The Alchemical Mass/Suite Solutio

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The Alchemical Mass/Suite Solutio
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Studio album by
Released2004 (2004)
RecordedFebruary 25, 2001 – April 26, 2003 [1]
Venue
Genre Avant-garde
Length53:21
Label pfMENTUM
Producer Jeff Kaiser
The Jeff Kaiser Ockodektet chronology
13 Themes for a Triskaidekaphobic
(2003)
The Alchemical Mass/Suite Solutio
(2004)
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The Alchemical Mass/Suite Solutio is a live album by The Jeff Kaiser Ockodektet with The Ojai Camerata, and The Kaiser/Diaz-Infante Sextet, released in 2004 by pfMENTUM. [2]

Contents

Track listing

The Alchemical Mass
No.TitleLength
1."The Jeff Kaiser Ockodektet with The Ojai Camerata - Introitus"10:28
2."The Jeff Kaiser Ockodektet with The Ojai Camerata - Kyrie"3:00
3."The Jeff Kaiser Ockodektet with The Ojai Camerata - Collecta And Gloria"2:33
4."The Jeff Kaiser Ockodektet with The Ojai Camerata - Epistola And Graduale"1:44
5."The Jeff Kaiser Ockodektet with The Ojai Camerata - Offertorium"9:03
6."The Jeff Kaiser Ockodektet with The Ojai Camerata - Ave Maria And Commune"7:16
Suite Solutio
No.TitleLength
7."Kaiser/Diaz-Infante Sextet - Part I"2:38
8."Kaiser/Diaz-Infante Sextet - Part II"1:25
9."Kaiser/Diaz-Infante Sextet - Part III"5:06
10."Kaiser/Diaz-Infante Sextet - Part IV"5:49
11."Kaiser/Diaz-Infante Sextet - Part V"4:19
Total length:53:21

Credits

Acoustic Guitar [Prepared] – Ernesto Diaz-Infante
bass – Jim Connolly
Conductor – Dr. Wyant Morton (tracks: 1 to 6), Jeff Kaiser (tracks: 1 to 6)
Design, Layout, Composed By, Arranged By – Jeff Kaiser
Drums – Richie West
Ensemble – The Ojai Camerata (tracks: 1 to 6)
Flugelhorn – Jeff Kaiser (tracks: 1 to 6)
Mixed By, Mastered By – Jeff Kaiser (tracks: 7 to 11)
Percussion – Brad Dutz
Photography – Michael Kelly Recorded By – Jeff Evans (2) (tracks: 7 to 11)
Recorded By, Mixed By, Mastered By – Wayne Peet (tracks: 1 to 6)
Trombone – Michael Vlatkovich (tracks: 1 to 6), Scot Ray (tracks: 7 to 11)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Jeff Kaiser (tracks: 7 to 11), Kris Tiner (tracks: 1 to 6) Tuba – Mark Weaver
Voice [Alto] – Gwen Erickson (tracks: 1 to 6), Holly Mitchem (tracks: 1 to 6), Katherine Halsey (tracks: 1 to 6), Lisa Gordon (tracks: 1 to 6), Zoe Pietrycha (tracks: 1 to 6)
Voice [Bass] – Bill Wagner (tracks: 1 to 6), Dave Farber (tracks: 1 to 6), Jim Halverson (tracks: 1 to 6), Kurt Meyer (tracks: 1 to 6)
Voice [Soprano] – Candace Delbo (tracks: 1 to 6), Diane Besocke (tracks: 1 to 6), Eleanor Land (tracks: 1 to 6), Laura Johnson-Bickford (tracks: 1 to 6), Lu Setnicka (tracks: 1 to 6)
Voice [Tenor] – Carla Aiello (tracks: 1 to 6), J.B. White (tracks: 1 to 6), Jaye Hersh (tracks: 1 to 6)
Wind [Wood] – Eric Barber (tracks: 1 to 6), Jason Mears (tracks: 1 to 6), Vinny Golia (tracks: 1 to 6)
[3]

Notes

The Alchemical Mass was recorded 4.26.03 at the First United Methodist Church in Ventura, CA

Suite Solutio was recorded 2.25.01 at Zircon Skye in Ojai, CA [4]

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