A New Sound... A New Star..., Vol.

1 is the debut album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, recorded on February 18, 1956 and released on Blue Note later that year.

[1] The album was rereleased on CD combined with Smith's following two LPs, A New Sound – A New Star, Vol.

2 (1956) and Jimmy Smith at the Organ (1956).

[2] The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "The debut of organist Jimmy Smith on records (he was already 30) was a major event, for he introduced a completely new and very influential style on the organ, one that virtually changed the way the instrument is played.