{"product_id":"komeda-magdalena-grzebalkowska-9781781799451","title":"Komeda: A Private Life in Jazz","description":"\u003ci\u003eKomeda: A Private Life in Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eKnife in the Water\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRosemary's Baby\u003c\/i\u003e; and revered figure in the world of jazz, which regards his album, \u003ci\u003eAstigmatic\u003c\/i\u003e (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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Magdalena Grzebalkowska\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1781799458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781799451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Equinox Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.20d","brand":"Magdalena Grzebalkowska","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48445688971519,"sku":"9781781799451","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_17c6289a-c96a-4d84-b603-52d1a665f5a4.jpg?v=1777220077","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/komeda-magdalena-grzebalkowska-9781781799451","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}