Verses
Studio album by Wallace Roney
Released	1987
Recorded	February 19, 1987
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:30
Label	Muse MR 5335
Producer	Michael Cuscuna, Tony Williams
Wallace Roney chronology
Verses (1987) Intuition (1988)

Verses is the debut album by American jazz trumpeter Wallace Roney which was recorded in 1987 and released on the Muse label. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated, "The music is essentially advanced hard bop, with Roney as usual often sounding a bit tonewise like his hero Miles Davis". ^[4]

Track listing

1. "Float" ( Cindy Blackman) − 5:43
2. "Verses" (Wallace Roney) − 9:37
3. " Blue in Green" ( Bill Evans) − 5:39
4. "Topaz" (Blackman) − 5:37
5. "Lawra" (Tony Williams) − 6:36
6. "Slaves" (Roney) − 12:18

Personnel

• Wallace Roney − trumpet
• Gary Thomas − tenor saxophone
• Mulgrew Miller − piano
• Charnett Moffett − bass
• Tony Williams − drums

References