Jazz in Polish Cinema-Out of the 1958-67/ Various - Jazz in Polish Cinema-Out of the 1958-67 / Various

Among the first time ever releases on the set is the soundtrack to the celebrated Night Train with a score by Trzaskowski (it is based on the swing band leader Artie Shaw's 'Moonray' theme with a vocal by acclaimed Polish jazz vocalist Wanda Warska). As well released for the first time in it's entirety is Andrzej Wajda's Innocent Sorcerers containing a classic jazz score by Komeda and previously unissued tracks in any format featuring the great Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko. The set also contains both previously unheard and rare releases featuring the likes of Don Cherry, Gato Barbieri, Zbigniew Namyslowski and Michal Urbaniak. The CDs are high quality remasters, the large majority of which have been transferred direct from the original master tapes with additional rare 'alternative' versions of tracks from the film scores also included. The box set also contains a deluxe illustrated 80-page bound booklet that examines in depth a fascinating and highly significant period in Polish cultural history. The booklet is annotated by the UK's leading jazz magazine Jazzwise journalist Selwyn Harris (the producer and curator of the set) with an introduction to Polish jazz during the post-war period by the respected Polish jazz author-composer Adam Slawinski, writer of the original liner notes for Komeda's pioneering studio album Astigmatic.