Open House (album) explained

Open House
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jimmy Smith
Cover:	Open House (album).jpg
Released:	January 1968
Recorded:	March 22, 1960
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:03
Label:	Blue Note BST 84269
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Chronology:	Jimmy Smith
Prev Title:	Crazy! Baby
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Plain Talk
Next Year:	1960

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 1968.^[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]

Track listing

1. "Open House" (Jimmy Smith) – 16:15
2. "Old Folks" (Willard Robison, Dedette Lee Hill) – 4:49
3. "Sista Rebecca" (Smith) – 10:54
4. "Embraceable You" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 6:05

Personnel

Musicians

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Quentin Warren – guitar
• Donald Bailey – drums

Additional musicians

• Blue Mitchell – trumpet (tracks 1, 3)
• Jackie McLean – alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4; feature track 4)
• Ike Quebec – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 3; feature track 2)

Technical

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Leonard Feather – liner notes

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4200-series/#bst-84269 Blue Note discography
2. Erlewine, M. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=open-house-r223502|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed November 26, 2010