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Date: June 19, 1961
Label: Savoy
Ronnie Mathews (ldr), Ronnie Mathews (p), Bob Cranshaw (b), Frank Gant (d)
| a. | 'Tis Autumn (Henry Nemo) | |
| b. | 1239A (Charles Davis) | |
| c. | Shaw 'Nuff (Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker) | |
| d. | Prelude To A Kiss (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) | |
| e. | When I Grow Too Old To Dream (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) |
Additional selections: 04 - One Mo; 06 - DPM; 07 - 117 Blues; 08 - Blue Cry - composers unknown
No further details on this unissued session.
Date: December 17, 1963
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige
Ronnie Mathews (ldr), Charles Davis (bar), Freddie Hubbard (t), Ronnie Mathews (p), Eddie Khan (b), Albert 'Tootie' Heath (d)
| a. | a-01 | The Thang - 8:02 (Ronnie Mathews) |
| b. | a-02 | Ichi-Ban (Number One) - 3:37 (Ronnie Mathews) |
| c. | a-03 | The Orient - 5:55 (Ronnie Mathews) |
| d. | b-01 | Let's Get Down - 5:15 (Ronnie Mathews) |
| e. | b-02 | Prelude To A Kiss - 5:34 (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) |
| f. | b-03 | 1239A - 6:01 (Charles Davis) |
| All titles on: | Prestige LP 12": PR 7303 — Doin' The Thang (1964)
Prestige CD: PRCD-24271-2 — Ronnie Mathews/Roland Alexander/Freddie Hubbard | |
Charles Davis (bar) on a, c-d, f; Freddie Hubbard (t) on a, c-d, f.
Date: July 7 & 9, 1975
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Label: East Wind
Ronnie Mathews (ldr), Ronnie Mathews (p), Chin Suzuki (b), Louis Hayes (d)
| a. | a-01 | Ichi-Ban (Number One) - 4:49 (Ronnie Mathews) |
| b. | a-02 | Manhã De Carnaval - 7:28 (Luiz Bonfá, Antonio María) |
| c. | a-03 | Linda - 3:32 (Charles Davis) |
| d. | a-04 | K's Waltz - 4:47 (Yoshio 'Chin' Suzuki) |
| e. | b-01 | Jean Marie - 6:45 (Ronnie Mathews) |
| f. | b-02 | When Sunny Gets Blue - 7:23 (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) |
| g. | b-03 | Summertime - 6:27 (George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) |
| All titles on: | East Wind LP 12": EW 8018 — Trip To The Orient | |
Date: December 7, 1978
Location: Master Sound Productions, Franklin Square, NY
Label: Bee Hive
Ronnie Mathews (ldr), Frank Foster (ss, ts), Ronnie Mathews (p), Ray Drummond (b), Al Foster (d), Azzedin Weston (per)
| a. | a-01 | Salima's Dance - 7:40 (Ronnie Mathews) |
| b. | a-02 | It Don't Mean A Thing - 6:50 (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) |
| c. | a-03 | Hi-Fly - 6:08 (Randy Weston) |
| d. | b-01 | Thew's Blues - 7:00 (Ronnie Mathews) |
| e. | b-02 | Susanita - 8:30 (Ray Drummond) |
| f. | b-03 | Reflections - 5:08 (Thelonious Monk) |
| All titles on: | Bee Hive LP 12": BH 7008 — Roots, Branches & Dances | |
Frank Foster (ss) on a; (ts) on b-f; Azzedin Weston (per) on a, e.
