Prototype (Wallace Roney album)

Prototype
Studio album by Wallace Roney
Released	October 12, 2004
Recorded	February 23, 2004
Studio	Sony Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	53:39
Label	HighNote HCD 7116
Producer	Don Sickler
Wallace Roney chronology
No Room for Argument (2000) Prototype (2004) Mystikal (2005)

Prototype is an album by trumpeter/composer Wallace Roney which was recorded in 2004 and released on the HighNote label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
All About Jazz	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

On All About Jazz, John Kelman noted "Roney has chosen a starting point for his music—that of the transitional Miles period of Nefertiti through Filles de Kilimanjaro — and steadfastly evolved the idea, incorporating contemporary technologies and rhythms, painting a picture of where Miles might have gone had he been more evolutionary than revolutionary ... Prototype continues to evolve Roney's conception of jazz, one that successfully combines inarguable roots with a more contemporary view, incorporating a diversity of influences into a blend where the fundamental notion is that of freedom, but, like Miles before him, with a clearly-defined rhythmic and harmonic basis". ^[3] In JazzTimes, Mike Shanley wrote: "Prototype has a definite modern feel, fastening 1960s Miles Davis ambience to modern R&B and technology. ... Maybe now jaded listeners will look beyond Roney’s association with Miles Davis and appreciate him for his own ideas". ^[5] The Observer's Dave Gelly said " This CD uses elements of hip hop, electronics and even turntables without sacrificing the immediacy and individuality of jazz performance. His playing has a poise and assurance that few can match, while his band supports him admirably". ^[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Wallace Roney except where noted

1. "Cyberspace" (Ronnie Burrage) – 7:48
2. "Shadow Dance" – 10:37
3. "Prototype" (André Benjamin) – 6:13
4. "Then and Now" (Antoine Roney) – 4:49
5. "Let's Stay Together" (Al Green, Willie Mitchell, Al Jackson Jr.) – 4:59
6. "Quadrant" – 6:18
7. "Three Views of the Blues" – 5:19
8. "Secret Identity" (Adam Holzman) – 7:36

Personnel

• Wallace Roney – trumpet
• Antoine Roney – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone (tracks 1-4 & 6–8)
• Don Byron – bass clarinet (track 2)
• Clifton Anderson – trombone (track 2)
• Geri Allen – piano, Fender Rhodes piano (tracks 2–7)
• Adam Holzman – keyboards, Fender Rhodes piano, piano (tracks 1, 2 & 6–8)
• Matthew Garrison – double bass, electric bass
• Eric Allen – drums
• DJ Logic – turntables (tracks 1, 6 & 7)

References

1. Jazz Depot: HighNote discography accessed April 9, 2020
2. Wallace Roney – Prototype: Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
3. Kelman, J. All About Jazz Review accessed April 9, 2020
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1236. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
5. Shanley, M. JazzTimes Review accessed April 9, 2020
6. Gelly, D. The Observer Review, November 7, 2004, accessed April 9, 2020