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.

Matka Joanna
Studio album by
the Tomasz Stańko Quartet
Released1995
RecordedMay 1994
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length68:04
LabelECM
ECM 1544
ProducerManfred Eicher
Tomasz Stańko chronology
Bossonossa and Other Ballads
(1993)
Matka Joanna
(1995)
Litania: Music of Krzysztof Komeda
(1997)

The music was inspired by Jerzy Kawalerowicz's 1961 movie Matka Joanna od Aniołów.

Reception

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

Track listing

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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

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Tomasz Stańko Quartet

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References

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