Borscht Belt Studies

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

Borscht Belt Studies
Studio album by Jamie Saft
Released	August 30, 2011
Recorded	2010, New York
Genre	Jazz
Length	52:43
Label	Tzadik TZ 8164
Producer	Jamie Saft
Jamie Saft chronology
A Bag of Shells (2010) Borscht Belt Studies (2011) Fight Against Babylon (2011)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

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".[2]

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

• Jamie Saft - piano, Fender Rhodes
• Ben Goldberg - clarinet (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 & 10)
• Larry Grenadier - bass (track 11)
• Craig Santiago - drums (track 11)

References

1. Tzadik catalogue
2. Jurke, Thom. Jamie Saft – Borscht Belt Studies > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2014.