Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Saturday Night / Sunday Night At The Blackhawk, San Francisco

| Recorded | Jan 27-28, 1962 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1962 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 559318 |
The record
Two nights at the Blackhawk find Hewitt's piano and Rae's brushwork framing a home-crowd quartet date, the leader's vibes ringing clear and unforced. Verve caught the band exactly as regulars would have heard it.
Session personnel
- Freddie Schreiber — bass
- Johnny Rae — drums
- Lonnie Hewitt — piano
- Cal Tjader — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1962 | Verve Records · V-8459 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold earliest on file · deep groove; gatefold |
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| 1962 | Verve Records — MONO |
| 1962 | Verve Records · V6-8459 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1962 | Verve Records · V6-8459 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1962 | Verve Records · VLS-1055 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · laminated sleeve |
| 1962 | Verve Records · VL-1062 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1962 | Verve Records · V6-8459 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1963 | Verve Records · VMLP-14029 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| — | Verve Records · V-8459 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold · gatefold |
Follow the players
Freddie Schreiber also plays on
Johnny Rae also plays on
Lonnie Hewitt also plays on