KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA

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Christopher Komeda's big time began back at the time of the I Sopot Jazz Festival in August 1956, but his ties with music were much older. Born in Poznan in 1931 he took piano lessons since his childood and his first dreams were to be a famous virtuoso. They were no daydreams for at the age of eight he started at the Poznan conservatory. But the war upset his plans. During the war and later, until 1950 he continued to study the piano and theory but he was aware the six years were actually lost. Having graduated from secondary school he had to make up his mind as to his further studies. He wanted to have an exciting job and so he became an M. D. He got interested in entertainment and dance music before starting his studies. He went to secondary school at Ostrow Wielkopolski and there he met read more...
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KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA albums / top albums

KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Ballet études - The Music of Komeda album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ballet études - The Music of Komeda
Post Bop 1963
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Astigmatic album cover 4.46 | 9 ratings
Astigmatic
Post Bop 1967
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Meine Süsse Europäische Heimat - Dichtung Und Jazz Aus Polen (aka Jazz & Poetry) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Meine Süsse Europäische Heimat - Dichtung Und Jazz Aus Polen (aka Jazz & Poetry)
Jazz Related Improv/Composition 1967
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Rosemary's Baby - Music From The Motion Picture Score album cover 4.50 | 2 ratings
Rosemary's Baby - Music From The Motion Picture Score
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1968
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 12 - Wyrok album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 12 - Wyrok
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1998
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Le Départ album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Le Départ
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1999
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA The Fearless Vampire Killers - Or: Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are In My Neck (Original Soundtrack) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Fearless Vampire Killers - Or: Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are In My Neck (Original Soundtrack)
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2005
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Knife In The Water (Music From The Roman Polanski Film) album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Knife In The Water (Music From The Roman Polanski Film)
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2012
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Cancelled Flight - The Teenager - Pearls & Ducats album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Cancelled Flight - The Teenager - Pearls & Ducats
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2014
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA People Meet And Sweet Music Fills The Heart (Soundtrack) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
People Meet And Sweet Music Fills The Heart (Soundtrack)
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2017
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Mam Tu Swój Dom album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mam Tu Swój Dom
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2021
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Kraksa : Film Music from WFO Vaults, 1956-65 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Kraksa : Film Music from WFO Vaults, 1956-65
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2024

KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA EPs & splits

KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Sekstet Komedy / Zespół Jazzowy Andrzeja Kurylewicza ‎: Festiwal Jazzowy • Sopot 1956 Kronika Dźwiękowa album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sekstet Komedy / Zespół Jazzowy Andrzeja Kurylewicza ‎: Festiwal Jazzowy • Sopot 1956 Kronika Dźwiękowa
Hard Bop 1956
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Cul-De-Sac (OST) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Cul-De-Sac (OST)
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1966

KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA live albums

KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Live at Jazz Jamboree 1962 & 1964 album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
Live at Jazz Jamboree 1962 & 1964
Hard Bop 1988
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Live At Jazz Jamboree Festival (aka The Complete Recordings Of Krzysztof Komeda – Vol. 3 & 4) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live At Jazz Jamboree Festival (aka The Complete Recordings Of Krzysztof Komeda – Vol. 3 & 4)
Post Bop 1993
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Live In Copenhagen album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live In Copenhagen
Post Bop 1994
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA The Complete Recordings Of Krzysztof Komeda – Vol. 5 : Astigmatic Live (aka Astigmatic In Concert) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Recordings Of Krzysztof Komeda – Vol. 5 : Astigmatic Live (aka Astigmatic In Concert)
Post Bop 1995
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA The Complete Recordings Of Krzysztof Komeda – Vol. 21 : Sopot Jazz Festival 1956 & 1957 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Recordings Of Krzysztof Komeda – Vol. 21 : Sopot Jazz Festival 1956 & 1957
Hard Bop 1996
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 16 - Private Conversation album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 16 - Private Conversation
Post Bop 1998
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 23 - The RCA Session (1958) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 23 - The RCA Session (1958)
Swing 1998
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Krzysztof Komeda W Polskim Radiu Vol.07 : Litania album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Krzysztof Komeda W Polskim Radiu Vol.07 : Litania
Post Bop 2016
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Suplement album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Suplement
Swing 2019
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Krzysztof Komeda Quintet :  Live In Praha 1964 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Krzysztof Komeda Quintet : Live In Praha 1964
Post Bop 2022
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Live in Bled 1965 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live in Bled 1965
Post Bop 2023

