Matka Joanna
| Matka Joanna | ||||
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| Studio album by the Tomasz Stańko Quartet | ||||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Recorded | May 1994 | |||
| Studio | Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 68:04 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1544 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Tomasz Stańko chronology | ||||
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Matka Joanna is an album by the Tomasz Stańko Quartet recorded in May 1994 and released on ECM the following year.[1] The quartet features rhythm section Bobo Stenson, Anders Jormin and Tony Oxley.
The music was inspired by Jerzy Kawalerowicz's 1961 movie Matka Joanna od Aniołów.
Reception
The AllMusic review awarded the album 4 stars.[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Tomasz Stańko except as indicated.
- "Monastery in the Dark" (Anders Jormin, Tony Oxley, Tomasz Stańko, Bobo Stenson) – 5:53
- "Green Sky" – 9:37
- "Maldoror's War Song" – 8:15
- "Tales for a Girl, 12" – 9:09
- "Matka Joanna from the Angels" (Jormin, Oxley, Stańko, Stenson) – 10:47
- "Cain's Brand" – 8:38
- "Nun's Mood" (Jormin, Oxley, Stańko, Stenson) – 3:03
- "Celina" – 6:45
- "Two Preludes for Tales" (Stańko, Stenson) – 1:35
- "Klostergeist" (Oxley) – 4:22
Personnel
Tomasz Stańko Quartet
- Tomasz Stańko – trumpet
- Bobo Stenson – piano
- Anders Jormin – bass
- Tony Oxley – drums
References
- ^ ECM discography accessed October 13, 2011
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed October 13, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1337. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.