Jimmy Smith – A New Sound, A New Star, Volume Two (1956)

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Blue Note – BLP 1514Rec. Date : March 27, 1956 Organ : Jimmy SmithDrums : Donald BaileyGuitar : Thornel Schwartz Strictlyheadies : 01/22/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 05/26/1956Score of 76 In New York this past winter, Smith occasioned much interest with his unusual jazz work on the Hammond organ. Count Basie and others have found this instrument to have possibilities from a rhythm…

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Jimmy Smith – A New Sound, A New Star, Volume One (1956)

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Blue Note – BLP 1512Rec. Date : February 18, 1956 Organ : Jimmy SmithDrums : Bay PerryGuitar : Thornel Schwartz Strictlyheadies : 01/20/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 07/21/1956Score of 77 The Jimmy Smith LP with the title reviewed in The Billboard May 26, 1956, issue was Volume II of a series. The first set more than confirms the earlier impression that…

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