This Is New (Kenny Drew album)

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This Is New
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Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedMarch 28 and April 3, 1957
StudioReeves Sound Studios,
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length42:20
Label Riverside
RLP 12-236
Producer Orrin Keepnews
Kenny Drew chronology
I Love Jerome Kern
(1957)
This Is New
(1957)
Pal Joey
(1957)
Professional ratings
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SourceRating
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This Is New is an album by pianist Kenny Drew recorded in 1957 and released on the Riverside label. [4]

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review, written by Scott Yanow, gives the album four stars, and states "this session should appeal to straight-ahead bop collectors". [1]

Track listing

  1. "This Is New" (Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) 6:56
  2. "Carol" (Kenny Drew) 4:32
  3. "It's You or No One" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) 8:08
  4. "You're My Thrill" (Jay Gorney, Sidney Clare) 5:21
  5. "Little T" (Donald Byrd) 6:08
  6. "Paul's Pal" (Sonny Rollins) 6:38
  7. "Why Do I Love You?" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) 5:12

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed June 7, 2012
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 65. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 404. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. Kenny Drew discography accessed June 7, 2012