Mat Mathews
Mat Mathews (born June 18, 1924 in The Hague as Mathieu Schwartz , † February 12, 2009 in Rotterdam ) was a Dutch accordion player of modern jazz . He worked in America for a long time.
Live and act
Mat Mathews was inspired by a radio show with Joe Mooney after World War II and began playing jazz on the accordion. In the Netherlands he played with the formation The Millers from 1947 to 1950. In 1952 he emigrated to the USA . There he fought for the accordion's acceptance in the bop- oriented jazz scene of the early 1950s. He formed a formation in New York that u. a. also the young Herbie Mann as tenor saxophonist and flautist, Julius Watkins , Joe Puma , and as a rhythm group Oscar Pettiford , Percy Heath and Kenny Clarke belonged. Art Farmer , Gigi Gryce and Dick Katz also participated in other sessions . During this time (after 1953) several albums were created under his own direction; he also accompanied the singer Carmen McRae in 1954/55 . In 1956 he worked in the formation The 4 Most , which also included Al Cohn , Gene Quill , Hank Jones and Mundell Lowe , and accompanied the singers Rita Reys and Bob Stewart with his quintet . In 1957 he performed at the Newport Jazz Festival and formed the New York Jazz Quartet with Herbie Mann, Joe Puma and Whitey Mitchell . At the end of the decade, Mathews turned to studio work in Hollywood ; In 1964 he returned to the Netherlands, where he worked as a studio musician as well as with Frans van Bergen and between 1968 and 1984 again with The Millers , with whom he recorded several albums. With the vibraphonist Coen van Nassau he recorded the LP Swinging The Mallets in 1969 . In his last years he performed regularly in Rotterdam.
Discography
- Swingin 'pretty
- All that jazz
- The Modern Art of Jazz ( Dawn , 1956)
- Live at the Music Room
- The Gentle Art of Love (Dawn, 1956)
- The 4 Most & Bob Stewart (Dawn, 1956)
literature
- Bielefeld Jazz Catalog, 2001.
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
Web links
- Obituary (Dutch)
- Portrait (Muziekencyclopedie) (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Recordings in duo (Oscar Petiford), trio (OP & Kenny Clarke), and quintet or sextet cast, with (additionally) Herbie Mann, Julius Watkins, Joe Puma as well as Art Farmer, Gigi Gryce , Dick Katz
- ↑ contains recordings of the Mat Mathews Orchestra with Art Farmer , Dave Amram , Herbie Mann, Joe Roland , Joe Puma and Oscar Pettiford as well as the singer Rita Reys , accompanied by Mathews' quintet with Barry Galbraith, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson.
- ↑ The 4 Most consisted of u. a. Gene Quill , Al Cohn , Mat Mathews, Joe Puma , Mundell Lowe , Hank Jones , Oscar Pettiford ; Bob Stewart is accompanied by the Mat Mathews Quintet (with Barry Galbraith , Milt Hinton , Osie Johnson )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mathews, Mat |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schwartz, Mathieu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | The hague |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 2009 |
| Place of death | Rotterdam |