Balladyna (album)

Balladyna
Studio album by
Tomasz Stańko
ReleasedApril 1976 (1976-04)
RecordedDecember 1975 (1975-12)
StudioTonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, W. Germany
GenreJazz
Length41:01
LabelECM 1071 ST
ProducerManfred Eicher
Tomasz Stańko chronology
Twet
(1974) 		Balladyna
(1976) 		Almost Green
(1978)

Balladyna is an album by Polish jazz trumpeter and composer Tomasz Stańko recorded in December 1975 and released on ECM in April the following year. The quartet features saxophonist Tomasz Szukalski and rhythm section Dave Holland and Edward Vesala.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3½ stars stating "as pleasant as it is to listen to all the way through, it is equally satisfying, and lies deep within the souls of these four adroit and accomplished musicians playing together as one."[2]

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

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tomasz Stańko except as noted.

Side I
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."First Song" 7:42
2."Tale"
3:32
3."Num"Vesala7:15
4."Duet"
  • Holland
  • Stańko
2:58
Total length:21:27
Side II
No.TitleLength
1."Balladyna"8:01
2."Last Song"6:04
3."Nenaliina"5:29
Total length:19:34 41:01

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Balladyna". ECM Records. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Balladyna (All Music Review)". All Music. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1336. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.