{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Podcast 739: Remembering Wallace Roney","description":"Wallace Roney, one of the top trumpet players in the world today, died this week from complications from COVID-19. He was 59.&amp;nbsp; Roney was one of the &quot;Young Lions&quot; that invigorated straight ahead jazz in the 1990's. Chosen by Miles Davis as his heir apparent, he was a close friend and collaborator with Miles from 1985 until Davis' death in 1991.&amp;nbsp; He spent time with Art Blakey and Tony Williams, and learned to bring younger musicians to the bandstand from them.&amp;nbsp; Wallace's sound was strikingly similar to that of Davis, but in time he became known for his own style, sound and compositions.&amp;nbsp;He recorded more than twenty albums as a band leader, often with his then-wife pianist Geri Allen and brother saxophonist Antoine Roney.&amp;nbsp; In the past few years, he worked extensively, and not always successfully, to bring  Wayne Shorter's &quot;Universe&quot; to the public. That work, written for Miles but never recorded by him, was performed in a number of high profile concerts, but the recording of it remains unfortunately unreleased.&amp;nbsp; I was pleased to call Wallace a friend, and he made several appearances on Straight No Chaser.&amp;nbsp; His final visit came in September 2019,, talking about his final release&amp;nbsp; Blue Dawn&amp;nbsp; Blue Nights.&amp;nbsp; We emailed a few weeks ago, and now he is gone.&amp;nbsp; But his music will live on forever, and Podcast 739 is a selection of some of my favorite tunes he recorded as a band leader or sideman. They include: Wallace Roney - &quot;Opus One Point Five&quot; Wallace Roney - &quot;Children of the Light&quot; Wallace Roney - &quot;Elegy&quot; Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Tony Williams and Wallace Roney - &quot;So What&quot; (live) Wallace Roney - &quot;The Pharoah&quot; Chick Corea &amp;amp; Friends - &quot;Bud Powell&quot; Wallace Roney - &quot;Wolfbane&quot; Wallace Roney Quintet - &quot;Geri&quot; Wallace Roney - &quot;I Will Always Love You&quot; ","author_name":"Straight No Chaser - A Jazz Show","author_url":"http:\/\/straightnochaserjazz.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/13825199\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/68894666"}