Balladyna (album)

Balladyna
Balladyna
Studio album by Tomasz Stańko
Released	April 1976
Recorded	December 1975
Studio	Tonstudio Bauer; Ludwigsburg, W. Germany
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:01
Label	ECM 1071 ST
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Tomasz Stańko chronology

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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tomasz Stańko except as noted.

Side I
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"First Song"		7:42
2.	"Tale"	Dave Holland Tomasz Stańko Edward Vesala	3:32
3.	"Num"	Vesala	7:15
4.	"Duet"	Holland Stańko	2:58
Total length:			21:27

Side II
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Balladyna"	8:01
2.	"Last Song"	6:04
3.	"Nenaliina"	5:29
Total length:		19:34 41:01

Personnel

Tomasz Stańko – trumpet
Tomasz Szukalski – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Dave Holland – bass
Edward Vesala – drums

References

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

[ecmrecords-1] "Balladyna". ECM Records. Retrieved May 7, 2017.

[Allmusic-2] "Balladyna (All Music Review)". All Music. Retrieved May 7, 2017.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1336. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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v t e Tomasz Stańko
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums	Balladyna (1975) Matka Joanna (1994) Leosia (1996) Litania – Music of Krzysztof Komeda (1997) From the Green Hill (1998) Soul of Things (2001) Suspended Night (2003) Lontano (2005) Dark Eyes (2009) Wisława (2012) December Avenue (2016)