Words Fall Short

Words Fall Short is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman, debuting a quartet including himself, pianist Paul Cornish, bassist Philip Norris, and drummer Nazir Ebo. Redman's second album for Blue Note, it was released on June 20, 2025.^[1]

Words Fall Short
Studio album by Joshua Redman
Released	June 20, 2025 (2025-06-20)
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:29
Label	Blue Note
Joshua Redman chronology
Where Are We (2023) Words Fall Short (2025)

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joshua Redman.

No.	Title	Guest artist	Length
1.	"A Message to Unsend"		5:07
2.	"So It Goes"	Melissa Aldana	6:59
3.	"Words Fall Short"		4:48
4.	"Borrowed Eyes"		5:51
5.	"Icarus"	Skylar Tang	6:24
6.	"Over the Jelly-Green Sea"		4:44
7.	"She Knows"		5:20
8.	"Era's End"	Gabrielle Cavassa	6:12
Total length:			45:29

Personnel

• Joshua Redman – saxophone
• Paul Cornish – piano
• Philip Norris – bass
• Nazir Ebo – drums
• Gabrielle Cavassa – vocals on track 8
• Melissa Aldana – saxophone on track 2
• Skylar Tang – trumpet on track 5

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Words Fall Short

Chart (2025)	Peak position
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[2]	28