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.^[1]

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).^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	(CD reissue) [4]

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