Balladyna Whiteley With its mix of iconic

With its mix of iconic songs and rare tracks

The instrumentation features a mix of guitars

and near‑breakdown imagery

and the fragility of democracy

Balladyna Whiteley With its mix of iconicBalladyna is the debut ECM album by Polish jazz trumpeter Tomasz Stako, recorded in December 1975 at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg and released in April 1976 as ECM 1071. The album features a remarkable quartet: saxophonist Tomasz Szukalski, the volatile Finnish drummer Edward Vesala whom Stako described as being "like brothers" and American bassist Dave Holland, brought to the session by producer Manfred Eicher. Across seven originals, the group