Prototype is an album by trumpeter/composer Wallace Roney, recorded in 2004 and released on the HighNote label.
On All About Jazz, John Kelman noted, "Roney has chosen a starting point for his musicâÂÂthat of the transitional Miles period of Nefertiti through Filles de Kilimanjaro â 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".
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 RoneyâÂÂs association with Miles Davis and appreciate him for his own ideas". The Observers 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".
All compositions by Wallace Roney except where noted