Since its inception in 2006, the B-Side Band has become the premiere professional big band in the city of Brno in the Czech Republic. Now, under the direction of bandleader Josef Buchta, the band presents its newest album: MISSA JAZZ. In this latest work, the B-Side Band is joined by Chamber Orchestra Brno and the Ars Brunensis chamber choir; together, they perform Jaromír Hnilička’s Missa Jazz. As its name suggests, the work is a complete Mass, and the score for its first iteration is held at the Vatican Library. Now, the original composition has been expanded to include a chamber orchestra and several new choral parts, resulting in a total reimagining of the work. First debuted in the fall of 2008, this album is the first-ever studio recording of the final expanded version of the Missa Jazz.
1 Preludium 3:48
2 Introitus 5:36
3 Kyrie 10:21
4 Gloria 4:53
5 Graduale 5:59
6 Omnes gentes iubilate Deo 3:03
7 Credo 3:20
8 Sanctus 0:57
9 Pater Noster 1:27
10 Interludium 2:43
11 Agnus Dei 1:19
12 Communio 3:02
13 Postludium 3:57
B-SIDE BAND
trumpet
Josef Buchta bandleader
Lukáš Koudelka
František Adamík
Juraj Bartoš (solo flugelhorn 2, solo trumpet 4, 13)
trombone
Petr Hnětkovský (solo 4, 5)
Martin Henek
Pavel Semek
saxophone
Pavel Zlámal tenor (solo 2, 4, 13), baritone (solo 3)
Petr Kovařík tenor
Antonín Mühlhansl alt
Lubor Pokluda baritone
Jiří Kalousek guitar
Tomáš Vunderle Koudelka double bass
Richard Mlynář piano
Petr Ptáček drums
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA BRNO
Pavel Wallinger, Maria Filová, Irena Hůrková, Jan Vašta violin I
Leoš Zavadilík, Filip Kostelecký, Jan Rybka, Marie Pšenicová violin II
Tomáš Kulík, Petr Pšenica viola
Pavel Šabacký, Libor Kučera violoncello
Michal Pokorný contrabass
Jan Ondruš oboe
Martin Sobol flute
Karel Hofmann, Miloš Kovařík french horn
Pavel Sapák, Jiří Klement clarinet
Jan Říhák timpani
Alžběta Horská harp
ARS BRUNENSIS
Dan Kalousek choir master
