| Waves | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Sam Rivers |
| Cover: | Waves (Sam Rivers album).jpg |
| Released: | 1978 |
| Recorded: | August 8, 1978 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 44:04 |
| Label: | Tomato |
| Chronology: | Sam Rivers |
| Prev Title: | Rendez-vous |
| Prev Year: | 1977 |
| Next Title: | Contrasts |
| Next Year: | 1979 |
Waves is an album by American jazz saxophonist Sam Rivers, recorded in 1978 and released on the Tomato label.[1]
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."
All compositions by Sam Rivers