I'm very partial to xian masses performed in interesting ways. Here are the ones I have:
The Dean of Perth with Bakery and Jazz Ensemble - Rock Mass for Love
Recorded live at St Georges Cathedral - a sermon with progressive rock and jazz. Could have a bit less spoken word but it's not too bad and the music is great and groovy.
Dukes of Kent and the Voices of Celebration - Kent Schneider's Celebration of Man
Jazz mass type xian thing, and quite amazing. The only downside is a purely spoken part that's just a little bit too long and that sits right in the middle of one side. Otherwise it has a couple of the most wonderful and sublime gospel/soul-jazz songs, a hip beatnik rap and even some avantgarde freeform going on.
The Electric Prunes - Mass in F Minor
The David Axelrod produced classic with Gregorian type chants and a big orchestra. All blends togehter nicely and it's actually mainly long instrumental guitar freakouts. See also: Release of an Oath.
Katarzyna Gärtner & Czerwono-Czarni - Pan przyjacielem moim
A beat mass with some funky and psychedelic moments in addition to the beaty ones and the oddly few more sacral moments. Excellent.
Leif Strands Kammarkör
Four records released between 1969-1974(I think): En Skiva Med, En Skiva Till Med, Sorgen och Glädjen, Allt Under Himlens Fäste. Sacral chamber choir meets jazz orchestra to perform hymns and folksmusic. Records contain many well known Swedish jazzers of the time like Georg Riedel, Arne Domnerus, Rune Gustafsson, Egil Johansen, Bengt Hallberg. Very recommended.
Paul Horn - Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts
Christian mass with choirs singing in latin meets flute heavy jazz. Composed and conducted by Lalo Schifrin. Very good.
Plus - The Seven Deadly Sins
Perhaps more heavy psych-type things but there are some mass-like moments.
Ökumenische Beatmesse - Liebe ist nicht nur ein Wort
Odd xian mass meets pop/jazz/folk. Has some really good tracks and is overall decent.
Decided not to include Pierre Henrys Mass for Today because it's not mass-like enough, Calderas Moog Mass because while strange and vocoder heavy I don't like it that much.
What am I missing? There's a Finnish one I need to find but I forgot what it is. Headless Mermaid has it....
The Dean of Perth with Bakery and Jazz Ensemble - Rock Mass for Love
Recorded live at St Georges Cathedral - a sermon with progressive rock and jazz. Could have a bit less spoken word but it's not too bad and the music is great and groovy.
Dukes of Kent and the Voices of Celebration - Kent Schneider's Celebration of Man
Jazz mass type xian thing, and quite amazing. The only downside is a purely spoken part that's just a little bit too long and that sits right in the middle of one side. Otherwise it has a couple of the most wonderful and sublime gospel/soul-jazz songs, a hip beatnik rap and even some avantgarde freeform going on.
The Electric Prunes - Mass in F Minor
The David Axelrod produced classic with Gregorian type chants and a big orchestra. All blends togehter nicely and it's actually mainly long instrumental guitar freakouts. See also: Release of an Oath.
Katarzyna Gärtner & Czerwono-Czarni - Pan przyjacielem moim
A beat mass with some funky and psychedelic moments in addition to the beaty ones and the oddly few more sacral moments. Excellent.
Leif Strands Kammarkör
Four records released between 1969-1974(I think): En Skiva Med, En Skiva Till Med, Sorgen och Glädjen, Allt Under Himlens Fäste. Sacral chamber choir meets jazz orchestra to perform hymns and folksmusic. Records contain many well known Swedish jazzers of the time like Georg Riedel, Arne Domnerus, Rune Gustafsson, Egil Johansen, Bengt Hallberg. Very recommended.
Paul Horn - Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts
Christian mass with choirs singing in latin meets flute heavy jazz. Composed and conducted by Lalo Schifrin. Very good.
Plus - The Seven Deadly Sins
Perhaps more heavy psych-type things but there are some mass-like moments.
Ökumenische Beatmesse - Liebe ist nicht nur ein Wort
Odd xian mass meets pop/jazz/folk. Has some really good tracks and is overall decent.
Decided not to include Pierre Henrys Mass for Today because it's not mass-like enough, Calderas Moog Mass because while strange and vocoder heavy I don't like it that much.
What am I missing? There's a Finnish one I need to find but I forgot what it is. Headless Mermaid has it....
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