Open House!

1963 studio album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Released1963
Recorded1963
New York City
Quick facts Studio album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith, Released ...
Open House!
Studio album by
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)
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Reception

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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

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