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.

A New Sound... A New Star..., Vol. 1
Studio album by Jimmy Smith at the Organ
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
Jimmy Smith chronology
A New Sound... A New Star..., Vol. 1 (1956) A New Sound – A New Star, Vol. 2 (1956)
Singles from A New Sound... A New Star..., Vol. 1
"Midnight Sun" Released: 1957

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	(CD reissue)

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