KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA "Astigmatic in concert"The composition composed
in1965. It was performed for the first time in autumn this same year
during Jazz Jamboree Festival.This composition is title composition one
of a record which Christopher Komeda recorded in December for the needs
of Polskie Nagrania in series Polish Jazz.He recorded it after Jazz
Jamboree with enlarged group of musicians-with Zbigniew Namyslowski.The
recording included on this CD is first-night perfomance and comes from
concert hall. Kattorna This composition was composed in 1965 in
Copenhagen.It's light motive from the movie under the same title. Danish
movie "Kattorna" directed by Henning Carlsen tells a story
about women. Great and famous Ingmar Bergman's actresses acted in that
movie. The title "Kattorna" means "Little cats". The
recording included on this CD-just like "Astigmatic"-comes
from the concert in National Philharmonic Hall and was recorded during
JazzJamboree Festival in 1965. Svantetic This composition originates
from 1965.The name of this composition comes from the name of Komeda's
friend-Swedish critic and jazz activist,poet and journalist Svante
Forster.Svante enchanted by Komeda's playing in Warsaw Jazz Club "Hybrydy"
in 1961,made him and his group go to Sweden for several concerts.This
composition was performed during Jazz Jamboree Festival 1965 for the
first time and Svante Forster had an opportunity to listen to it also
for the first time. The recording included on this CD isn't that one
from Jazz Jamboree, but from "Montmartre" in Copenhagen. Zofia
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