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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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]
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]
Review scores | |
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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]