Open House (album)
This article is about the album by Jimmy Smith. For the album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith, see Open House!.
| Open House | ||||
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| Studio album by Jimmy Smith | ||||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded |
March 22, 1960 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:03 | |||
| Label |
Blue Note BST 84269 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Jimmy Smith chronology | ||||
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Open House is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1960, but not released on the Blue Note label until 1966.[1] The album didn't appear on CD until being reissued in 1992, as a twofer which also included Plain Talk, compiling all the recordings from the session.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars calling it "a fast-paced studio jam session".[2]
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
- "Open House" (Jimmy Smith) - 16:15
- "Old Folks" (Willard Robison, Dedette Lee Hill) - 4:49
- "Sista Rebecca" (Smith) - 10:54
- "Embraceable You" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 6:05
Personnel
- Jimmy Smith – organ
- Blue Mitchell - trumpet (tracks 1, 3)
- Jackie McLean - alto saxophone (1, 3, 4)
- Ike Quebec - tenor saxophone (1, 2, 3)
- Quentin Warren – guitar
- Donald Bailey – drums
References
- ↑ Blue Note discography accessed November 25, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Erlewine, M. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2010