Means of Identification

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|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

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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".{{allMusic|class=album|id=mw0000106427|first=Scott|last=Yanow|label=Valery Ponomarev: Means of Identification: Review|accessdate=January 8, 2019}}

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

• Valery Ponomarev – trumpet
• Ralph Moore – tenor saxophone
• Hideki Takao – piano
• Dennis Irwin – bass
• Kenny Washington – drums

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Category:Valery Ponomarev albums

Category:1987 albums

Category:Reservoir Records albums

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