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Released
  
June 27, 2000

Artist
  
New Klezmer Trio

Producer
  
Ben Goldberg

Genres
  
Klezmer, Jazz

Length
  
65:41

Release date
  
27 June 2000

Label
  
Tzadik Records

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Recorded
  
November 1999 at Bay Records, Berkeley, California

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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.

Contents

Reception

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".

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

  • Ben Goldberg - clarinet
  • Dan Seamans - bass
  • Kenny Wollesen - drums

    • Songs

    1The Because Of7:10
    2Short for Something3:56
    3Fast10:47

    References

    Short for Something Wikipedia
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