Frank Hewitt

Frank Hewitt
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Styles: Post-Bop
Biography: Although Frank Hewitt was not well known in the jazz world, the late acoustic pianist was a talented, hard-swinging improviser who spent much of his life around the New York City jazz scene. Hewitt's specialty was hard bop, and his primary influences were pianists who emerged in the '40s and '50s, including ...Read full biography
Four Hundred Saturdays
Released: 2005
Label: Small Records
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Frank Hewitt was a talented hard bop pianist who unjustly never got the chance to record as a leader until nearly the end of his life. A regular fixture playing late night and early morning gigs at Smalls ...Read full review
Out of the Clear Black Sky
Released: 2008
Label: Smalls
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Frank Hewitt was evidently a well-kept secret among jazz fans in Manhattan, as he played hundreds of gigs at the night club Smalls, though without attracting much attention from critics or record labels. ...Read full review
More Frank Hewitt albums: Main Albums (5)
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