(Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Improvisation, pfMENTUM) [CD] Jeff Kaiser & Ernesto Diaz-Infante - Pith Balls And Inclined Planes - 2000, FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
EAC extraction logfile from 23. March 2014, 11:26
Jeff Kaiser & Ernesto Diaz-Infante / Pith Balls And Inclined Planes
Used drive  : PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-115D   Adapter: 0  ID: 0
Read mode               : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache      : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction                      : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out          : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks   : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations       : Yes
Used interface                              : Installed external ASPI interface
Gap handling                                : Appended to previous track
Used output format              : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate                : 896 kBit/s
Quality                         : High
Add ID3 tag                     : No
Command line compressor         : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\FLAC\FLAC.EXE
Additional command line options : -6 -V -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "COMMENT=%comment%" -T "BAND=%albuminterpret%" -T "COMPOSER=%composer%" %haslyrics%--tag-from-file=LYRICS="%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% -T "DISCNUMBER=%cdnumber%" -T "TOTALDISCS=%totalcds%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" %hascover%--picture="%coverfile%"%hascover% %source% -o %dest%
TOC of the extracted CD
     Track |   Start  |  Length  | Start sector | End sector
    ---------------------------------------------------------
        1  |  0:00.00 |  6:21.10 |         0    |    28584
        2  |  6:21.10 |  4:35.07 |     28585    |    49216
        3  | 10:56.17 |  3:30.57 |     49217    |    65023
        4  | 14:26.74 |  7:29.11 |     65024    |    98709
        5  | 21:56.10 |  3:03.44 |     98710    |   112478
        6  | 24:59.54 |  8:18.28 |    112479    |   149856
        7  | 33:18.07 |  5:22.50 |    149857    |   174056
        8  | 38:40.57 |  6:36.15 |    174057    |   203771
Track  1
     Filename D:\zzz\01 - My Machines Came From Too Far Away.wav
     Pre-gap length  0:00:02.00
     Peak level 98.6 %
     Extraction speed 4.3 X
     Track quality 99.9 %
     Test CRC 1064D0E3
     Copy CRC 1064D0E3
     Track not present in AccurateRip database
     Copy OK
Track  2
     Filename D:\zzz\02 - Once (And It Was Not Yesterday).wav
     Pre-gap length  0:00:00.45
     Peak level 98.6 %
     Extraction speed 5.1 X
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 4925E164
     Copy CRC 4925E164
     Track not present in AccurateRip database
     Copy OK
Track  3
     Filename D:\zzz\03 - Puny Demigods On Stilts.wav
     Pre-gap length  0:00:00.45
     Peak level 98.8 %
     Extraction speed 5.3 X
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 0D56B724
     Copy CRC 0D56B724
     Track not present in AccurateRip database
     Copy OK
Track  4
     Filename D:\zzz\04 - The Unreasonable Power Of The Diagrams.wav
     Pre-gap length  0:00:00.45
     Peak level 98.7 %
     Extraction speed 4.3 X
     Track quality 99.8 %
     Test CRC 4BA08F70
     Copy CRC 4BA08F70
     Track not present in AccurateRip database
     Copy OK
Track  5
     Filename D:\zzz\05 - Fearful Of Contagion.wav
     Pre-gap length  0:00:00.45
     Peak level 99.0 %
     Extraction speed 5.2 X
     Track quality 99.9 %
     Test CRC 91E54251
     Copy CRC 91E54251
     Track not present in AccurateRip database
     Copy OK
Track  6
     Filename D:\zzz\06 - She Surreptitiously Introduced Colored Shirts.wav
     Pre-gap length  0:00:00.45
     Peak level 98.5 %
     Extraction speed 7.1 X
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 76471891
     Copy CRC 76471891
     Track not present in AccurateRip database
     Copy OK
Track  7
     Filename D:\zzz\07 - Outside, Three Tennis Courts.wav
     Pre-gap length  0:00:00.45
     Peak level 99.1 %
     Extraction speed 6.6 X
     Track quality 99.9 %
     Test CRC A17581B8
     Copy CRC A17581B8
     Track not present in AccurateRip database
     Copy OK
Track  8
     Filename D:\zzz\08 - Suppose A Black Thread.wav
     Pre-gap length  0:00:00.45
     Peak level 98.6 %
     Extraction speed 7.7 X
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 94D846DF
     Copy CRC 94D846DF
     Track not present in AccurateRip database
     Copy OK
None of the tracks are present in the AccurateRip database
No errors occurred
End of status report
==== Log checksum 21471D3BC1923D29AE6AF4E1DF301605B843E284DAEE579DC3A810A2EEDD3739 ====

