# And If

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{{Infobox album|
| name         = And If
| type         = Album
| artist       = [Anat Fort](/source/Anat_Fort) Trio
| cover        = And If.jpg
| alt          = 
| released     = August 20, 2010
| recorded     = February 2009
| venue        = 
| studio       = Rainbow Studio<br>[Oslo Norway](/source/Oslo_Norway)
| genre        = [Jazz](/source/Jazz)
| length       = 52:17
| label        = [ECM](/source/ECM_Records)<br><small>ECM 2109</small>
| producer     = [Manfred Eicher](/source/Manfred_Eicher)
| chronology   = [Anat Fort](/source/Anat_Fort)
| prev_title   = [A Long Story](/source/A_Long_Story_(Anat_Fort_album))
| prev_year    = 2007
| next_title   = Birdwatching
| next_year    = 2016
}}

'''''And If''''' is an album by the [Anat Fort](/source/Anat_Fort) Trio, featuring Fort on [piano](/source/piano), Gary Wang  on [bass](/source/double_bass) and Roland Schneider on [drums](/source/drum_kit), recorded in Norway in February 2009 and released on [ECM](/source/ECM_Records) in August the following year.<ref name="ECM discography">[http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/2100/2109.php ECM discography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206025314/http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/2100/2109.php |date=2013-12-06 }} accessed December 3, 2013</ref>

==Reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev2 = [The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="TheGuardian"/>}}
The [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) review by Michael G. Nastos states "Anat Fort's second project for ECM follows along the spiritual and meditative lines of her first recording ''A Long Story''. Here the pianist from Israel uses shorter, thematic forms that glide gently toward their conclusions, beautifully flowered, and crafted with light colors... ''And If'' suggests Fort's roots in her native Middle East are merging toward American influences with increasing depth."<ref name="Allmusic">Nastos, M. G. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/and-if-mw0002019714 Allmusic Review] accessed December 3, 2013</ref>

Writing for [The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) reviewer John Fordham observed "It's an attractive mix, played with an immaculate touch, but Fort's child-song simplicities might make it a bit coy for hardliners."<ref name="TheGuardian">Fordhan, J. [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/sep/09/anat-fort-and-if-review The Guardian Review], September 10, 2010</ref>

Writing for [All About Jazz](/source/All_About_Jazz), Dan McClenaghan noted "Her sophomore ''And If'' is every bit as beautiful and more personal, delivering on the promises made by Fort's wonderful debut."<ref>McClenaghan, D. [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/and-if-anat-fort-ecm-records-review-by-dan-mcclenaghan All About Jazz Review], September 20, 2010</ref>

==Track listing==
''All compositions by Anat Fort''
# "Paul Motian (1)" - 4:02   
# "Clouds Moving" - 5:35   
# "En If" - 5:54   
# "Some" - 5:40   
# "Something 'bout Camels" - 9:51
# "If" - 1:18   
# "Lanesboro" - 5:15   
# "Minnesota" - 7:34   
#  "Nu" - 2:50   
# "Paul Motian (2)" - 4:00

==Personnel==
* [Anat Fort](/source/Anat_Fort) – [piano](/source/piano)
* Gary Wang – [double bass](/source/double_bass) 
* Roland Schneider – [drums](/source/drum_kit)

==References==
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Category:ECM Records albums
Category:Anat Fort albums
Category:2010 albums
Category:Albums produced by Manfred Eicher

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