Blue Note
A New Star - A New Sound, Vol. 1
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| Recorded | 1956 |
|---|---|
| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 1512 |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 411085 |
The record
Smith at the organ with Thornel Schwartz on guitar and Bay Perry on drums, the credits naming no bassist at all. Nine tracks, mostly standards, plus "The Preacher" for the churchier side. Alfred Lion produced, Reid Miles did the cover, Babs Gonzales the notes. Blue Note BLP 1512, 1956.
Tracks
- The Way You Look Tonight
- You Get 'Cha
- Midnight Sun
- Lady Be Good
- The High And The Mighty
- But Not For Me
- The Preacher
- Tenderly
- Joy
Session personnel
- Reid Miles — Design [Cover]
- Bay Perry — Drums
- Thornel Schwartz — Guitar
- Rudy Van Gelder — Lacquer Cut By
- Babs Gonzales — Liner Notes
- Jimmy Smith — Organ
- Francis Wolff — Photography By
- Alfred Lion — Producer
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 15 pressings on file.
| 1956 | Blue Note · BLP 1512 — Vinyl LP Album Mono earliest on file |
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| 1958 | Blue Note · BLP 1512 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear |
| 1958 | Blue Note · BLP 1512 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1512 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| — | Blue Note · BLP 1512 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1512 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1967 | Blue Note · BST 81512 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Blue Note · BLP 1512 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue |
| 1983 | Blue Note · BLP 1512 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1994 | Blue Note · BN 1512 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 1995 | Blue Note · TOCJ-1512 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 2000 | Blue Note · TOCJ-9180 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve |
| 2005 | Blue Note · TOCJ-6535 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 2013 | Blue Note · TYCJ-81036 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, SHM-CD |
Follow the players
Reid Miles also plays on
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