Durium Posted February 23, 2009 Report Posted February 23, 2009 MAT MATHEWS On the 12th of February, 2009 the Dutch accordion player Mathieu Schwartz passed away in Rotterdam aged 84 years old. He became famous in the 1950s as Mat Mathews in the New York jazz scene. This fact passed by almost unnoticed by the jazz scene and the news media. A shame !! Mat Mathews, accordion player. Keep swinging Durium Quote
AndrewHill Posted February 24, 2009 Report Posted February 24, 2009 RIP. Just learned about this guy roughly two months ago, when I picked up Joe Puma's Wild Kitten. Man, that dude can swing on what I think is an unwieldy instrument. Really dug his contribution. Quote
MartyJazz Posted February 24, 2009 Report Posted February 24, 2009 I own this one, has a wonderful version of "Bernie's Tune": Quote
king ubu Posted February 24, 2009 Report Posted February 24, 2009 I recently got hold of "The Modern Art of Jazz", finally! Mighty fine album, as has been mentioned by others in other threads (don't ask me where, I don't think there's a Mathews thread here). Had "Wild Kitten" for several years before, so I was familiar. Definitely one of the finest on the accordion, r.i.p. Quote
mikeweil Posted February 24, 2009 Report Posted February 24, 2009 Another original gone ..... R.I.P. I have several of his albums - he was among those creative miscellaneous instruments players at that time, with Oscar pettiford, Julius Watkins, Herbie Mann ... these are all nice albums. Quote
marcello Posted February 24, 2009 Report Posted February 24, 2009 I've never heard him play, but isn't his band the one that Carmen McRae toured with early in her career? Quote
Durium Posted February 25, 2009 Author Report Posted February 25, 2009 I've never heard him play, but isn't his band the one that Carmen McRae toured with early in her career? It is!! Keep swinging Durium Quote
epistrophy007 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Posted February 25, 2009 And recorded! on McRae selftitled debut lp and the first one on Decca (By Special Request), both reissued by Fresh Sound Records The Modern Art of Jazz and The Gentle Art of Love are magical... Also his backings on the Bob Stewart Let's Talk About Love lp, and the lone outing by the 4most, are great. Mathews seemed to be known for introducing new names into the studio (McrRae, Stewart, Herbie Mann, etc) but does someone know something about a recording with singer Donna Brooks? I Started a thread about it but since no one replied, I may find here an answer... In the liner notes of Brooks (reissued by Dawn) lp, Mathews is stated as her musical mentor, getting her into the jazzfield. But the writer also refers to the fact that she debuted, as a guest singer, on one of his lp's. Since Brooks is a remarkable singer (my opinion of course) I would love to hear that! Was Mathews still married to Paulette Girard?Was she also Dutch? And which songs did they wrote together Who can help me? Leuke blog Durium! j. Btw what else is available from Mathews? I have a record guide that says that Swingin' pretty and all that jazz is available on cd, is that true? Didn't find it yet... Quote
Durium Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Posted February 26, 2009 And recorded! on McRae selftitled debut lp and the first one on Decca (By Special Request), both reissued by Fresh Sound Records The Modern Art of Jazz and The Gentle Art of Love are magical... Also his backings on the Bob Stewart Let's Talk About Love lp, and the lone outing by the 4most, are great. Mathews seemed to be known for introducing new names into the studio (McrRae, Stewart, Herbie Mann, etc) but does someone know something about a recording with singer Donna Brooks? I Started a thread about it but since no one replied, I may find here an answer... In the liner notes of Brooks (reissued by Dawn) lp, Mathews is stated as her musical mentor, getting her into the jazzfield. But the writer also refers to the fact that she debuted, as a guest singer, on one of his lp's. Since Brooks is a remarkable singer (my opinion of course) I would love to hear that! Was Mathews still married to Paulette Girard?Was she also Dutch? And which songs did they wrote together Who can help me? Leuke blog Durium! j. Btw what else is available from Mathews? I have a record guide that says that Swingin' pretty and all that jazz is available on cd, is that true? Didn't find it yet... Sorry, but the only Donna Brooks album I can find, titled I'll Take Romance, is without Mat. For other records, please find the (limited, but rather extensive) Mat Mathews DiscographyI posted. I don't have info about his relatives. Keep swinging Mat Mathews passed away Durium Quote
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