The P.E. Hewitt Jazz Ensemble is not just late 60s jazz, it's AMAZING late 60s jazz. Young P.E. Hewitt recorded his first album, Jawbones, at the age of 16. It had a limited run of 50, and by the age of 20, he'd subsequently made two more albums each with a run of 100. These albums--though exceptional--became lost relics of the jazz fusion era. We're talking 24 timeless tracks that evoke late October walks through Central Park, cap on head, cigarette dangling off a bottom lip. Coffee time jazz and old typewriters, thick black-rimmed glasses and skinny ties. This is feathered fedora jazz and listening to it makes you cooler.
Thanks to Now-Again Records, this fantastic 3-CD collection is available again complete with display-worthy cover art. Take a look and a listen. Better yet, get in the autumnal spirit and add it to your collection.
