Valery Ponomarev - The Messenger - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Trumpeter Valery Ponomarev has this to say InchI believe that music, and jazz particularly, has to have a story behind it. That's when music becomes music, rather than a bunch of notes.Inch on his sixth CD for Reservoir, Ponomarev lives up to his creed, and, like his former Jazz Messenger mentor Art Blakey, he brings out the best in his sidemen on all of his albums. Here, he's joined by tenor saxophonist Michael Karn, pianist Sid Simmons, bassist Martin Zenker & drummer Jimmy Cobb. Album Tracks 1. Driving to a Gig, No. 2 2. Messenger from Russia 3. Long Distance Relationship 4. Escape from Gorki Park 5. Dark Alley 6. Stardust 7. Mirage