Matka Joanna

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.

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 (1995) Litania: Music of Krzysztof Komeda (1997)

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