This Is New (Kenny Drew album) explained

This Is New
Type:Album
Artist:Kenny Drew
Cover:This Is New (Kenny Drew album).jpg
Released:1957
Recorded:March 28 and April 3, 1957
Studio:Reeves Sound Studios,
New York City
Genre:Jazz
Length:42:20
Label:Riverside
RLP 12-236
Producer:Orrin Keepnews
Chronology:Kenny Drew
Prev Title:I Love Jerome Kern
Prev Year:1957
Next Title:Pal Joey
Next Year:1957

This Is New is an album by pianist Kenny Drew recorded in 1957 and released on the Riverside label.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review, written by Scott Yanow, gives the album four stars, and states "this session should appeal to straight-ahead bop collectors".[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/kenny-drew/catalog/#riverside-rlp-12-236 Kenny Drew discography
  2. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed June 7, 2012