five

“Time has only enhanced their rapport. And, paradoxically, those long-ago rehearsals manifested in a style of extreme looseness, obtainable via subtle audible cues to which only the players seem. Together since 1999, the trio of Israeli pianist Anat Fort, American bassist Gary Wang and German drummer Roland Schneider has consistently toured in spite of its members living in three different countries for the past 11 years. When they lived in New York in their earlier days, the trio mates rehearsed weekly, striving to develop a sound of their own privy. After recording for ECM, Fort and the trio celebrate their 20th anniversary with Colour, their debut release for Sunnyside. For listeners, each song unfolds with abundant surprises, creating a sense of openness and free-“flowing musical ideas that always bear fruit.”

James Rozzi, Jazziz magazine

״The highlight of Colour is a tune that is played twice, once by the trio and once by Fort as a solo. “Part” is a craggy ballad, and the trio plays it in free time, each member of the “band moving with some independence, like three soloists who are all listening but neither leading nor purely following. The solo is played sparely, Fort using her pedals to allow the instrument to ring with sumptuous overtones. The theme emerges more clearly, a mournful and simple melody that pulls at your heart. It is surely the most purely gorgeous performance on Colour.”

Will Layman, Popmatters

“Colour is more than just a palette of sounds;
it is poetry.”

Nathalie Freson, Ukvibe