BEYOND THE OBVIOUS

PONOMAREV, VALERY
RESERVOIR

Item Information Artists Name: PONOMAREV, VALERY Title: BEYOND THE OBVIOUS Format: CD Label: RESERVOIR City Hall Catalog Number:  186 UPC Product Code: 747985018629 List Price: 16.98 Musical Category:  JAZZ Release Date:  5/16/2006 Additional Musical Category Notes:   This album gives Russian trumpeter Valery Ponomarev the opportunity to explore space and freedom in a format without piano. He has created arrangements with spontaneous interplay between himself and tenor saxophonist Don Braden, with crafty interludes which take advantage of Martin Zenker's beautiful deep bass sound. This is the recording debut of drummer Jerome Jennings (who is "the next Art Blakey" according to Ponomarev). His 7th CD for Reservoir includes 4 original compositions.