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House Party is the fourteenth album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1957 and 1958 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] The album was rereleased on CD with one bonus track.

House Party
Studio album by Jimmy Smith
Released	1958
Recorded	August 25, 1957 & February 25, 1958
Studio	Manhattan Towers, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:46 53:20 CD Reissue
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Alfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
Groovin' at Small's Paradise (1957) House Party (1958) The Sermon! (1958)

Background

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.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Lindsay Planer awarded the album 4 stars stating

"the real pleasure lies in the experience of hearing it".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

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

Bonus track on 1987 CD reissue

5. "Confirmation" (Parker) – 10:34

• Recorded at Manhattan Towers in New York City on August 25, 1957 (tracks 3 & 4) and February 25, 1958 (tracks 1, 2 & 5)

Personnel

Musicians

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

Technical

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Robert Levin – liner notes

References

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