Frank Hewitt
He appeared in the Living Theater's landmark production of The Connection, and played with Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, John Coltrane, among a long list of notables. Musicians acknowledge him as a master, and the most under-recognized bebop pianist of his generation. His influences were Elmo Hope, Bud Powell, and Thelonious Monk. At Smalls, he influenced a generation of contemporary artists, and pianists from around the world came to hear him.
His few recordings are sought-after collector's items among musicians in New York. After his death, however, his trio recordings began to surface on Smalls Records: We Loved You, Not Afraid to Live, Fresh from the Cooler, and Out of the Clear Black Sky, and the quintet date Four Hundred Saturdays.
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Album Review
- Out of the Clear Black Sky by Jay Deshpande
- Fresh from the Cooler by Christopher Shoe
- Four Hundred Saturdays by Eric J. Iannelli
- Four Hundred Saturdays by Jim Santella
- Not Afraid to Live by Eric J. Iannelli
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