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Open House!
Studio album by
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Released1963
Recorded1963
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelRiverside
RLP 482
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Johnny "Hammond" Smith chronology
Mr. Wonderful
(1963) 		Open House!
(1963) 		A Little Taste
(1963)

Open House! is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith which was recorded in 1963 and released on the Riverside label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars calling it "accessible, gritty, emotionally direct jazz that you didn't have to be an intellectual to comprehend".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except as indicated

  1. "Open House" - 4:38
  2. "Cyra" - 5:27
  3. "I Remember You" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) - 5:01
  4. "Theme from Cleopatra" (Alex North) - 2:36
  5. "Blues for De-De" - 7:00
  6. "Why Was I Born?" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 4:41
  7. "I Love You" (Cole Porter) - 5:50

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Riverside Records discography accessed November 5, 2012
  2. ^ a b Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed November 5, 2012
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