House Party (Jimmy Smith album)

House Party
Studio album by
Released1958
Recorded
  • August 25, 1957
  • February 25, 1958
StudioManhattan Towers, NYC
GenreJazz
Length42:46 (LP)
53:20 (CD)
LabelBlue Note
BLP 4002
ProducerAlfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
Groovin' at Small's Paradise
(1957)
House Party
(1958)
The Sermon!
(1958)

House Party is the tenth studio album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, recorded on August 25, 1957 and February 25, 1958 and released on Blue Note in 1958—his fourteenth release for the label.[1]

Background

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Blue Note used the Manhattan Towers Hotel Ballroom in New York City for recording sessions in 1957–1958, while their recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder was still using his parents' Hackensack, N.J. home studio to record artists. House Party was the first of two Smith albums recorded on two dates, the second was Smith's next album The Sermon!, released in 1959. Blue Note mainly used the Manhattan Towers ballroom for larger groups of musicians, or when New York was a more convenient location to record the artists involved.[citation needed]

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Lindsay Planer states, "the real pleasure lies in the experience of hearing it".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

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Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Date recordedLength
1."Au Privave"Charlie ParkerFebruary 25, 195815:09
2."Lover Man"
February 25, 19587:00
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Date recordedLength
1."Just Friends"August 25, 195715:15
2."Blues After All"Kenny BurrellAugust 25, 19576:06
1987 CD reissue bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Date recordedLength
5."Confirmation"ParkerFebruary 25, 195810:34

Personnel

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Musicians

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August 25, 1957

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February 25, 1958

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  • Jimmy Smith – organ
  • Lee Morgan – trumpet (except "Lover Man")
  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Tina Brooks – tenor saxophone (except "Lover Man")
  • Kenny Burrell (except "Lover Man"), Eddie McFadden ("Lover Man") – guitar
  • Art Blakey (except "Lover Man"), Donald Bailey ("Lover Man") – drums

Technical personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 25, 2010
  2. ^ a b Planer, L. Allmusic Review accessed November 25, 2010