Lyrics
The setting of Psalm 150 ("Hear O Israel: A Sabbath Service in Jazz", Milken Archive 1992) is a powerful liturgical interpretation which according to Klein is an organic consequence as both liturgy and jazz require improvisation and community: The ritual act of creating this music during worship (i.e., improvisation) seemed most appropriate for the Sabbath, when each week, according to Jewish mystical traditions, we re-create the world. While I was not suggesting that this style or mode replace nusaḥ hat’filla [the traditional Ashkenazi prayer modes] as the main musical diet for Jewish worship, I did feel that its occasional use added a unique spirituality to the worship service.