Komeda

A Private Life in Jazz

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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Komeda: A Private Life in Jazz is the biography of Krzysztof (Trzciński) Komeda (1931-1969), composer of no fewer than 40 soundtracks, including film scores to all of Roman Polański's early films such as Knife in the Water and Rosemary's Baby; and revered figure in the world of jazz, which regards his album, Astigmatic (released in 1966), as a key album in the history of European jazz. This biography of Komeda, originally published in Polish by Znak in 2018, the first to be published in the English language, not only traces Komeda's life, but also the development of Polish jazz during this period, showing how this arose in large part out of a need for self-expression and personal freedom during a repressive period of Soviet communist dominance. The book is full of interviews between the biographer and people who worked with and knew Krzysztof Komeda personally, and, while thoroughly-grounded in primary sources, it is written in a playful, questioning, engaging style.

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Utgivningsdatum2020-10-06
Mått155 x 233 x 34 mm
Vikt844 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SeriePopular Music History
Antal sidor472
FörlagEquinox Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781781799451
ÖversättareHalina Maria Boniszewska

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Table of ContentsTranslator’s Note xiii, Halina Maria BoniszewskaAuthor’s Acknowledgements ixChapter 1. The First Festival of the Sweater Bands 1-16Chapter 2. Thirty-eight Years to Go … 17-29Chapter 3. Twenty-three Years to Go … 30-37Chapter 4. Twenty-one Years to Go … 38-58Chapter 5. Nineteen Years to Go … 59-76Chapter 6. Seventeen Years to Go … 77-156Chapter 7. Twelve Years to Go … 157-189Chapter 8. Eleven Years to Go … 190-209Chapter 9. Ten Years to Go … 210-253Chapter 10. Seven Years to Go … 254-327Chapter 11. Four Years to Go … 328-358Chapter 12. Two Years to Go … 359-381Chapter 13. Eight Months to Go … 382-397Chapter 14. Half a Year to Go … 398-404Chapter 15. Seventeen Days to Go … 405-411End MatterSources 412-413Select Discography 414-418Select Bibliography 419-421Endnotes 422-446Index of Names 447-456

"Award-winning journalist and author Magdalena Grzebalkowska's book was published in Polish in 2018, but thanks to Equinox Publishing and a first-rate translation by Halina Maria Boniszewska, a rounded picture of Komeda emerges for international readership that places his achievements in context. . . .A highly readable tome that will likely serve as the main reference on Komeda for many years to come." --Patterson, Ian, allaboutjazz.com