Sal, I listened to it again today, and the more I hear it the more I like it. But I don't take back anything I said in my original post. Seventy-seven minutes is a long time for nine songs that sound the same, even if they are very good.
Wonder if the "mood thing" relates back to his work with Komeda and film music, or not... I like the Stanko I've heard, but not heard this one. Balladina, his first on ECM, is very good. I'd also like to check out a few of those early Musa/Poljazz things, like Twet.