Clockwise, the soulful, moody sophomore release from the celebrated Evgeny Ponomarev Quartet will be released on April 30th. Over the course of the past four years, Ponomarev’s Quartet released their critically acclaimed debut record, N.N Song and performed at revered venues and festivals throughout Saint Petersburg and Moscow, (The Small Hall of the Saint Petersburg Philharmonia, the New Stage of Alexandrinsky Theatre and Igor Butman Club to name a few). Their eagerly-awaited follow up album Clockwise speaks to the group’s stellar interplay and the leader’s nuanced, cohesive compositional prowess. Ponomarev is accompanied on this release by saxophonist Andrey Polovko, bassist Grigory Voskoboynik, drummer Peter Mikheev, with guitarist Pavel Ilushin, cornetist Peter Vostokov and trombone and tuba player Anton Gimazetdinov featured on several of the album’s tracks.
1. Clock
2. What's Next?
3. Imminence
4. Hempfield
5. Pros & Cons
6. The Last Rain
Evgeny Ponomarev — piano (all except 4), fender Rhodes (4)
Andrey Polovko — tenor saxophone (1-6), soprano saxophone (2)
Grigory Voskoboynik — double bass
Peter Mikheev — drums (1-6), percussion (1,4)
Pavel Ilushin — guitar (4)
Peter Vostokov — cornet (2)
Anton Gimazetdinov — trombone, tuba (2)
Recorded at Cinelab Studio, Moscow
Recording Engineer — Alexander Perfilyev
Studio Engineer — Jacob Zakhvatkin, Dmitri Kovalyov
Mixed and Mastered by Alexander Perfilyev
