Open House (album)
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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 was rereleased on CD combined with Plain Talk (1960) in 1992 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]
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Track listing
- All compositions by Jimmy Smith except as indicated
- "Open House" - 16:10
- "Old Folks" (Willard Robison, Dedette Lee Hill) - 4:30
- "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 – organ
- Blue Mitchell - trumpet (tracks 1 & 3)
- Jackie McLean - alto saxophone (tracks 1,3 & 4)
- Ike Quebec - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3)
- Quentin Warren – guitar
- Donald Bailey – drums
References
- ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 25, 2010
- ^ a b Erlewine, M. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2010