| The Standard Bearer | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | March 3, 1989 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:28 | |||
| Label | Muse MR 5372 | |||
| Producer | Don Sickler | |||
| Wallace Roney chronology | ||||
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The Standard Bearer is the third album by American jazz trumpeter Wallace Roney which was recorded in 1989 and released on the Muse label early the following year.[1][2][3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated, "Roney's The Standard Bearer (dedicated to Woody Shaw) is excellent. ... Creative frameworks and inspired solos keep this recording from being just a bop revival session. In fact, except for Roney's sound, everything about the music is quite fresh".[4]
Track listing
- "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) − 6:12
- "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) − 7:17
- "Don't Blame Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Fields) − 7:02
- "Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie) − 6:38
- "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) − 5:42
- "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) − 5:13
- "Loose" (Wallace Roney, Cindy Blackman, Steve Berrios) − 5:24
Personnel
- Wallace Roney − trumpet
- Gary Thomas − tenor saxophone (tracks 1–6)
- Mulgrew Miller − piano (tracks 1–6)
- Charnett Moffett − bass (tracks 1–6)
- Cindy Blackman − drums
- Steve Berrios − percussion (track 7)
References
- ^ Muse Records listing accessed February 9, 2018
- ^ Wallace Roney: Music accessed February 12, 2018
- ^ Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5350 to 5399 accessed February 12, 2018
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Standard Bearer – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
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