The Half-Life of Desire

The Half-Life of Desire is an album by the Either/Orchestra recorded in 1989, with one track from 1988, and released by the Accurate Records label the following year.[1]

The Half-Life of Desire
Studio album by
Either/Orchestra
Released1990
RecordedJanuary 31, 1988 and April 29 & 30, 1989
StudioThe Outpost, Stoughton, MA and Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length55:23
LabelAccurate
AC-3242
ProducerRuss Gershon
Either/Orchestra chronology
Radium
(1988)		 The Half-Life of Desire
(1990)		 The Calculus of Pleasure
(1992)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Allmusic's Brian Olewnick called it "Either/Orchestra's finest, most accomplished release" and said: "Beautifully recorded by legendary engineer Rudy van Gelder, the band is extraordinarily tight and vibrant, showing none of the muddy quality that would sully some of their later work ... Quite a journey, resulting in arguably the best of this unusual band's release. Very highly recommended".[2]

Track listing
  1. "Strange Meridian" (Russ Gershon) – 8:28
  2. "Premonitions" (Curtis Hasselbring) – 5:29
  3. "The Half-Life of Desire" (Gershon) – 5:30
  4. "He Who Hesitates" (Hasselbring) – 7:54
  5. "Temptation" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) – 5:17
  6. "Circle in the Round/I Got It Bad" (Miles Davis/Duke Ellington) – 11:18
  7. "Red" (Robert Fripp) – 11:21

Personnel
  • Russ Gershon – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, arranger
  • John Carlson, Tom Halter – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Curtis Hasselbring, Russell Jewell – trombone
  • Douglas Yates – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Charlie Kohlhase – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • John Medeski – piano, organ, DX7
  • John Dirac – electric guitar, arranger
  • Mike Rivard – bass
  • Jerome Deupree – drums
  • Mark Sandman – vocals, guitar, arranger (track 5)
  • Robb Rawlings – alto saxophone (track 5)
  • Dave Finucane – bass clarinet (track 5)
  • Kenny Freundlich – piano, synthesizer (track 5)

References
  1. Either/Orchestra Discography, accessed March 12, 2019
  2. Olewnick, Brian. Either/Orchestra: The Half-Life of Desire – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
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