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The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]

A Waltz for Grace is the debut album by English saxophonist Steve Williamson that was released on the Verve label in 1990.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album with 3 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states: "At 25, Williamson displayed an original tenor sound and, although some of his soloing is in the Greg Osby/Gary Thomas 'M Base' mode, he was not limited to that abstract style of improvising".[1] The Penguin Guide review says: "What is lastingly impressive about A Waltz for Grace is its tremendous rhythmic variety. 'Groove Thang' (a UK recorded soprano-percussion duet) leads directly into the fuller-sounding 'Synthesis' from New York, both largely dependent on Williamson's ability to balance a line over a jolting, staccato pulse".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Steve Williamson except where indicated
  1. "Soon Come" – 4:14
  2. "Mandela" – 4:29
  3. "Synthesis" – 4:59
  4. "Ornithology"
  5. "Lauren"
  6. "Visions" (Stevie Wonder) – 4:46
  7. "Mandy's Mood" – 5:49
  8. "Straight Ahead" – 4:45
  9. "Groove Thang" – 1:42
  10. "Hummingbird" – 5:41
  11. "Words Within Words"
  12. "Awakening" – 4:35
  13. "A Waltz for Grace" – 4:15

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Yanow, S.Allmusic: A Waltz for Grace accessed 1 May 2010
  2. ^ a b Richard Cook and Brian Morton, The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (Penguin, 1992: ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4).
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