Balladyna (album)

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]

Balladyna
Studio album by Tomasz Stańko
Released	April 1976 (1976-04)
Recorded	December 1975 (1975-12)
Studio	Tonstudio Bauer Ludwigsburg, W. Germany
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:01
Label	ECM 1071 ST
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Tomasz Stańko chronology
Twet (1974) Balladyna (1976) Almost Green (1978)

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

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

All tracks are written by Tomasz Stańko except as noted.

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

1. "Balladyna". ECM Records. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
2. "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.