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{{Short description|Dutch jazz accordionist}}
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'''Mat Mathews''', born '''Mathieu Hubert Wijnandts Schwarts''' (June 18, 1924 &ndash; February 12, 2009),<ref>[http://www.nrc.nl/kunst/article2155033.ece/Accordeonist_Mathews_overleden nrc]</ref> was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[jazz]] [[accordion]]ist.
| name = Mat Mathews
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name = Mathieu Hubert Wijnandts Schwarts
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|06|18}}
| birth_place = [[The Hague]], [[Netherlands]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|02|12|1924|06|18}}
| death_place = [[Clarence Center, New York]], U.S.
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| occupation = Musician, arranger, record producer
| instrument = Accordion
| years_active = 1947 – 1993
| label = [[Brunswick Records|Brunswick]], [[Dawn Records|Dawn]]
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|www.matmathews.com}}
}}


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'''Mat Mathews''', born '''Mathieu Hubert Wijnandts Schwarts''' (June 18, 1924 &ndash; February 12, 2009),<ref>[http://www.nrc.nl/kunst/article2155033.ece/Accordeonist_Mathews_overleden nrc]</ref> was a Dutch jazz accordionist.
Mathews was born in [[The Hague]] and learned to play accordion while the Netherlands was under [[Nazi]] rule during [[World War II]]. After hearing [[Joe Mooney (musician)|Joe Mooney]] on a radio broadcast after the war, he decided to begin playing jazz. From 1947 to 1950 he played with [[The Millers]] in Holland, and then moved to [[New York City]] in 1952. He formed a quartet there which included [[Herbie Mann]]; he also played with [[Art Farmer]], [[Julius Watkins]], [[Joe Puma]], [[Oscar Pettiford]], [[Gigi Gryce]], [[Dick Katz]], [[Percy Heath]], and [[Kenny Clarke]]. He played with [[Carmen McRae]] in 1954-55. In 1956 he played in the group The 4 Most with [[Al Cohn]], [[Gene Quill]], [[Hank Jones]] and [[Mundell Lowe]].


==Early life==
Later in the 1950s and into the 1960s he worked primarily as a studio musician, and in 1964 he moved back to the Netherlands. There he continued work in studios as an arranger and producer, and recorded less as a player.
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 (musician)|Joe Mooney]] on a radio broadcast after the war, he decided to play jazz.<ref name="Yanow">{{cite web|last1=Yanow|first1=Scott|title=Mat Mathews|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mat-mathews-mn0000862361/biography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=8 June 2017}}</ref>

==Later life and career==
Mathews moved to New York in 1952 and formed a quartet which included [[Herbie Mann]].<ref name="Yanow" /> He also worked with [[Kenny Clarke]], [[Art Farmer]], [[Percy Heath]], [[Carmen McRae]], [[Oscar Pettiford]], [[Joe Puma]], Milt Jackson and [[Julius Watkins]].<ref name="Yanow" /> 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.<ref name="Yanow" /> In the 1970s, he worked in the US with [[Charlie Byrd]], Doug Duke, [[Marian McPartland]], and [[Clark Terry]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.walterdixon.com/dougdukelanding.html|title=Doug Duke|website=www.walterdixon.com|access-date=2017-04-17}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
* ''Mat Mathews'' ([[Brunswick Records|Brunswick]], 1953)
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* ''The Modern Art of Jazz'' ([[Dawn Records|Dawn]], 1956)
*Four albums for [[Van Wouw]], 1944; titles unknown
*''Accordion Solos'' ([[Brunswick Records]], 1953)
* ''Accordion Solos'' (Brunswick, 1956)
*''Mat Mathews'' (Brunswick, 1953)
* ''[[Eddie Costa, Mat Mathews & Don Elliott at Newport]]'' ([[Verve Records|Verve]], 1957)
*''The Modern Art of Jazz'' ([[Dawn Records]], 1956)
* ''Swingin' Pretty and All That Jazz'' (1959)
*''The Gentle Art of Love'' (Dawn, 1956)
* ''Meditation'' (Jazz World, 1995)
* ''Live at Music Room'' (1996)
*Records for [[Savoy Records|Savoy]] and [[Verve Records|Verve]], 1957
* ''The Gentle Art of Love'' (2004)
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*''Swingin' Pretty and All That Jazz'' ([[Design Records]], 1959)

*Record for [[Ariola Records|Ariola]], 1975
===As sideman===
'''With [[Carmen McRae]]'''
* ''[[Carmen McRae (1954 album)|Carmen McRae]]'' ([[Bethlehem Records|Bethlehem]], 1955)


==References==
==References==
;Footnotes
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*[[Scott Yanow]], [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gifexq85ldhe~T1 Mat Mathews] at [[Allmusic]]


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Latest revision as of 00:39, 11 July 2024

Mat Mathews
Birth nameMathieu Hubert Wijnandts Schwarts
Born(1924-06-18)June 18, 1924
The Hague, Netherlands
DiedFebruary 12, 2009(2009-02-12) (aged 84)
Clarence Center, New York, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, arranger, record producer
InstrumentAccordion
Years active1947 – 1993
LabelsBrunswick, Dawn
Websitewww.matmathews.com

Mat Mathews, born Mathieu Hubert Wijnandts Schwarts (June 18, 1924 – February 12, 2009),[1] was a Dutch jazz accordionist.

Early life

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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

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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] 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

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As sideman

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With Carmen McRae

References

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  1. ^ nrc
  2. ^ a b c d Yanow, Scott. "Mat Mathews". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Doug Duke". www.walterdixon.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
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