Mat Mathews
Mat Mathews | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mathieu Hubert Wijnandts Schwarts June 18, 1924 |
| Died | February 12, 2009 (aged 84) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Musician, arranger, record producer |
| Instrument | Accordion |
| Years active | 1947 – 1993 |
| Labels | Brunswick, Dawn |
| Website | www |
Mat Mathews, born Mathieu Hubert Wijnandts Schwarts (June 18, 1924 – February 12, 2009),[1] was a Dutch jazz accordionist.
Early life
[edit]Mathews was born in The Hague and learned to play accordion while the Netherlands was still under the Nazi rule during World War II. After hearing Joe Mooney on a radio broadcast after the war, he decided to play jazz.[2]
Later life and career
[edit]Mathews moved to New York in 1952 and formed a quartet which included Herbie Mann.[2] He also worked with Kenny Clarke, Art Farmer, Percy Heath, Carmen McRae, Oscar Pettiford, Joe Puma, Milt Jackson and Julius Watkins.[2] During the 1950s, he was consistently rated among the top three accordionists by the annual Down Beat readers poll, usually coming second to Art Van Damme. He worked mainly as a session musician in the late 1950s, and returned to the Netherlands in 1964, where he worked as an arranger, session musician, and record producer.[2] In the 1970s, he worked in the US with Charlie Byrd, Doug Duke, Marian McPartland, and Clark Terry.[3]
Discography
[edit]- Jazz For G.I's (Brunswick 1954) -shared album with Tony Scott Quartet
- Accordion Solos (Brunswick, 1956) -recorded from 1953-54
- The Modern Art of Jazz (Dawn, 1956)
- The Gentle Art of Love (Dawn, 1956)
- 4 French Horns Plus Rhythm (Elektra, 1957)
- Eddie Costa, Mat Mathews & Don Elliott at Newport (Verve, 1957)
- Swingin' Pretty and All That Jazz (1959)
- Meditation (Jazz World, 1995)
- Live at Music Room (1996)
With New York Quartet
- New York Jazz Quartet (Elektra, 1957)
- New York Jazz Quartet Goes Native (Elektra, 1957)
- Music For Suburban Living (Coral, 1958)
As sideman
[edit]With Bob Stewart
- Let`s Talk About Love (London Dawn, 1956)
With Carmen McRae
- Carmen McRae (Bethlehem, 1955)
- By Special Request (Decca, 1956)
With Joe Puma
- Wild Kitten (Dawn, 1958)
With Rita Reys, Sylvia Pierce & Peggy Serra
- New Voices (Dawn, 1957)
References
[edit]- ↑ nrc
- 1 2 3 4 Yanow, Scott. "Mat Mathews". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ↑ "Doug Duke". www.walterdixon.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
