This Is New (Kenny Drew album)

This Is New
Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedMarch 28 and April 3, 1957
StudioReeves Sound Studios,
New York City
GenreJazz
Length42:20
LabelRiverside
RLP 12-236
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Kenny Drew chronology
I Love Jerome Kern
(1957)
This Is New
(1957)
Pal Joey
(1957)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

This Is New is an album by pianist Kenny Drew recorded in 1957 and released on the Riverside label.[4]

Reception[edit]

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[edit]

  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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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