Matka Joanna

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Matka Joanna
Matka Joanna.jpg
Studio album by
Tomasz Stańko
Released1995
RecordedMay 1994
Rainbow Studio, Oslo
GenreJazz
Length68:04
LabelECM
ECM 1544
ProducerManfred Eicher
Tomasz Stańko chronology

(1993) 		Matka Joanna
(1995) 		Litania: Music of Krzysztof Komeda
(1997)

Matka Joanna is an album by Polish jazz trumpeter and composer Tomasz Stańko recorded in 1994 and released on the ECM label.[1] The music was inspired by Jerzy Kawalerowicz's 1961 movie Matka Joanna od Aniołów.

Reception[]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Tomasz Stańko except as indicated.
  1. "Monastery in the Dark" (Anders Jormin, Tony Oxley, Tomasz Stańko, Bobo Stenson) - 5:53
  2. "Green Sky" - 9:37
  3. "Maldoror's War Song" - 8:15
  4. "Tales for a Girl, 12" - 9:09
  5. "Matka Joanna from the Angels" (Jormin, Oxley, Stańko, Stenson) - 10:47
  6. "Cain's Brand" - 8:38
  7. "Nun's Mood" (Jormin, Oxley, Stańko, Stenson) - 3:03
  8. "Celina" - 6:45
  9. "Two Preludes for Tales" (Stańko, Stenson) - 1:35
  10. "Klostergeist" (Oxley) - 4:22

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed October 13, 2011
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Allmusic Review accessed October 13, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1337. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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