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Short for Something

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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)

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]

Reception

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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

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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

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References

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