Short for Something

Short for Something is the third album by the New Klezmer Trio, Ben Goldberg - clarinet, Dan Seamans - bass, and Kenny Wollesen - drums, which was released on the Tzadik label in 2000.[1]

Short for Something
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 27, 2000
RecordedNovember 1999 at Bay Records, Berkeley, California
GenreJazz, Klezmer
Length65:41
LabelTzadik TZ 7141
ProducerBen Goldberg
New Klezmer Trio chronology
Melt Zonk Rewire
(1995)
Short for Something
(2000)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

In his review for Allmusic, Stacia Proefrock observed "Their music is fully embedded in modern creative avant-garde jazz, yet still manages to nod its head to the sounds of old Cracow, creating a cauldron of spiritual yearnings, sadness, chaos, visions, and grace".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Ben Goldberg except as indicated

  1. "The Because Of" - 7:09
  2. "Short for Something" - 3:56
  3. "Fast" - 10:47
  4. "Sequential" - 0:50
  5. "Obsessive" - 2:35
  6. "All Chords Stand for Other Chords" - 5:41
  7. "Fomus Homus" - 5:42
  8. "Seven Phrases" - 4:27
  9. "Complicated" - 3:42
  10. "LBD" - 2:42
  11. "Halves" - 6:02
  12. "Fly in the Ointment" - 3:08
  13. "Freylekhs fun der Khupe" (Traditional) - 4:31

Personnel

References

  1. Tzadik catalogue accessed January 10, 2014
  2. Proefrock, Stacia. New Klezmer Trio – Short for Something > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2014.


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