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 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Jimmy Smith chronology | ||||
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Release history edit
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 edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| 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 edit
- All compositions by Jimmy Smith, except as noted.
Side 1 edit
- "The Champ" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 8:36
- "Bayou" – 4:52
- "Deep Purple" (Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish) – 7:14
Side 2 edit
- "Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) – 4:32
- "Ready 'n Able" – 6:31
- "Turquoise" – 4:12
- "Bubbis" – 4:32
Personnel edit
Musicians edit
- Jimmy Smith – organ
- Thornel Schwartz – guitar
- Donald Bailey – drums
Technical personnel edit
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Babs Gonzales – liner notes
References edit
- ^ Blue Note discography. Retrieved October 5, 2010
- ^ "Jimmy Smith - A New Sound... A New Star, Volume 1–3". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ a b AllMusic review. Retrieved October 5, 2010
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ 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.