A New Sound – A New Star, Vol. 2

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]

A New Sound – A New Star, Vol. 2
Studio album by
Released1956
RecordedMarch 27, 1956
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length40:29
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1514
ProducerAlfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
A New Sound... A New Star..., Vol. 1
(1956)
A New Sound – A New Star, Vol. 2
(1956)
The Incredible Jimmy Smith at the Organ
(1956)

Release history

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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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings(CD reissue)     [4]

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.[5]

Track listing

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All compositions by Jimmy Smith, except as noted.

Side 1

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

Side 2

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  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

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Musicians

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Technical personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Blue Note discography. Retrieved October 5, 2010
  2. ^ "Jimmy Smith - A New Sound... A New Star, Volume 1–3". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  3. ^ a b AllMusic review. Retrieved October 5, 2010
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Davis, Marc (August 26, 2014). "Jimmy Smith: Jimmy Smith: A New Sound, A New Star, Vol. 1 and 2 – Blue Note 1512 and 1514". All About Jazz. Retrieved April 11, 2020.