REM GENRE "Free Improvisation"
REM DATE 2000
REM DISCID 580A9C08
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v1.0b3"
PERFORMER "Jeff Kaiser & Ernesto Diaz-Infante"
TITLE "Pith Balls And Inclined Planes"
FILE "01 - My Machines Came From Too Far Away.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 01 AUDIO
    TITLE "My Machines Came From Too Far Away"
    PERFORMER "Jeff Kaiser & Ernesto Diaz-Infante"
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 02 AUDIO
    TITLE "Once (And It Was Not Yesterday)"
    PERFORMER "Jeff Kaiser & Ernesto Diaz-Infante"
    INDEX 00 06:20:40
FILE "02 - Once (And It Was Not Yesterday).wav" WAVE
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 03 AUDIO
    TITLE "Puny Demigods On Stilts"
    PERFORMER "Jeff Kaiser & Ernesto Diaz-Infante"
    INDEX 00 04:34:37
FILE "03 - Puny Demigods On Stilts.wav" WAVE
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 04 AUDIO
    TITLE "The Unreasonable Power Of The Diagrams"
    PERFORMER "Jeff Kaiser & Ernesto Diaz-Infante"
    INDEX 00 03:30:12
FILE "04 - The Unreasonable Power Of The Diagrams.wav" WAVE
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 05 AUDIO
    TITLE "Fearful Of Contagion"
    PERFORMER "Jeff Kaiser & Ernesto Diaz-Infante"
    INDEX 00 07:28:41
FILE "05 - Fearful Of Contagion.wav" WAVE
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 06 AUDIO
    TITLE "She Surreptitiously Introduced Colored Shirts"
    PERFORMER "Jeff Kaiser & Ernesto Diaz-Infante"
    INDEX 00 03:02:74
FILE "06 - She Surreptitiously Introduced Colored Shirts.wav" WAVE
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 07 AUDIO
    TITLE "Outside, Three Tennis Courts"
    PERFORMER "Jeff Kaiser & Ernesto Diaz-Infante"
    INDEX 00 08:17:58
FILE "07 - Outside, Three Tennis Courts.wav" WAVE
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 08 AUDIO
    TITLE "Suppose A Black Thread"
    PERFORMER "Jeff Kaiser & Ernesto Diaz-Infante"
    INDEX 00 05:22:05
FILE "08 - Suppose A Black Thread.wav" WAVE
    INDEX 01 00:00:00

d:\>d:\aucdtect -d/-m0 d:\zzz\*.wav
auCDtect: CD records authenticity detector, version 0.8.2
Copyright (c) 2004 Oleg Berngardt. All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 2004 Alexander Djourik. All rights reserved.
------------------------------------------------------------
Processing file: [01. My Machines Came From Too Far Away.wav]
------------------------------------------------------------
This track looks like CDDA with probability 100%
------------------------------------------------------------
Processing file: [02. Once (And It Was Not Yesterday).wav]
------------------------------------------------------------
This track looks like MPEG with probability 100%
------------------------------------------------------------
Processing file: [03. Puny Demigods On Stilts.wav]
------------------------------------------------------------
This track looks like CDDA with probability 100%
------------------------------------------------------------
Processing file: [04. The Unreasonable Power Of The Diagrams.wav]
------------------------------------------------------------
This track looks like CDDA with probability 100%
------------------------------------------------------------
Processing file: [05. Fearful Of Contagion.wav]
------------------------------------------------------------
This track looks like CDDA with probability 100%
------------------------------------------------------------
Processing file: [06. She Surreptitiously Introduced Colored Shirts.wav]
------------------------------------------------------------
This track looks like CDDA with probability 100%
------------------------------------------------------------
Processing file: [07. Outside, Three Tennis Courts.wav]
------------------------------------------------------------
This track looks like CDDA with probability 100%
------------------------------------------------------------
Processing file: [08. Suppose A Black Thread.wav]
------------------------------------------------------------
This track looks like CDDA with probability 100%
------------------------------------------------------------
Final Conclusion:
------------------------------------------------------------
Could not qualify the source of these tracks.

Sampled, manipulated, arranged, mixed and mastered by Jeff Kaiser
Trumpet, flugelhorn, voice and guitar recorded by Roy Jones in Ventura, CA on 1.9.00
Piano samples of Ernesto Diaz-Infante from the Pax Recordings CD "Solus" ~ Used by permission
Design and layout by Jeff Kaiser
"You see, one thing is, I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong. I have approximate answers and possible beliefs... but I'm not absolutely sure of anything..." - Richard Feynman
Pith Balls and Inclined Planes is mostly Jeff Kaiser's project (he's even responsible for the CD's design). The Californian trumpeter teamed up with Ernesto Diaz-Infante to improvise the material he later manipulated in studio. Diaz-Infante performs on prepared guitar (acoustic) (which takes him far away from his solo piano albums such as Ucross Journal). The eight pieces presented on this CD use any or all of the following: trumpet, guitar, electronics. All three are used on the opener "My Machines Came from Too Far Away": after an electro-acoustic introduction, the guitar lays down some flooring for Kaiser's Miles Davis-like cool jazz melody on heavily-treated muted trumpet. Very nice. "Once (And It Was Not Yesterday)" (dedicated to Conlon Nancarrow) is an interesting piece of musique concrete using as a sound source sped-up samples from Diaz-Infante's solo piano recording Solus. A couple of tracks let the two musicians improvise without electronics, so the listener can hear how they actually interact with each other - the maniacal "Outside, Three Tennis Courts" is very conclusive for that matter. Each musician has a solo spot (although Diaz-Infante's has electronics added). The closing number "Suppose a Black Thread" makes a beautiful finale with backward guitar notes, prepared guitar overtones and another cool jazz-inspired muted trumpet line which takes us back where we started.
The synthesis of improvised versus manipulated and electronic versus acoustic (the trumpet and the guitar are never heard "naturally", they are always diverted from their original "intended" sound) works perfectly. The level of artistry is admirable, making Pith Balls and Inclined Planes a highly recommendable record and a rewarding listening experience.

Jeff Kaiser: trumpet (1,3,5,7,8), flugelhorn (4), electronics (1,2,6,8), voice (4)
Ernesto Diaz-Infante: acoustic guitar (1,3,4,6,7,8), voice (4)