"…A genuinely high-level, genuinely unrecognized jazz pianist…a bebopper and a ballad player who was exceptionally talented." - NEW YORK TIMES
Pianist Frank Hewitt, who passed away in 2002 at age 66, has emerged posthumously from the underground to be heralded by critics in the major jazz press and increasingly in mainstream media as one of the greatest jazz pianists to have lived! Hewitt performed 2-3 times weekly at Smalls for over eight years. The title of this album refers to his regular Saturday quintet engagement. Chris Byars is also leader of The Chris Byars Octet, and co-leader with Ari Roland of Across 7 Street. Ari Roland was Hewitt’s only regular bassist, and he is the only young bassist who can walk a line with the impeccable swing of a Blanton or Pettiford.
Four Hundred Saturdays,Frank Hewitt,Smalls Records,Jazz,Pop,The late Frank Hewitt is--"the greatest unknown jazz pianist of our time" wrote Fred Kaplan in The Absolute Sound. Here is his legendary Smalls quintet on a memorable night.
Jazz Music:
- FRED-Chicago Chamber Music
- Full House [Gold CD]
- G Force
- Genius of Sarah Vaughan [Import]
- Go [Original recording remastered] [Import]
- Good Gravy [Live]
- Hamp in Haarlem
- Hidden
- In This Life
- Inglewood Jam [Import]
Jazz Music
A Demonstration of Intellectual Property [Explicit Lyrics] [EP]
Chausson: Poème in Ef; Berlioz: Harold in Italy Op16
Music: Sumera: Musica Tenera; Piano Concerto; Symphony No.4
Live Under Brazilian Skies [Original recording remastered]
Christmas with Nana Mouskouri [Import]
Camille Saint-Saëns: Violin Sonatas