| A Waltz for Grace | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Steve Williamson |
| Cover: | A_Waltz_for_Grace.jpg |
| Released: | 1990 |
| Studio: | Westside Studios, London and Systems Two Studios, New York |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 58:35 |
| Label: | Verve |
| Producer: | Steve Coleman, Glenn Skinner, Steve Williamson |
| Chronology: | Steve Williamson |
| Next Title: | Rhyme Time (That Fuss Was Us) |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
A Waltz for Grace is the debut album by English saxophonist Steve Williamson, released on the Verve label in 1990.
The Los Angeles Times stated that "U.S.-session bassist Lonnie Plaxico and drummer Mark Mondesir ... provide inventive rhythmic stimulus which Williamson uses for demonstrations of reserve as well as gut-busting enthusiasm."[1]
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".[2] 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".
All compositions by Steve Williamson except where noted.