The Calculus of Pleasure

The Calculus of Pleasure
Studio album by
Released1992
RecordedApril 25, 1990 - June 27, 1990
StudiosThe Outpost, Stoughton, MA and Roxy's Downtown-Big Dog Studios, Wichita, KS
GenreJazz
Length1:14:09
LabelsAccurate
AC-3252
ProducerRuss Gershon
Either/Orchestra chronology
The Half-Life of Desire
(1990)
The Calculus of Pleasure
(1992)
The Brunt
(1994)

The Calculus of Pleasure is an album by the Either/Orchestra recorded in 1990, and released by the Accurate Records label in 1992.[1][2] Russ Gershon was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Composition for the second track on this album, Bennie Moten’s Weird Nightmare.[1]

Track listing

  1. Whisper Not (Benny Golson) – 9:09
  2. Bennie Moten’s Weird Nightmare (Russ Gershon) – 8:09
  3. Consenting Adults (Bob Nieske) – 9:42
  4. Ecaroh (Horace Silver) – 6:52
  5. Unnatural Pastime (Curtis Hasselbring) – 4:46
  6. The Hard Blues (Julius Hemphill) – 13:09
  7. Miles Away (Russ Gershon) – 14:51
  8. Grey (Bob Nieske) – 7:31

Personnel

  • Russ Gershon – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, composer, mixing, producer[1]
  • Tom Halter – trumpet
  • John Carlson – trumpet
  • Curtis Hasselbring – trombone
  • Russell Jewell – trombone
  • Douglas Yates – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Charlie Kohlhase – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone[3]
  • John Medeski – piano, organ, DX7[4]
  • John Dirac – electric guitar, arranger
  • Bob Nieske – bass
  • Matt Wilson – drums[3]
  • Steven Falke – engineer

References

  1. 1 2 3 Joyce, Mike (January 15, 1993). "Either/Orchestra: Definite `Pleasure': [FINAL edition]". The Washington Post.
  2. ↑ Gewertz, Daniel (May 26, 1992). "For Either/Orchestra, it's been a long, strange trip playing is pure pleasure to E/0". Boston Herald.
  3. 1 2 Norman, Tony (June 24, 1994). "Who said dead?: [SOONER edition]". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  4. ↑ Scott, Heather K. (March 2000). "John medeski: Jazz for the 21st century". Piano & Keyboard – via Proquest.com.