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

A New Sound... A New Star..., Vol. 1
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jimmy Smith at the Organ
Cover:	A New Sound A New Star.jpg
Released:	1956
Recorded:	February 18, 1956
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:04
Label:	Blue Note BLP 1512
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Chronology:	Jimmy Smith
Next Title:	A New Sound – A New Star, Vol. 2
Next Year:	1956

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.^[1]

Background

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

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."^[3]

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/discography-1955-1956/#560218 Blue Note discography
2. Web site: Jimmy Smith - A New Sound... A New Star, Volume 1–3 . Jazz Music Archives . January 25, 2024.
3. Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r164774|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Review] accessed October 5, 2010