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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]

Professional ratings
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
^ ^a ^b Erlewine, M. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2010

[Blue_Note_discography-1] Blue Note discography accessed November 25, 2010

[Allmusic-2] Erlewine, M. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2010

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 | Cover       = Open House (album).jpg
 | Released    = 1966
-| Recorded    = March 22, 1960
+| Recorded    = March 22, 1960<br><small>[[Van Gelder Studio]], [[Englewood Cliffs]]
 | Genre       = [[Jazz]]
-| Length      = 37:45
+| Length      = 38:03
-| Label       = [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]]
+| Label       = [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]]<br><small>BST 84269
 | Producer    = [[Alfred Lion]]
 | Chronology  = [[Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith]]
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 }}
-'''''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) in 1992 compiling all the recordings from the session.
+'''''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 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==
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 ==Track listing==
-:''All compositions by Jimmy Smith except as indicated''
+# "Open House" (Jimmy Smith) - 16:15
+# "Old Folks" ([[Willard Robison]], Dedette Lee Hill) - 4:49
-# "Open House" - 16:10
+# "Sista Rebecca" (Smith) - 10:54
-# "Old Folks" ([[Willard Robison]], [[Dedette Lee Hill]]) - 4:30
+# "[[Embraceable You]]" ([[George Gershwin|Gershwin]], [[Ira Gershwin|Gershwin]]) - 6:05
-# "Sista Rebecca" - 11:00
-# "[[Embraceable You]]" ([[George Gershwin]], [[Ira Gershwin]]) - 6:05
-:*Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on March 22, 1960
 ==Personnel==
 *[[Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith]] – [[Electronic organ|organ]]
-*[[Blue Mitchell]] - [[trumpet]] (tracks 1 & 3)
+*[[Blue Mitchell]] - [[trumpet]] (tracks 1, 3)
-*[[Jackie McLean]] - [[alto saxophone]] (tracks 1,3 & 4)
+*[[Jackie McLean]] - [[alto saxophone]] (1, 3, 4)
-*[[Ike Quebec]] - [[tenor saxophone]] (tracks 1-3)
+*[[Ike Quebec]] - [[tenor saxophone]] (1, 2, 3)
-*[[Quentin Warren]] – [[guitar]]
+*Quentin Warren – guitar
 *[[Donald Bailey (musician)|Donald Bailey]] – [[drum kit|drums]]