From the Green Hill
{{Infobox album
| name = From the Green Hill
| type = Album
| artist = Tomasz Stańko
| cover = From the Green Hill.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1998
| recorded = August 1998
| venue =
| studio = Rainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
| genre = Jazz
| length = 73:33
| label = ECM
ECM 1680
| producer = Manfred Eicher
| chronology = Tomasz Stańko
| prev_title = Litania – Music of Krzysztof Komeda
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Soul of Things
| next_year = 2002
}}
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.[http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1600/1680.php ECM discography] accessed October 13, 2011
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1337}}
}}
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating:
Over 14 tunes, Tomasz Stanko reveals once again why he is a bandleader of great authority and integrity. This is an ensemble of powerful individuals and no less than three composers among them. Stanko's arrangements are carried out with equanimity and grace as well as precision and musicality. The result is an album that, while not as attention grabbing as 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.Jurek, T. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/from-the-green-hill-r480405/review Allmusic Review] accessed October 13, 2011
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
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