Open House (album)

Open House
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
Crazy! Baby (1960) Open House (1960) Plain Talk (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 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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[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

• 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

1. ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 25, 2010
2. ^ ^{a b} Erlewine, M. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2010