This Is New (Dee Dee Bridgewater album)

This is New
Studio album by Dee Dee Bridgewater
Released	May 21, 2002
Recorded	November 10 - December 29, 2001
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	36:31
Label	Verve
Dee Dee Bridgewater chronology
Live at Yoshi's (1998) This is New (2002) J'ai Deux Amours (2005)

This is New is a 2002 album by Dee Dee Bridgewater, dedicated to the songs of Kurt Weill.

Track listing

1. "This Is New" (Ira Gershwin) – 3:47
2. "Lost in the Stars" (Maxwell Anderson) – 5:36
3. "The Bilbao Song" (Michael Feingold, Frank McGuinness) – 10:24
4. "My Ship" ([[Ira Gershwin] ]) – 4:56
5. "Alabama Song" (Bertolt Brecht) – 5:38
6. "The Saga of Jenny" (Ogden Nash) – 4:54
7. "Youkali" (Roger Fernay) – 3:54
8. "I'm a Stranger Here Myself" (Ogden Nash) – 5:50
9. "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill) – 4:17
10. "September Song" (Anderson) – 4:40
11. "Here I'll Stay" (Alan Jay Lerner) – 11:15

All music composed by Kurt Weill, lyricists in brackets.

Personnel

• Dee Dee Bridgewater - Vocals
• André Ceccarelli - drums
• Ira Coleman - double bass
• Thierry Eliez - hammond organ, piano
• Minino Garay - percussion
• Antonio Hart - flute, alto saxophone
• Daniele Scannapieco
• Denis Leloup - trombone
• Juan José Mosalini - bandoneon
• Louis Winsberg - guitar
• Bernie Arcadio - String Arrangements
• Cecil Bridgewater - Arranger, conductor

Chart positions

Chart (2002)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)[1]	117
US Jazz Albums (Billboard)[2]	7

References

1. "Lescharts.com – Dee Dee Bridgewater – This Is New". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
2. Dee Dee Bridgewater - This Is New. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 2, 2013.