Wallace Roney: Understanding
) | Label: Highnote Catalog: HCD 7235 Format: CD Wallace Roney1 Understanding - 6:56 2 Is That So? - 5:47 3 Search for Peace - 8:07 4 Gaslight - 6:51 5 Red Lantern - 7:43 6 Kotra - 7:08 7 Combustible - 8:21 8 You Taught My Heart to Sing - 8:01 Wallace Roney's most famous mentor was, of course, Miles Davis, and it can't be denied that Davis' work and example still influence his music. However, Roney has latched on to the spiking, probing, darker side of Miles' legacy, which seems better suited to his musical temperament than does the winsomely lyrical playing of his famous colleague. Roney's latest recording is hard bop at its finest and features the concentrated power coupled with devastating power and originality for which Roney's bands have become known. The band's set list on Understanding is as unique and through-provoking as its playing, offering tunes by Roy Brooks, Duke Pearson, McCoy Tyner as well as some originals by both band members and the leader.  Price: $22.98 |