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KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Muzyka Krzysztofa Komedy album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Muzyka Krzysztofa Komedy
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1974
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Muzyka Krzysztofa Komedy 1 (aka Ballet Etudes / Breakfast At Tiffany's) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Muzyka Krzysztofa Komedy 1 (aka Ballet Etudes / Breakfast At Tiffany's)
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1974
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Muzyka Krzysztofa Komedy vol.2 (aka Memory Of Bach) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Muzyka Krzysztofa Komedy vol.2 (aka Memory Of Bach)
Post Bop 1974
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Muzyka Krzysztofa Komedy 3 (aka Nightime, Daytime Requiem) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Muzyka Krzysztofa Komedy 3 (aka Nightime, Daytime Requiem)
Post Bop 1974
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Muzyka Krzysztofa Komedy 4 (aka Moja Ballada) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Muzyka Krzysztofa Komedy 4 (aka Moja Ballada)
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1974
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA From Poland With Jazz album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
From Poland With Jazz
Post Bop 1987
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Krzysztof Komeda (Polish Jazz vol.3) album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
Krzysztof Komeda (Polish Jazz vol.3)
Post Bop 1989
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Rosemary's Baby / Jack the Ripper album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Rosemary's Baby / Jack the Ripper
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1994
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA The Complete Recordings Of Krzysztof Komeda – Vol.6 : Ballet Etudes album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Recordings Of Krzysztof Komeda – Vol.6 : Ballet Etudes
Post Bop 1995
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 21 - Komeda 1956-1957 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 21 - Komeda 1956-1957
Post Bop 1996
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 7 - Film Music album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 7 - Film Music
Post Bop 1996
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 8 - Śniadanie u Tiffaniego (1965) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 8 - Śniadanie u Tiffaniego (1965)
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1996
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Crazy Girl album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Crazy Girl
Post Bop 1996
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 9 - Film Music album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 9 - Film Music
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1997
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda, vol. 10 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda, vol. 10
Post Bop 1997
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda: Volume 11 - Film Music album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda: Volume 11 - Film Music
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1997
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 14 - Film Music album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 14 - Film Music
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1997
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 15 - Film Music album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 15 - Film Music
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1997
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Live At The Jazz Jamboree 1962 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live At The Jazz Jamboree 1962
Hard Bop 1998
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Genius of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 6 - Crazy Girl / Knife in the Water album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Genius of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 6 - Crazy Girl / Knife in the Water
Post Bop 1998
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Genius of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 7 - Sophia's Tune (1965) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Genius of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 7 - Sophia's Tune (1965)
Post Bop 1998
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Genius of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 8 - Roman Two (1965) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Genius of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 8 - Roman Two (1965)
Post Bop 1998
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Genius of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 9 - What's Up, Mr. Basie? (1963) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Genius of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 9 - What's Up, Mr. Basie? (1963)
Post Bop 1998
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 13 - Cul-de-sac and Other Film Music album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Recordings of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 13 - Cul-de-sac and Other Film Music
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1998
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA The Complete Recordings Of Krzysztof Komeda Vol. 19 - Film Music: Rosemary's Baby & Vampire Killers album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
The Complete Recordings Of Krzysztof Komeda Vol. 19 - Film Music: Rosemary's Baby & Vampire Killers
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1998
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Genius of Krzysztof Komeda - Vol. 11: Knife in the Water (1962); Two Men and a Wardrobe (1958); When Angel's Fall (1958) album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Genius of Krzysztof Komeda - Vol. 11: Knife in the Water (1962); Two Men and a Wardrobe (1958); When Angel's Fall (1958)
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2000
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Komeda Jazz Vol. 1 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Komeda Jazz Vol. 1
Post Bop 2001
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Komeda Jazz Vol. 2 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Komeda Jazz Vol. 2
Post Bop 2001
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Genius of Krzysztof Komeda - Vol. 12: Rosemary's Baby (1968) / Fearless Vampires Killers (1967) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Genius of Krzysztof Komeda - Vol. 12: Rosemary's Baby (1968) / Fearless Vampires Killers (1967)
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2003
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Genius of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 13 - Ballads album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Genius of Krzysztof Komeda: Vol. 13 - Ballads
Post Bop 2004
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Cul-De-Sac / Knife In The Water (Original Soundtracks) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Cul-De-Sac / Knife In The Water (Original Soundtracks)
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2005
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Kattorna, Sult, People Meet And Sweet Music Fills The Heart album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Kattorna, Sult, People Meet And Sweet Music Fills The Heart
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2005
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA KOMEDA From Original Master Tapes Best Ever Film Music album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
KOMEDA From Original Master Tapes Best Ever Film Music
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2007
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Bariera - Soundtracks From Jezry Skolimowski / Janusz Nasfeter Movies album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Bariera - Soundtracks From Jezry Skolimowski / Janusz Nasfeter Movies
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2009
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Jutro Premiera – Soundtracks From Janusz Morgenstern / Edward Etler Movies album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Jutro Premiera – Soundtracks From Janusz Morgenstern / Edward Etler Movies
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2009
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Prawo I Piesc – Soundtracks From Jerzy Hoffman / Edward Skorzewski Movies album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Prawo I Piesc – Soundtracks From Jerzy Hoffman / Edward Skorzewski Movies
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2009
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Przerwany Lot, Smarkula – Soundtracks From Leonard Buczkowski Movies album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Przerwany Lot, Smarkula – Soundtracks From Leonard Buczkowski Movies
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2009
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Live At The Jazz Jamboree Festival 1961 - 1967 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live At The Jazz Jamboree Festival 1961 - 1967
Post Bop 2011
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Polish Radio Jazz Archives Vol.04 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Polish Radio Jazz Archives Vol.04
Post Bop 2013
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Krzysztof Komeda W Polskim Radiu Vol.03 : Krzysztof Komeda & Jerzy Milian album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Krzysztof Komeda W Polskim Radiu Vol.03 : Krzysztof Komeda & Jerzy Milian
Post Bop 2014
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Krzysztof Komeda W Polskim Radiu Vol.01 – Nagrania Pierwsze 1952-1960 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Krzysztof Komeda W Polskim Radiu Vol.01 – Nagrania Pierwsze 1952-1960
Post Bop 2014
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Krzysztof Komeda W Polskim Radiu Vol.05 – Muzyka Baletowa I Filmowa : Czesc Druga album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Krzysztof Komeda W Polskim Radiu Vol.05 – Muzyka Baletowa I Filmowa : Czesc Druga
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2015
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Polanski's 'Knife in the Water' Original Soundtrack album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Polanski's 'Knife in the Water' Original Soundtrack
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2016
KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Krzysztof Komeda W Polskim Radiu Vol.06 – Muzyka Filmowa Oraz Jazz I Poezja album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Krzysztof Komeda W Polskim Radiu Vol.06 – Muzyka Filmowa Oraz Jazz I Poezja
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2016

