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House Party (Jimmy Smith album)

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Released
  
1958

House Party (1957-58)
  
The Sermon! (1958)

Release date
  
1958

Label
  
Blue Note Records

Length
  
68:46

Artist
  
Jimmy Smith

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
August 25, 1957 & February 25, 1958

Similar
  
Jimmy Smith albums, Jazz albums

House Party is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1957 and 1958 and released on the Blue Note label. The album was rereleased on CD with one bonus track.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Lindsay Planer awarded the album 4 stars stating "the real pleasure lies in the experience of hearing it".

Track listing

  1. "Au Privave" (Charlie Parker) - 15:09
  2. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) - 7:00
  3. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 15:15
  4. "Blues After All" (Kenny Burrell) - 6:06
  5. "Confirmation" (Parker) - 10:34 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at Manhattan Towers in New York City on August 25, 1957 (tracks 3 & 4) and February 25, 1958 (tracks 1, 2 & 5)

    • Personnel

  • Jimmy Smith – organ
  • Lee Morgan - trumpet (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 5)
  • Curtis Fuller - trombone (tracks 3 & 4)
  • George Coleman (tracks 3 & 4), Lou Donaldson (tracks 1, 2 & 5) - alto saxophones
  • Tina Brooks - tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 5)
  • Kenny Burrell (tracks 1, 4 & 5), Eddie McFadden (track 2 & 3) – guitars
  • Donald Bailey (tracks 2, 3 & 4), Art Blakey (tracks 1 & 5) – drums

    • Songs

    1Au Privave15:10
    2Lover Man7:01
    3Just Friends15:16

    References

    House Party (Jimmy Smith album) Wikipedia
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