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
Studio	Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA Plus XXX Studios, Paris, France
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	36:31
Label	Verve
Producer	Dee Dee Bridgewater
Dee Dee Bridgewater chronology
Live at Yoshi's (1998) This is New (2002) J'ai Deux Amours (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz
Tom Hull	B

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" (Ogden Nash) – 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)	117
US Jazz Albums (Billboard)	7