Wallace Roney

[Tom 1960]

If there was a past thread, please direct me to it. Otherwise I welcome some recommendations. Thanks!

[colinmce]

I have a handful of his CDs since they turn up so often in the dollar bins, and I've enjoyed them all. But I would give this one the nudge. Arguably slightly dated by now, but it's intense, highly personal, and passionate modern jazz.

[mikeweil]

I saw him live around that time, with his brother Antoine in the band. It was great, only that he overused the microphone, which he wouldn't really have needed in a club of that size.

[Late]

I used to have quite a few Roney CDs, but eventually let go of all them save one. The one I kept I really like. It's:

[HutchFan]

I like this one:

[Rooster_Ties]

I’ve got all 3 (or maybe it’s 4?) of the ones with Gary Thomas — initially because of Gary — and the they’re all really good.

On second thought, iirc, there are 3 where Gary’s on the entire album — and one that he only plays on like 2 tracks (and I don’t have that one).

It’s interesting to hear Gary in such a straight-ahead context.

[Gheorghe]

On 12/12/2025 at 6:20 PM, HutchFan said:

I like this one:

this sure is good. Cindy Blackman was a great jazz drummer. 

[Gheorghe]

On 12/12/2025 at 6:20 PM, HutchFan said:

I like this one:

purchased and enjoyed ! Great ! That´s the kind of acoustic straight ahead I still listen to. 

That version of "Donna Lee" is incredible. 

And as I said, Cindy Blackman when she was a jazz only drummer was my favourite of her generation.