Waves (Sam Rivers album)

Waves
Studio album by Sam Rivers
Released	1978
Recorded	August 8, 1978
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:04
Label	Tomato
Sam Rivers chronology
Rendez-vous (1977) Waves (1978) Contrasts (1979)

Waves is an album by American jazz saxophonist Sam Rivers, recorded in 1978 and released on the Tomato label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]
DownBeat	[5]

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn stated: "An explosive late '70s set with underrated composer, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger Sam Rivers leading a strong quartet... Their array of contrasting voicings, with Rivers on tenor and soprano sax and flute, makes for compelling listening". ^[2]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz called the album "a neglected masterpiece from one of the most interesting of Rivers's small groups," and wrote: "It's a shame this fine record hasn't had wider currency." ^[3]

DownBeat assigned 4.5 stars. ^[5] Reviewer Michael Zipkin wrote, "There is lucidity here, and in just about every moment of Wav«: sometimes indefinable, always seductive, open hearted and very approachable". ^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Sam Rivers

1. "Shockwave" - 14:58
2. "Torch" - 7:05
3. "Pulse" - 10:33
4. "Flux" - 6:10
5. "Surge" - 5:18

• Recorded at Big Apple Studio in New York City on August 8, 1978

Personnel

• Sam Rivers - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, piano
• Dave Holland - bass, cello
• Joe Daley - tuba, baritone horn
• Thurman Barker - drums, percussion

References

1. Sam Rivers sessionography accessed July 11, 2011
2. Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed July 11, 2011
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. p. 1111.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 169. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
5. Zipkin, Michael (November 17, 1979). "Record Reviews". DownBeat . 46 (17): 42.