| Something for Grace | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Regina Carter |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | 1997 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Label: | Atlantic Jazz[1] |
| Prev Title: | Regina Carter |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | Rhythms of the Heart |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
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. "I'll Write a Song for You" is a cover of the Earth, Wind & Fire song.[6] "Listen Here" is a cover of the Eddie Harris song; it was a hit on jazz radio stations.[7]
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."[8] 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."[9]
The Virginian-Pilot called the album a "smorgasbord of radio-friendly jazz—from the melodic to the improvisational."[10] The Omaha World-Herald dismissed it as "mere funky fusion."[11]
AllMusic wrote that "Carter's haunting ballad 'Reflections' deserves to become a standard."