The culmination of the critically acclaimed Tomasz Stanko Quartet of the 2000's, Lontano (ECM) is work that is very much of one piece: moody, dark and full of rich atmosphere. Released in 2006, the album features Stanko on trumpet, Marcin Wasilewski on piano, Slawomir Kurklowicz on acoustic double-bass, and Michal Misklewicz on drums, the band that recorded and toured together since 2002, when it released the album Soul of Things (also ECM). All songs are Stanko originals, excluding "Kattorna," which Stanko initially recorded with the song's composer and his lon… read more
The culmination of the critically acclaimed Tomasz Stanko Quartet of the 2000's, Lontano (ECM) is work that is very much of one piece: moody, da… read more
The culmination of the critically acclaimed Tomasz Stanko Quartet of the 2000's, Lontano (ECM) is work that is very much of one piece: moody, dark and full of rich atmosphere. Rele… read more
Tomasz Stańko (11 July 1942 - 29 July 2018) was a Polish jazz trumpeter and composer. Often recording for ECM Records, Stańko is strongly associated with free jazz and the avant-garde. Stańko was born in Rzeszów, Poland, in 1942. He formed the quartet Jazz Darings in 1962 with Adam Makowicz (later replaced by Janusz Muniak); this was one of the first European groups to be influenced by Ornette Coleman. He played with Krzysztof Komeda (1963-1967) and Andrzej Trzaskowski (mid-1960s), then led the Tomasz Stańko Quintet (1968-1973), which included Muniak and Zbigniew Seifert, and receiv… read more
Tomasz Stańko (11 July 1942 - 29 July 2018) was a Polish jazz trumpeter and composer. Often recording for ECM Records, Stańko is strongly associated with free jazz and the avant-garde. Stań… read more
Tomasz Stańko (11 July 1942 - 29 July 2018) was a Polish jazz trumpeter and composer. Often recording for ECM Records, Stańko is strongly associated with free jazz and the avant-garde. Stańko was born in Rzeszów, Poland, in 1942. He fo… read more