Short for Something

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)

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

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.