It is a short, sweet album offering six compositions that run for just over 30 minutes. - Advertisement -Joshua Redman: Words Fall Short (Blue Note Records)There is a surprisingly buttery, Stan Getz-like mellowness to the opening track on Words Fall Short. It is a point he makes in the detailed notes on how Words Fall Short came about that are well worth a read on his website under “Album Bio”. Thought provoking, intelligent and understated, Words Fall Short is definitely worth making time for to explore and enjoy over repeated listens. Jeffrey Schanzer: The Past Is Present (Neuma Records 222)Music is often a powerful way to convey the horror of events that for many of us are, thankfully, unimaginable.