If Only for One Night is a live album by trumpeter/composer Wallace Roney which was recorded at the Iridium in New York City in 2009 and released on the HighNote label the following year.[1]
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | April 20, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | July 30 – August 2, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Iridium Jazz Club, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 61:33 | |||
| Label | HighNote HCD 7202 | |||
| Producer | Wallace Roney, Dawn Jones | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Financial Times | [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
Allmusic's Michael G. Nastos said "Retro-fusion and funk à la latter period Miles Davis with hard-swinging jazz and some pop-type ballads comprise this meaty and beaty session full of energetic highs and introspective low-key music. ... A diverse and enjoyable set, overdue for Roney in a club or concert setting, it shows he's a strong player with plenty of ideas in the tank based in tribute to his idol Davis".[2] Financial Times reviewer, Mike Hobart, stated "Roney is a forceful and atmospheric trumpeter, stretching out in sympathetic company, his rounded tone perfectly captured by this live club recording".[3] In The Guardian, John Fordham noted "Plenty of trumpeters play Miles's notes, and get close to his sound – but Roney goes deeper, because he also shares the uncanny timing and dramatic instincts, and the vision to conceive a moment-to-moment improvised solo as a narrative whole".[4] PopMatters', Will Layman wrote: "Throughout this set, the band is inventive and powerful, even if they seem to be searching for a clear identity. In being able to play anything (at least anything Davis-inspired), the band loses itself a bit. Roney seems most himself on the final track, a solo trumpet essay for his son, where he sheds the Miles sound somewhat and hints at his classical studies".[5]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Wallace Roney except where noted
- "Quadrant" – 11:34
- "If Only for One Night" (Brenda Russell) – 5:48
- "Only with You" (Tony Williams) – 5:48
- "I Have a Dream" (Herbie Hancock) – 10:31
- "Metropolis" – 8:33
- "Let's Wait Awhile" (James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson, Melanie Andrews) – 7:50
- "I Love What We Make Together" (Attala Zane Giles) – 6:40
- "FMS" – 5:09
Personnel
edit- Wallace Roney – trumpet
- Antoine Roney – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
- Aruán Ortiz – keyboards
- Rashaan Carter – bass
- Kush Abadey – drums
References
edit- ^ Jazz Depot: HighNote discography accessed April 28, 2020
- ^ a b Nastos, Michael G.. Wallace Roney: If Only for One Night – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ a b Hobart, M. Financial Times Review, May 1, 2010, accessed April 28, 2020
- ^ a b Fordham, J. The Guardian Review, April 23, 2010, accessed April 28, 2020
- ^ Layman, W. PopMatters Review accessed April 28, 2020