Matka Joanna

Matka Joanna
Studio album by Tomasz Stańko
Released	1995
Recorded	May 1994 Rainbow Studio, Oslo
Genre	Jazz
Length	68:04
Label	ECM ECM 1544
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Tomasz Stańko chronology
Bossonossa and Other Ballads (1993) Matka Joanna (1994) 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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

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 - 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