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KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA Astigmatic

Album · 1967 · Post Bop
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One of the best Polish jazz album coming from XX century. Krzysztof Komeda often is named as godfather of Polish modern jazz. He was born in 1931 and graduated as doctor-laryngologist turned to self-taught jazz musician/composer in a country, where jazz was officially proclaimed as "the arms of capitalist propaganda".

He is mostly known worldwide by his soundtracks to early Hollywood Roman Polansky movies (Rosemary’s Baby, The Fearless Vampire Killers, Knife in the Water and Cul-de-sac).But in Poland he was kind of domestic Miles Davis in early 60-s: differently from almost all rest Eastern European countries, Poland had old jazz tradition, but officials were absolutely intolerable to any form of modern jazz.

Astigmatic was recorded in half-underground conditions just in one night. Three long compositions, combining post-bop,some classical music influences and free-jazz elements still have strong structure and melodic component. Sound is quite sharp,very precise and obviously influenced by European jazz and Polish soulful musical tradition both.

Continuing the parallel with Miles Davis, playing with Komeda has been a start of great career as world class musician for some leading Polish jazz artists. On Astigmatic you can hear excellent early musicianship of sax player Zbigniew Namysłowski and trumpeter Tomasz Stańko (them both are first class Polish jazz musicians till now).

Few years after release of this album Komeda stayed in Los Angeles where he composed film music for Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby and Kulik’s The Riot. In December 1968, in Los Angeles, Komeda had a tragic car accident which led to a haematoma of the brain. He did not have US medical insurance and was transported back to Poland,there during friendly rough-and-tumble with writer Marek Hłasko, Komeda fell down and suffered head injuries.He died in 23 April 1969 being just 38.

His legacy contains only a few studio albums of jazz recordings, but huge soundtrack discography. Komeda is most influential artist in Polish modern jazz till now, it's a pity he isn't really known by his jazz recordings around the world. "Astigmatic" is excellent entrance to his music (and to Polish jazz as well if you still aren't familiar with it).

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