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{{Short description|Dutch jazz accordionist}} |
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| birth_place = [[The Hague]], [[Netherlands]] |
| birth_place = [[The Hague]], [[Netherlands]] |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|02|12|1924|06|18}} |
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|02|12|1924|06|18}} |
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| death_place = [[Clarence Center, New York]], U.S. |
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| genre = [[Jazz]] |
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| occupation = Musician, arranger, record producer |
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==Later life and career== |
==Later life and career== |
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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]], 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> |
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> |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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Latest revision as of 00:39, 11 July 2024
Mat Mathews | |
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| Birth name | Mathieu Hubert Wijnandts Schwarts |
| Born | June 18, 1924 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Died | February 12, 2009 (aged 84) Clarence Center, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | 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] 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]- Mat Mathews (Brunswick, 1953)
- The Modern Art of Jazz (Dawn, 1956)
- Accordion Solos (Brunswick, 1956)
- 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)
- The Gentle Art of Love (2004)
As sideman
[edit]With Carmen McRae
- Carmen McRae (Bethlehem, 1955)
References
[edit]- ^ nrc
- ^ a b c d Yanow, Scott. "Mat Mathews". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Doug Duke". www.walterdixon.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
