Wallace Roney

Down Beat (3/96, p.29) - "...an adventurous, often harshly elegant quintet recording....reveals Roney to have achieved considerable success in his struggle to step out as a legitimate leader in the world of contemporary acoustic jazz..."
New York Times (2/25/96, Sec.2, p.34) - "...Wallace Roney, a trumpeter, is one of the more perplexing of the young musicians. He's extremely resourceful harmonically and rhythmically..."
Musician (6/96, p.89) - "...The trumpeter's burnished tone and emphatic articulation, coupled with a steely rhythmic dynamism and enormous stanima, enable him to construct long, flowing melodic lines. Wallace Roney's got everything..."
JazzTimes (3/96, p.88) - "...While the telepathic call and response, interplay and power of this ensemble will invariably cause some listeners to draw comparisons to Miles Davis' '60s ensemble, these musicians are clearly advancing and embellishing the Miles-ian muse in this generation..."
Vibe (5/96, p.124) - "...Roney and cohorts recall the telepathic empathy of Davis's band as well as the stark analytical approach they brought to high-energy improvising."
Entertainment Weekly (2/2/96, p.59) - "...Some of Roney's recordings have been conceptually thin, but here, a bolder, more unified identity emerges on original tunes played with quixotic bravura. Miles-esque and proud, Roney remains one of the men with a horn who matters most." - Rating: B+