A New Sound – A New Star, Vol. 2 Explained

A New Sound – A New Star, Vol. 2
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jimmy Smith at the Organ
Cover:	Jimmy Smith at the Organ.jpg
Released:	1956
Recorded:	March 27, 1956
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:29
Label:	Blue Note BLP 1514
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Chronology:	Jimmy Smith
Prev Title:	A New Sound... A New Star..., Vol. 1
Prev Year:	1956
Next Title:	The Incredible Jimmy Smith at the Organ
Next Year:	1956

A New Sound – A New Star, Vol. 2, also released as The Champ, is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith recorded at Van Gelder Studio on March 27, 1956 and released on Blue Note later that year.^[1]

Release history

The album was rereleased on CD combined with Smith's first LP, A New Sound... A New Star..., Vol. 1, and the following Jimmy Smith at the Organ.^[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review awarded the album 4½ stars.^[3]

The All About Jazz reviewer commented that it was more bebop-based than the first volume.^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Smith, except as noted.

Side 1

1. "The Champ" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 8:36
2. "Bayou" – 4:52
3. "Deep Purple" (Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish) – 7:14

Side 2

1. "Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) – 4:32
2. "Ready 'n Able" – 6:31
3. "Turquoise" – 4:12
4. "Bubbis" – 4:32

Personnel

Musicians

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Thornel Schwartz – guitar
• Donald Bailey – 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/#560327 Blue Note discography
2. Web site: Jimmy Smith - A New Sound... A New Star, Volume 1–3 . Jazz Music Archives . January 25, 2024.
3. AllMusic review
4. Web site: Davis . Marc . August 26, 2014 . Jimmy Smith: Jimmy Smith: A New Sound, A New Star, Vol. 1 and 2 – Blue Note 1512 and 1514 . . April 11, 2020.