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There is no irony to be found in the title Wallace Roney chose for his 14th studio album. The title is a statement. This album is most assuredly jazz, despite the presence of turntablists (DJ Axum appears for the second straight album, joined by Val Jeanty), occasional tangents into electronic downtempo, and 21-year-old bassist Rashaan Carter's teaming with drummer Eric Allen to lay down some of the thickest grooves this side of hip-hop. The bass doesn't walk all that much (which isn't to say that Carter's debut is anything short of outstanding) and you won't find much swing-era swinging or obsessions with '60s bop. That's a good thing. Jazz is 21st century jazz by a weathered, seasoned, and credentialed 20-year vet. Unlike many contemporary musicians, Roney (the same trumpeter faultily plagued by Miles Davis-clone assassinations) is not stuck in the past. Instead, he makes music that is an ode to the past, music one wouldn't mistake as straight-ahead jazz, although it does stare and venture straight ahead. On "Stand," Roney's reprise of the Sly Stone classic, Jeanty scratches in the chant "break the rules." Jazz, however, sounds less like rebellion and more like invention. For the past three LPs -- Jazz, Prototype (2004), and Mystikal (2005) -- Roney and his trusted companions (pianist and wife Geri Allen, saxophonist and brother Antoine Roney) have collaborated to produce music the opposite of static. There is nothing static about tunes like Carter's urban and brooding "Fela's Shrine" that begins with a world vibe and morphs into street-corner jazz and Roney's "Revolution: Resolution," which travels through esoteric (in jazz terms) techno to the song's bellicose theme. These are jazz songs that couldn't have been created until now, contemporary in a fundamental (but not commercial) way. The older, purist crowd may either scoff or trivialize this album, which is actually expected. Jazz points to the new direction of jazz, and not everyone has to or will follow. ~ Vincent Thomas
Personnel: Wallace Roney (trumpet); DJ Axum, Val "Gelder" Jeanty (turntables).
Additional personnel: Antoine Roney (bass clarinet); Robert Irving III (Fender Rhodes piano); Geri Allen (keyboards); Rashaan Carter (bass guitar); Eric Allen (drums).
Down Beat (p.56) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he party sounds of 'Vater Time' boost the spirit, with nothing half-hearted about the attack of this bent boogaloo."
JazzTimes (p.103) - "The Roneys are at the top of their game here, each soloing brilliantly....This recording is highly recommended to all whose jazz taste buds are receptive to a full variety of flavors." Jazz Music | List Price | $16.98 (You save $3.13) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet | | Label | Highnote Records, Inc. | | Orig Year | 2007 | | All Time Sales Rank |  41122  | | CD Universe Part number | 7462581 | | Catalog number | 7174 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Aug 14, 2007 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Wallace Roney | | Engineer | Manfred Knoop; David Stoller; Kevin Blackler | | Recording Time | 65 minutes | | Personnel | Wallace Roney - trumpet
D.J. Axum
Val "Gelder" Jeanty - turntables
Also: Geri Allen, Robert Irving, III, Eric Allen, Antoine Roney, Rashaan Carter |
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