Matka Joanna

Matka Joanna
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
Bossonossa and Other Ballads (1993) Matka Joanna (1995) Litania: Music of Krzysztof Komeda (1997)

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]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[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

Tomasz Stańko Quartet

• Tomasz Stańko – trumpet
• Bobo Stenson – piano
• Anders Jormin – bass
• Tony Oxley – drums

References

1. ECM discography accessed October 13, 2011
2. 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.