| Something for Grace | ||||
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Atlantic Jazz [1] | |||
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Something for Grace is an album by the American violinist Regina Carter, released in 1997. [2] [3] It is dedicated to her mother. [4] Carter supported the album by playing the Newport Jazz Festival. [5]
The album was produced by Arif Mardin and Carter, among others. [6] "I'll Write a Song for You" is a cover of the Earth, Wind & Fire song. [7] "Listen Here" is a cover of the Eddie Harris song; it was a hit on jazz radio stations. [8]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [10] |
| MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide | [6] |
JazzTimes wrote: "Carter's 'voice' is sometimes overwhelmed by urban/R&B trappings like the programmed snap-and-slap coldness of 'Late Night Mood' and the too-slick soup 'Hide & Seek'—but there are enough captivating highlights here to keep things interesting." [11] The Washington Post noted that, "with both her pen and bow, Carter is able to imbue her music with rhythmic spirit and an all-embracing spirituality, as the album's title track makes clear." [12]
The Virginian-Pilot called the album a "smorgasbord of radio-friendly jazz—from the melodic to the improvisational." [13] The Omaha World-Herald dismissed it as "mere funky fusion." [14]
AllMusic wrote that "Carter's haunting ballad 'Reflections' deserves to become a standard." [9]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Downtown Underground" | |
| 2. | "Listen Here" | |
| 3. | "Day Dreamin' on the Niger" | |
| 4. | "Reflections" | |
| 5. | "Something for Grace" | |
| 6. | "Soul Eyes" | |
| 7. | "Late Night Mood" | |
| 8. | "I'll Write a Song for You" | |
| 9. | "Hide & Seek (Bahjee Bahjee)" | |
| 10. | "Centro Habana" |
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