Envoy Ponomarev, Valery Quintet / HL00000580 click for RealAudio clip Recorded by VALERY PONOMAREV on MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION Reservoir: RSR 101 / Recorded April 14, 1985  Tempo Medium swing Arrangement Difficulty medium Solo Difficulty medium-easy QUINTET INSTRUMENTATION Front Line: B-flat, E-flat, C treble clef, C bass clef Rhythm Section: Piano, Bass, Drums, Guitar FULL SCORE Envoy is another great medium swinger. Starts as a question and answer between front line and rhythm section. Bridge: front line against back-beat rhythm section. An interlude sets off each soloist. SOLOS: deceptively in Fm (starts with II-V: Fm7 to B-flat7). Not a difficult chord progression, mostly II7-V7 or IIm7b5 to V7. VALERY PONOMAREV (b. 1943). While studying classical trumpet in his native Moscow, Valery's life was changed forever when he heard a recording of CLIFFORD BROWN playing The Blues Walk. Valery's life was so affected by the music and spirit of jazz that he left his homeland of Russia to pursue his dream of playing it. After listening to and transcribing the music of Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard and many others, Valery realized his dream of playing trumpet with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Valery has since recorded several albums as a leader and has worked with many jazz greats including, Lionel Hampton, Benny Golson, Paquito D'Rivera, Lou Donaldson and Harold Land. Related Website http://www.eclipse.net/~fitzgera/blakey Hal Leonard Stock Number HL00000580 List Price $25.00 TO ORDER: take note of the publication's HL number and call Music Dispatch at 1-800-637-2852. Or go to one of the following online music stores: Music Dispatch Stantons Sheet Music Byron Hoyt Music Colony Music Penders Music Marina Music J.W. Pepper Sam Ash Music Sheet-music.com Sheet Music Direct Sheet Music Service Sheet Music Online Sheet Music Plus Or, order from your local music dealer. Click here to locate your local music dealer.