Matka Joanna is an album by the Tomasz Stańko Quartet recorded in May 1994 and released on ECM the following year.ECM discography accessed October 13, 2011 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.Allmusic Review accessed October 13, 2011
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
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