If Only for One Night (Wallace Roney album)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Financial Times	[3]
The Guardian	[4]

Allmusic's Michael G. Nastos said "Retro-fusion and funk à la latter period Miles Davis with hard-swinging jazz and some pop-type ballads comprise this meaty and beaty session full of energetic highs and introspective low-key music. ... A diverse and enjoyable set, overdue for Roney in a club or concert setting, it shows he's a strong player with plenty of ideas in the tank based in tribute to his idol Davis".[2] Financial Times reviewer, Mike Hobart, stated "Roney is a forceful and atmospheric trumpeter, stretching out in sympathetic company, his rounded tone perfectly captured by this live club recording".[3] In The Guardian, John Fordham noted "Plenty of trumpeters play Miles's notes, and get close to his sound – but Roney goes deeper, because he also shares the uncanny timing and dramatic instincts, and the vision to conceive a moment-to-moment improvised solo as a narrative whole".[4] PopMatters', Will Layman wrote: "Throughout this set, the band is inventive and powerful, even if they seem to be searching for a clear identity. In being able to play anything (at least anything Davis-inspired), the band loses itself a bit. Roney seems most himself on the final track, a solo trumpet essay for his son, where he sheds the Miles sound somewhat and hints at his classical studies".[5]

All compositions by Wallace Roney except where noted

1. "Quadrant" – 11:34
2. "If Only for One Night" (Brenda Russell) – 5:48
3. "Only with You" (Tony Williams) – 5:48
4. "I Have a Dream" (Herbie Hancock) – 10:31
5. "Metropolis" – 8:33
6. "Let's Wait Awhile" (James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson, Melanie Andrews) – 7:50
7. "I Love What We Make Together" (Attala Zane Giles) – 6:40
8. "FMS" – 5:09

• Wallace Roney – trumpet
• Antoine Roney – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
• Aruán Ortiz – keyboards
• Rashaan Carter – bass
• Kush Abadey – drums