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 New Klezmer Trio
Released	June 27, 2000
Recorded	November 1999 at Bay Records, Berkeley, California
Genre	Jazz, Klezmer
Length	65:41
Label	Tzadik TZ 7141
Producer	Ben Goldberg
New Klezmer Trio chronology
Melt Zonk Rewire (1995) Short for Something (2000)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

References

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