Dawn of a New Day is an album by American jazz guitarist O'Donel Levy recorded in 1971 and released on the Groove Merchant label.

[1][2][3] Allmusic's Jason Ankeny said: "Dawn of a New Day expands the Baroque funk horizons introduced on the brilliant Breeding of Mind, O'Donel Levy's previous collaboration with arranger Manny Albam.

A bigger, bolder effort, Dawn 's panoramic sound also borrows much from blaxploitation cinema.

... Levy's remarkable leads seem to cut and paste elements from across the history of jazz guitar, most closely recalling the lean, mean genius of Wes Montgomery and Grant Green.

His solos are graceful yet muscular, each note crackling with energy.