Prototype
Studio album by
Wallace Roney
ReleasedOctober 12, 2004
RecordedFebruary 23, 2004
StudioSony Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length53:39
LabelHighNote
HCD 7116
ProducerDon 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
SourceRating
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

References

  1. ^ Jazz Depot: HighNote discography accessed April 9, 2020
  2. ^ Wallace Roney – Prototype: Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. ^ a b 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
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