From the Green Hill
| From the Green Hill | ||||
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Oslo, Norway | ||||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 73:33 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1680 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Tomasz Stańko chronology | ||||
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From the Green Hill is an album by Polish jazz trumpeter and composer Tomasz Stańko recorded in August 1998 and released on ECM later that year. The sextet features reed player John Surman, bandoneonist Dino Saluzzi, violinist Michelle Makarski, and rhythm section Anders Jormin and Jon Christensen.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
The
Litania, is as musically inventive and challenging as its predecessor, and wholly more satisfying than most of what comes from Eastern Europe in the name of jazz at the end of the 20th century.[2]
Track listing
- All compositions by Tomasz Stańko except as indicated
- "Domino" (John Surman) – 8:06
- "Litania (Part One) (Krzysztof Komeda) – 2:41
- "Stone Ridge" (Surman) – 8:00
- "...y despues de todo" – 3:59
- "Litania (Part Two)" (Komeda) – 2:06
- "Quintet's Time" – 6:48
- "Pantronic" – 3:07
- "The Lark in the Dark" – 6:41
- "Love Theme from Farewell to Maria" – 6:21
- "...from the Green Hill" – 7:46
- "Buschka" – 7:10
- "Roberto Zucco" – 2:57
- "Domino's Intro" (Surman) – 1:03
- "Argentyna" – 6:48
Personnel
- Tomasz Stańko – trumpet
- John Surman – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Dino Saluzzi – bandoneon
- Michelle Makarski – violin
- Anders Jormin – bass
- Jon Christensen – drums
References
- ^ ECM discography accessed October 13, 2011
- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed October 13, 2011
- ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
