Verses (album)

1987 studio album by Wallace Roney

Verses

Studio album by

Wallace Roney

Released| 1987
Recorded| February 19, 1987
Studio| Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre| Jazz
Length| 45:30
Label| Muse
MR 5335
Producer| Michael Cuscuna, Tony Williams
Wallace Roney chronology
|  | Verses
(1987)  | Intuition
(1988)

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Verses is the debut album by American jazz trumpeter Wallace Roney, recorded in 1987 and released on the Muse label.[1][2][3]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]
Los Angeles Times| [5]

The Los Angeles Times said that Roney's "muted solo on Bill Evans' 'Blue in Green' and his infectious explorations on a blues called 'Float' show where he is heading."[5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated, "The music is essentially advanced hard bop, with Roney as usual often sounding a bit tonewise like his hero Miles Davis".[4]

## Track listing

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1. "Float" (Cindy Blackman) − 5:43
2. "Verses" (Wallace Roney) − 9:37
3. "Blue in Green" (Bill Evans) − 5:39
4. "Topaz" (Blackman) − 5:37
5. "Lawra" (Tony Williams) − 6:36
6. "Slaves" (Roney) − 12:18

## Personnel

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* Wallace Roney − trumpet
* Gary Thomas − tenor saxophone
* Mulgrew Miller − piano
* Charnett Moffett − bass
* Tony Williams − drums

## References

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1. ^ Muse Records listing accessed February 9, 2018
2. ^ Wallace Roney: Music accessed February 9, 2018
3. ^ Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5300 to 5349 accessed February 9, 2018
4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Verses – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
5. ^ a b Feather, Leonard (September 20, 1987). "Jazz Album Briefs". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 86.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Studio albums|

* Verses (1987)
* Intuition (1988)
* The Standard Bearer (1989)
* Obsession (1990)
* Seth Air (1991)
* A Tribute to Miles (with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams, 1992 & 1994)
* Munchin' (1993)
* Crunchin' (1993)
* Mistérios (1994)
* The Wallace Roney Quintet (1995)
* Village (1996)
* No Room for Argument (2000)
* Prototype (2004)
* Mystikal (2005)
* Jazz (2007)
* Home (2010)
* Understanding (2012)
* A Place in Time (2016)
* Blue Dawn-Blue Nights (2018)

Live albums|

* If Only for One Night (2009)

Related articles|

* The Jazz Messengers
* Superblue
* Antoine Roney (brother)
* Geri Allen (wife)

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