"Let's face it. Given what we've long known about his remarkable artistry and output, is it any wonder that Wallace Roney's latest CD is worth acquiring for its deep soulfulness alone? On this outing the trumpeter delivers the goods upfront, just two tracks into a session brimming with youthful talent and energy, during a spacious, yearning, pin-drop recital of "Why Should There Be Stars." No doubt his young charges experienced some jaw-slackening well before Roney put his horn down and this breathtakingly expressive performance drew to a close"