Krzysztof Komeda
Jazz musician and film composer Krzysztof Komeda is best known for his film scores for the movies of Roman Polanski and Ingmar Bergman. Born Krzysztof Trzcinski in 1931, he used "Komeda" as his last name because of Communism disfavor with jazz music. Professionally an ear, nose, and throat specialist, Komeda composed and played jazz piano, and was well received at the 1956 Sopot Jazz Festival. Komeda's chief musical accomplishments were in free jazz. Komeda performed and recorded with trumpeter Tomasz Stanko (from 1963 on) and Swedish tenor saxophonist Bernt Rosengren. His album Astigmatic (1965) is acknowledged as his masterpiece. His best-known work, however, was in the realm of film scores, which he focused on increasingly in the last years before his death. He scored over 40 films for directors including Polanski, Bergman, Andrzej Wajda, Henning Carlsen, and more. After composing the score for Polanski's famed American movie debut, Rosemary's Baby, Komeda was severely injured in a car wreck in Los Angeles. After emerging from a coma, Komeda returned to his wife, Zofia, in Warsaw, and died in 1969, not yet 40 years old. In 1998, the Power Brothers label reissued the much-hailed Memory of Bach, 1967's Nighttime, Daytime Requiem, and Mojo Ballada, which includes a different recording of the music for Polanski's Knife in the Water and pieces for Miroslaw Kijowicz's cartoons.
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Artistas semelhantes
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Astigmatic (Polish Jazz)
Krzysztof Komeda, Komeda Quintet, Zbigniew Namysłowski
Jazz - Lançado por WM Poland - WMI em 28 de abr. de 1965
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Ballet Etudes - The Music Of Komeda: A Jazz Message From Poland Presented By An International Quintet
Classical - Lançado por Parlophone Denmark em 30 de jun. de 2017
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Rosemary's Baby (Music From The Motion Picture Score)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Geffen em 1 de jan. de 1968
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Cul-De-Sac & Knife In The Water
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Harkit Records em 25 de abr. de 2010
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Live At The Jazz Jamboree Festival 1961-1967
Jazz - Lançado por WM Poland - WMI em 1 de set. de 2012
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Jazz in Polish Cinema: Out of the Underground 1958-1967
Krzysztof Komeda, Andrzej Trzaskowski
Bebop - Lançado por Jazz on Film Records em 17 de nov. de 2014
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Litania (Litania)
Krzysztof Komeda, Kwintet Krzysztofa Komedy
Jazz - Lançado por Polskie Radio S.A. em 16 de set. de 2016
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Roman Polanski's "Knife in the Water" Original Soundtrack (Bonus Track Version)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Stage & Screen em 5 de jul. de 2016
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The Dance of the Vampires
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Bronzerat em 21 de mar. de 2015
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Le Départ
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Harkit Records em 6 de jun. de 2010
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100% Krzysztof Komeda
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Top Tracks em 30 de out. de 2013
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Mam tu swój dom
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por GAD Records em 30 de abr. de 2021
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The Sound Of Krzysztof Komeda, Vol. 1
Pop - Lançado por Diamond Days em 5 de mai. de 2008
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Polanski's "Knife in the Water" (Original Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por The Sound of the Screen em 16 de mar. de 2022
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Fearless Vampire Killers
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Harkit Records em 21 de mar. de 2015
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The Sound Of Krzysztof Komeda, Vol. 3
Pop - Lançado por Diamond Days em 5 de mai. de 2008
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Knife In The Water (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Diamond Days em 5 de mai. de 2008
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Knife in the Water (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Top Tracks em 30 de out. de 2013
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The Sound Of Krzysztof Komeda, Vol. 2
Pop - Lançado por Diamond Days em 5 de mai. de 2008
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100% Krzysztof Komeda
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Supreme Media em 30 de out. de 2013
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Knife in the Water (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Lumi Entertainment em 1 de jan. de 2013
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