''Short for Something'' is the third album by the New Klezmer Trio,
Ben Goldberg
Ben Goldberg is an American clarinet player and composer.
Career
In the early 1990s, Ben Goldberg performed alongside electric bassist Dan Seamans and percussionist Kenny Wollesen as the New Klezmer Trio. They went on to produce three albums an ...
- clarinet, Dan Seamans - bass, and
Kenny Wollesen
Kenny Wollesen (born 1966) is an American drummer and percussionist.
Wollesen has recorded and toured with Tom Waits, Sean Lennon, Ron Sexsmith, Bill Frisell, Norah Jones, John Lurie, Myra Melford, Steven Bernstein, and John Zorn. He is a fou ...
- drums, which was released on the
Tzadik
Tzadik ( he, צַדִּיק , "righteous ne, also ''zadik'', ''ṣaddîq'' or ''sadiq''; pl. ''tzadikim'' ''ṣadiqim'') is a title in Judaism given to people considered righteous, such as biblical figures and later spiritual masters. The ...
label in 2000.
Tzadik catalogue
accessed January 10, 2014
Reception
In his review for Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...
, 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''
# "The Because Of" - 7:09
# "Short for Something" - 3:56
# "Fast" - 10:47
# "Sequential" - 0:50
# "Obsessive" - 2:35
# "All Chords Stand for Other Chords" - 5:41
# "Fomus Homus" - 5:42
# "Seven Phrases" - 4:27
# "Complicated" - 3:42
# "LBD" - 2:42
# "Halves" - 6:02
# "Fly in the Ointment" - 3:08
# "Freylekhs fun der Khupe" (Traditional) - 4:31
Personnel
*Ben Goldberg
Ben Goldberg is an American clarinet player and composer.
Career
In the early 1990s, Ben Goldberg performed alongside electric bassist Dan Seamans and percussionist Kenny Wollesen as the New Klezmer Trio. They went on to produce three albums an ...
- clarinet
*Dan Seamans - bass
*Kenny Wollesen
Kenny Wollesen (born 1966) is an American drummer and percussionist.
Wollesen has recorded and toured with Tom Waits, Sean Lennon, Ron Sexsmith, Bill Frisell, Norah Jones, John Lurie, Myra Melford, Steven Bernstein, and John Zorn. He is a fou ...
- drums
References
Tzadik Records albums
Ben Goldberg albums
2000 albums
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