When Angels Fall

Description

High quality, 180 gram, 12" LP - comes with download code containing the digital album in multiple formats.

Following the rhapsodic response to Wojtek Mazolewski's debut Whirlwind release - a deluxe edition of Polka which, internationally, broke through into dance clubs and rock and indie festivals - the double bassist now focuses attention on the music of his compatriot Krzysztof Komeda (1931-1969), a legend of Polish jazz and an illustrious Hollywood film composer.

'When Angels Fall' again features his inventive quintet of Oskar T?r?k (trumpet, electronics), Marek Pospieszalski (tenor saxophone), Joanna Duda (Wurlitzer, grand piano) and Qba Janicki (drums, percussion) as they explore the prolific output of this enigmatic and tragically departed creative talent.

Mazolewski describes the recording's foundations.
"As I was preparing to make this album, I immersed myself in Komeda's music, read his publications and memoirs, met people who had known him, and visited the places he lived, from Poznan to Los Angeles.
I felt that I needed to have a real feeling for who he was and how he lived, which helped to enrich the project with a new awareness as well as deeper feelings and emotions.
As a result, I have spent the past three years creating original material based on Komeda's music for the Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet (WMQ)."