The Newest Sound Around is an album by singer Jeanne Lee and pianist Ran Blake. It was recorded in November and December, 1961, at RCA Victor Studio in New York City, and was released by RCA Victor in 1962. The album, which was the debut recording for both musicians, was reissued on CD in 1987 with four extra tracks, and with the title The Legendary Duets. Bassist George Duvivier is featured on two tracks.

Lee and Blake met while students at Bard College, and, as a duo, won the Wednesday night Apollo Theater amateur contest, leading to a record deal with RCA. A followup album by the duo titled The Newest Sound You Never Heard was recorded in 1966 and 1967 but was not released until 2019. Lee and Blake also recorded the album You Stepped Out of a Cloud in 1989.