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{{about|the album by Jimmy Smith|the album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith|Open House!}}
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Open House
| Type = Album
| name = Open House
| Artist = [[Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith]]
| type = Album
| artist = [[Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith]]
| Cover = Open House (album).jpg
| cover = Open House (album).jpg
| Released = 1960
| alt =
| Recorded = March 22, 1960
| released = January 1968
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| recorded = March 22, 1960
| Length =
| venue =
| Label = [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]]
| studio = [[Van Gelder Studio]], [[Englewood Cliffs, NJ]]
| Producer = [[Alfred Lion]]
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| length = 38:03
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| Chronology = [[Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith]]
| label = [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]]<br><small>BST 84269</small>
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| Last album = ''[[Crazy! Baby]]''<br>(1960)
| producer = [[Alfred Lion]]
| This album = '''''Open House'''''<br>(1960)
| Next album = ''[[Plain Talk (album)|Plain Talk]]''<br>(1960)
| chronology = [[Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith]]
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| prev_title = [[Crazy! Baby]]
| prev_year = 1960
| next_title = [[Plain Talk (album)|Plain Talk]]
| next_year = 1960
}}
}}


'''''Open House''''' is an album by American jazz organist [[Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith]] featuring performances recorded in 1960 but not released on the [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]] label until 1966.<ref name="Blue Note discography">[http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4200-series/#bst-84269 Blue Note discography] accessed November 25, 2010</ref> The album was rereleased on CD combined with ''[[Plain Talk (album)|Plain Talk]]'' (1960).
'''''Open House''''' is an album by American jazz organist [[Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith]] featuring performances recorded in 1960, but not released on the [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]] label until 1968.<ref name="Blue Note discography">[http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4200-series/#bst-84269 Blue Note discography] accessed November 25, 2010</ref> The album didn't appear on CD until being reissued in 1992, as a twofer which also included ''[[Plain Talk (album)|Plain Talk]]'', compiling all the recordings from the session.

==Reception==
==Reception==
The [[Allmusic]] review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars calling it "a fast-paced studio jam session".<ref name="Allmusic">Erlewine, M. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/open-house-r223502 Allmusic Review] accessed November 26, 2010</ref>
The [[Allmusic]] review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars calling it "a fast-paced studio jam session".<ref name="Allmusic">Erlewine, M. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=open-house-r223502|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed November 26, 2010</ref>
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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
:''All compositions by Jimmy Smith except as indicated''
# "Open House" (Jimmy Smith) – 16:15
# "[[Old Folks (1938 song)|Old Folks]]" ([[Willard Robison]], Dedette Lee Hill) – 4:49
# "Open House" - 16:10
# "Old Folks" ([[ Hill, Robison]]) - 4:30
# "Sista Rebecca" (Smith) – 10:54
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# "[[Embraceable You]]" ([[George Gershwin|Gershwin]], [[Ira Gershwin|Gershwin]]) – 6:05
# "Sista Rebecca" - 11:00
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# "[[Embraceable You]]" ([[George Gershwin]], [[Ira Gershwin]]) - 6:05
:*Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on March 22, 1960


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
===Musicians===
*[[Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith]] – [[Electronic organ|organ]]
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* [[Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith]] – [[Electronic organ|organ]]
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*[[Blue Mitchell]] - [[trumpet]] (tracks 1 & 3)
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* Quentin Warren – guitar
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*[[Jackie McLean]] - [[alto saxophone]] (tracks 1,3 & 4)
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* [[Donald Bailey (musician)|Donald Bailey]] – [[drum kit|drums]]
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*[[Ike Quebec]] - [[tenor saxophone]] (tracks 1-3)

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*[[Quentin Warren]] – [[guitar]]
===Additional musicians===
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*[[Donald Bailey (musician)|Donald Bailey]] – [[drum kit|drums]]
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* [[Blue Mitchell]] – [[trumpet]] (tracks 1, 3)
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* [[Jackie McLean]] – [[alto saxophone]] (tracks 1, 3, 4; feature track 4)
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* [[Ike Quebec]] – [[tenor saxophone]] (tracks 1, 2, 3; feature track 2)

===Technical===
* [[Alfred Lion]] – [[music producer|producer]]
* [[Rudy Van Gelder]] – [[audio engineer|engineer]]
* [[Reid Miles]] – design
* [[Francis Wolff]] – [[photography]]
* [[Leonard Feather]] – liner notes


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Blue Note Records albums]]
[[Category:Blue Note Records albums]]
[[Category:Jimmy Smith albums]]
[[Category:Jimmy Smith (musician) albums]]
[[Category:1960 albums]]
[[Category:1968 albums]]
[[Category:Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Alfred Lion]]

Latest revision as of 04:27, 20 January 2021

This article is about the album by Jimmy Smith. For the album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith, see Open House!
Open House
Studio album by
Jimmy Smith
ReleasedJanuary 1968
RecordedMarch 22, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length38:03
LabelBlue Note
BST 84269
ProducerAlfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
Crazy! Baby
(1960) 		Open House
(1968) 		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 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

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The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars calling it "a fast-paced studio jam session".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

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  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

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Musicians

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Additional musicians

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Technical

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References

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