Borscht Belt Studies Explained

Borscht Belt Studies
Type:Studio
Artist:Jamie Saft
Cover:Borscht_Belt_Studies.jpg
Released:August 30, 2011
Recorded:2010, New York
Genre:Jazz
Length:52:43
Label:Tzadik TZ 8164
Producer:Jamie Saft
Chronology:Jamie Saft
Prev Title:A Bag of Shells
Prev Year:2010
Next Title:Fight Against Babylon
Next Year:2011

Borscht Belt Studies is an album by Jamie Saft which was released on the Tzadik label in 2009.[1]

Reception

In his review for Allmusic, Thom Jurek notes that "Saft divides the album into musical sections that alternate by cut. Some compositions are based on blues, jazz, and Yiddish melodies, some in modern composition and vanguard classical music, and the closing track in reggae!... It's a mysterious, labyrinthine piece that is a stunner in the end -- it reflects the rest of Borscht Belt Studies beautifully".

Track listing

All compositions by Jamie Saft

  1. "Issachar" - 5:15
  2. "Hellenville" - 3:52
  3. "Darkest Arts" - 3:30
  4. "Pinkus" - 5:13
  5. "The Pines" - 3:29
  6. "Darash" - 4:13
  7. "Solomon County" - 6:54
  8. "Jews for Joseph (Maneri)" - 7:01
  9. "Kutshers" - 4:34
  10. "Azulai" - 3:44
  11. "New Zion" - 4:58

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tzadik.com/index.php?catalog=8164 Tzadik catalogue