| Prototype | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Wallace Roney |
| Cover: | Prototype (Wallace Roney album).jpg |
| Released: | October 12, 2004 |
| Recorded: | February 23, 2004 |
| Studio: | Sony Studios, New York City |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 53:39 |
| Label: | HighNote HCD 7116 |
| Producer: | Don Sickler |
| Chronology: | Wallace Roney |
| Prev Title: | No Room for Argument |
| Prev Year: | 2000 |
| Next Title: | Mystikal |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
Prototype is an album by trumpeter/composer Wallace Roney which was recorded in 2004 and released on the HighNote label.[1]
On All About Jazz, John Kelman noted "Roney has chosen a starting point for his music—that of the transitional Miles period of Nefertiti through Filles de Kilimanjaro — and steadfastly evolved the idea, incorporating contemporary technologies and rhythms, painting a picture of where Miles might have gone had he been more evolutionary than revolutionary ... Prototype continues to evolve Roney's conception of jazz, one that successfully combines inarguable roots with a more contemporary view, incorporating a diversity of influences into a blend where the fundamental notion is that of freedom, but, like Miles before him, with a clearly-defined rhythmic and harmonic basis".[2] In JazzTimes, Mike Shanley wrote: "Prototype has a definite modern feel, fastening 1960s Miles Davis ambience to modern R&B and technology. ... Maybe now jaded listeners will look beyond Roney’s association with Miles Davis and appreciate him for his own ideas".[3] The Observer's Dave Gelly said " This CD uses elements of hip hop, electronics and even turntables without sacrificing the immediacy and individuality of jazz performance. His playing has a poise and assurance that few can match, while his band supports him admirably".[4]
All compositions by Wallace Roney except where noted