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.Blue Note discography accessed October 5, 2010
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).
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."Yanow, S. [ AllMusic Review] accessed October 5, 2010
Track listing
Side 1 "The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) – 5:04 "You Get 'Cha" – 4:23 (Jimmy Smith) "Midnight Sun" (Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer) – 4:26 "Oh, Lady Be Good!" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 5:49
Side 2 "The High and the Mighty" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) – 4:21 "But Not for Me" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 4:30 "The Preacher" (Horace Silver) – 4:35 "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) – 3:56 "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
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