Masks and Faces is the debut album by the New Klezmer Trio, Ben Goldberg - clarinet, Dan Seamans - bass, and Kenny Wollesen - drums, which was originally released on the Nine Winds label in 1991 and re-released on the Tzadik label in 1996.[1]
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | June 1990, Music Annex, Menlo Park, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Klezmer | |||
| Length | 53:17 | |||
| Label | Nine Winds NWCD 0144 Tzadik TZ 7112 | |||
| Producer | New Klezmer Trio | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
In her review for Allmusic, Joslyn Layne observed "this raucous, bursting, and somewhat disjointed music sustains a groove that's not so hard to hang on to. Almost an hour in length, New Klezmer Trio's first release ebbs and flows, relentlessly packed with high quality tunes".[2]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Ben Goldberg except as indicated
- "Cardboard Factory" - 5:06
- "Hot and Cold" (Traditional) - 3:44
- "Rebbe's Meal" (Traditional) - 7:36
- "Up" (Dan Seamans) - 4:19
- "Washing Machine Song" (Traditional) - 2:59
- "Galicain" (Sam Beckerman) - 5:18
- "Masks and Faces" - 6:33
- "Haphazard" (Itzikl Kramtweiss) - 4:03
- "Bitonal Song" (Kramtweiss) - 3:06
- "The Gate" - 10:33
Personnel
edit- Ben Goldberg - clarinet, bass clarinet
- Dan Seamans - bass
- Kenny Wollesen - drums
References
edit- ^ Tzadik catalogue accessed January 10, 2014
- ^ a b Layne, Joslyn. New Klezmer Trio – Masks and Faces > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2014.