Open House!

Open House!
Studio album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Released	1963
Recorded	1963 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Riverside RLP 482
Producer	Orrin 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
Source	Rating
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

• Johnny "Hammond" Smith - organ
• Thad Jones - cornet, trumpet
• Seldon Powell — tenor saxophone, flute
• Eddie McFadden - guitar
• Leo Stevens (tracks 1–4, 6 & 7), Art Taylor (track 5) - drums
• Ray Barretto - congas (tracks 1–4, 6 & 7)

References

1. Riverside Records discography Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 5, 2012
2. Henderson, A. Allmusic Review Archived 2013-02-22 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 5, 2012