Open House! Explained

Open House!
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Cover:	Open House! (Johnny Hammond Smith album).jpg
Released:	1963
Recorded:	1963 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Riverside RLP 482
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews
Chronology:	Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Prev Title:	Mr. Wonderful
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	A Little Taste
Next Year:	1963

Open House! is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith which was recorded in 1963 and released on the Riverside label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars calling it "accessible, gritty, emotionally direct jazz that you didn't have to be an intellectual to comprehend".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except as indicated

1. "Open House" - 4:38
2. "Cyra" - 5:27
3. "I Remember You" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) - 5:01
4. "Theme from Cleopatra" (Alex North) - 2:36
5. "Blues for De-De" - 7:00
6. "Why Was I Born?" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 4:41
7. "I Love You" (Cole Porter) - 5:50

Personnel

• Johnny "Hammond" Smith - organ
• Thad Jones - cornet, trumpet
• Seldon Powell — tenor saxophone, flute
• Eddie McFadden - guitar
• Leo Stevens (tracks 1-4, 6 & 7), Art Taylor (track 5) - drums
• Ray Barretto - congas (tracks 1-4, 6 & 7)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-400-series/#rlp-482 Riverside Records discography
2. Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed November 5, 2012