Means of Identification

Means of Identification is an album by trumpeter Valery Ponomarev which was recorded in 1985 and released on the Reservoir label in 1987.[1]

Means of Identification
Studio album by
Released1987
RecordedApril 14, 1985
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length50:09
LabelReservoir
RSR 101
ProducerMark Feldman
Valery Ponomarev chronology
Means of Identification
(1987)
Trip to Moscow
(1991)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

In his review on AllMusic, Scott Yanow states "The Reservoir label debuted with this excellent effort from trumpeter Valery Ponomarev, who was making his first recording as a leader. Five years earlier he had ended a nearly four-year stay with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, and although he never seems to receive the fame he deserved, Ponomarev since then has been one of the top Clifford Brown-inspired hard bop trumpeters around ... the music should please hard bop collectors".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Valery Ponomarev except where noted.

  1. "Dialogue" – 5:56
  2. "Means of Identification" – 4:52
  3. "Mirage" – 3:56
  4. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) – 7:41
  5. "Fifteenth Round" – 4:56
  6. "Envoy" – 5:46
  7. "Take Care" – 6:31
  8. "Take Care" [alternate take] – 6:15 Additional track on CD reissue
  9. "Russian Christmas Song" (Traditional) – 4:16 Additional track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Reservoir Music Catalog accessed January 8, 2019
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Valery Ponomarev: Means of Identification: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1172. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.