The Standard Bearer (album)

This article is about the album by Wallace Roney. For the role, see Standard-bearer.

The Standard Bearer
Studio album by Wallace Roney
Released	1990
Recorded	March 3, 1989
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:28
Label	Muse MR 5372
Producer	Don Sickler
Wallace Roney chronology
Intuition (1988) The Standard Bearer (1990) Obsession (1990)

The Standard Bearer is the third album by American jazz trumpeter Wallace Roney which was recorded in 1989 and released on the Muse label early the following year.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated, "Roney's The Standard Bearer (dedicated to Woody Shaw) is excellent. ... Creative frameworks and inspired solos keep this recording from being just a bop revival session. In fact, except for Roney's sound, everything about the music is quite fresh".[4]

Track listing

1. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) − 6:12
2. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) − 7:17
3. "Don't Blame Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Fields) − 7:02
4. "Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie) − 6:38
5. "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) − 5:42
6. "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) − 5:13
7. "Loose" (Wallace Roney, Cindy Blackman, Steve Berrios) − 5:24

Personnel

• Wallace Roney − trumpet
• Gary Thomas − tenor saxophone (tracks 1–6)
• Mulgrew Miller − piano (tracks 1–6)
• Charnett Moffett − bass (tracks 1–6)
• Cindy Blackman − drums
• Steve Berrios − percussion (track 7)

References

1. Muse Records listing accessed February 9, 2018
2. Wallace Roney: Music accessed February 12, 2018
3. Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5350 to 5399 accessed February 12, 2018
4. Yanow, Scott. The Standard Bearer – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2018.