When Rudy Van Gelder was still using the small recording studio he had set up in his parents' house in Hackensack, New Jersey, Blue Note moved to the ballroom of the Manhattan Towers Hotel in New York for a while to record with larger ensembles. In August 1957 and February 1958, Hammond organist Jimmy Smith threw his bopping, bluesy "House Party" there with two different all-star bands. The recordings for the follow-up album "The Sermon!" were also made at the same sessions. Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition: Stereo, mastered by Kevin Gray, pressed on 180g vinyl by Optimal, in a single sleeve.