A New Sound... A New Star..., Vol. 1

A New Sound... A New Star..., Vol. 1 is the debut album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, recorded on February 18, 1956 and released on Blue Note later that year.

Background

The album was rereleased on CD combined with Smith's following two LPs, <u>A New Sound – A New Star, Vol. 2</u> (1956) and Jimmy Smith at the Organ (1956).

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "The debut of organist Jimmy Smith on records (he was already 30) was a major event, for he introduced a completely new and very influential style on the organ, one that virtually changed the way the instrument is played."

Track listing

Side 1

1. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) – 5:04
2. "You Get 'Cha" – 4:23 (Jimmy Smith)
3. "Midnight Sun" (Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer) – 4:26
4. "Oh, Lady Be Good!" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 5:49

Side 2

1. "The High and the Mighty" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) – 4:21
2. "But Not for Me" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 4:30
3. "The Preacher" (Horace Silver) – 4:35
4. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) – 3:56
5. "Joy" (Johann Sebastian Bach) – 3:13

Personnel

Musicians

• Jimmy Smith – Hammond organ
• Thornel Schwartz – guitar
• Bay Perry – drums

Technical personnel

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Babs Gonzales – liner notes

References