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

Verses
Studio album by
Released1987
RecordedFebruary 19, 1987
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length45:30
LabelMuse
MR 5335
ProducerMichael Cuscuna, Tony Williams
Wallace Roney chronology
Verses
(1987)
Intuition
(1988)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]

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 edit

  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 edit

References edit

  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.