Waves (Sam Rivers album)
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| Waves | ||||
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | August 8, 1978 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:04 | |||
| Label | Tomato | |||
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Waves is an album by American jazz saxophonist Sam Rivers, recorded in 1978 and released on the Tomato label.[1]
| Review scores | |
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| 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]
