The Sounds of Jimmy Smith is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith recorded over February 11–13, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that year.^[1]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow called the album "Excellent straightahead jazz from the innovative organist".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

1. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 5:35
2. "The Fight" (Jimmy Smith) – 5:05
3. "Blue Moon" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 8:42

1. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 5:37
2. "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" (James F. Hanley) – 8:37
3. "Somebody Loves Me" (Buddy DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald, George Gershwin) – 5:14

7. "First Night Blues" (Smith) – 8:06
8. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 8:12
9. "The Third Day" (Smith) – 6:41

• Recorded at Manhattan Towers in New York City on February 11 (tracks 5 & 7), February 12 (track 6) and February 13 (tracks 1-4, 8 & 9), 1957

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Eddie McFadden – guitar
• Art Blakey – drums

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Eddie McFadden – guitar (except "The Fight", "All the Things You Are", "The Third Day")
• Donald Bailey – drums (except "The Fight", "All the Things You Are", "The Third Day")

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
• Harold Feinstein – photography
• Leonard Feather – liner notes