Date: September 21, 1979
Location: Master Sound Productions, Franklin Square, NY
Label: Bee Hive
Ronnie Mathews (ldr), Ricky Ford (ts), Bill Hardman (t), Ronnie Mathews (p), Walter Booker (b), Jimmy Cobb (d)
| a. | a-01 | Legacy - 8:48 (Andrew 'Tex' Allen) |
| b. | a-02 | A Child Is Born - 5:48 (Thad Jones, Alec Wilder) |
| c. | a-03 | Once I Loved [aka O Amor Em Paz] - 6:16 (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius DeMoraes, Ray Gilbert) |
| d. | b-01 | Ichi-Ban (Number One) - 4:58 (Ronnie Mathews) |
| e. | b-02 | Theme From "M*A*S*H" [aka Suicide Is Painless] - 6:16 (Johnny Mandel, Mike Altman) |
| f. | b-03 | Loose Suite - 5:37 (Ronnie Mathews) |
| g. | b-04 | Four For Nothing - 4:45 (Andrew 'Tex' Allen) |
| All titles on: | Bee Hive LP 12": BH 7011 — Legacy | |
Ricky Ford (ts) on a, c-e, g; Bill Hardman (t) on a, c-e, g; Walter Booker (b) on a, c-g; Jimmy Cobb (d) on a, c-g.
Date: March 1, 1980
Location: Music Center, Bologna, Italy
Label: Red
Ronnie Mathews (ldr), Ronnie Mathews (p), Ray Drummond (b), Kenny Washington (d)
| a. | a-01 | Song For Leslie - 5:31 (Ronnie Mathews) |
| b. | a-02 | Ask Me Now - 6:36 (Thelonious Monk) |
| c. | a-03 | It Don't Mean A Thing - 7:33 (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) |
| d. | b-01 | Susanita - 8:56 (Ray Drummond) |
| e. | b-02 | I Should Care - 6:52 (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) |
| f. | b-03 | Once I Loved [aka O Amor Em Paz] - 6:35 (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius DeMoraes, Ray Gilbert) |
| All titles on: | Red LP 12": VPA 162 — Song For Leslie | |
Date: August 26, 1985
Location: Minot Sound Studio, White Plains, NY
Label: Nilva
Ronnie Mathews (ldr), Ronnie Mathews (p), Ray Drummond (b), Alvin Queen (d)
| a. | Song For Leslie (Ronnie Mathews) | |
| b. | Day Dream (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, John Latouche) | |
| c. | So Sorry Please (Bud Powell) | |
| d. | Crepuscule With Nellie (Thelonious Monk) | |
| e. | Summertime (George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) | |
| f. | I Mean You (Thelonious Monk) | |
| g. | Prelude To A Kiss (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) | |
| h. | Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most (Fran Landesman, Thomas J. Wolf, Jr.) | |
| All titles on: | Nilva LP 12": NQ 3414 — So Sorry Please | |
Ray Drummond (b) on a-g; Alvin Queen (d) on a-g.
Date: February 1, 1988
Location: Monster, Netherlands
Label: Timeless
Ronnie Mathews (ldr), Ronnie Mathews (p), Stafford James (b), Tony Reedus (d)
| a. | 01 | In A Sentimental Mood - 10:04 (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) |
| b. | 02 | My Funny Valentine - 6:28 (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) |
| c. | 03 | Stella By Starlight - 5:23 (Victor Young, Ned Washington) |
| d. | 04 | Salima's Dance - 6:50 (Ronnie Mathews) |
| e. | 05 | Body And Soul - 7:10 (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) |
| f. | 06 | There Is No Greater Love - 6:10 (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) |
| g. | 07 | Blue Bossa - 8:25 (Kenny Dorham) |
| h. | 08 | Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum - 9:16 (Wayne Shorter) |
| All titles on: | Timeless CD: CD SJP 304 — Selena's Dance | |
"Salima's Dance" misspelled as "Selena's Dance".
Date: February 23, 1989
Location: Café des Copains, Toronto, Canada
Label: Sackville
Ronnie Mathews (ldr), Ronnie Mathews (p)
| a. | 01 | Berkshire Blues - 7:34 (Randy Weston) |
| b. | 02 | A Child Is Born - 7:36 (Thad Jones, Alec Wilder) |
| c. | 03 | Someday My Prince Will Come - 6:29 (Frank E. Churchill, Larry Morey) |
| d. | 04 | Ruby, My Dear - 6:52 (Thelonious Monk) |
| e. | 05 | Over The Rainbow - 6:04 (Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg) |
| f. | 06 | Like Someone In Love - 8:14 (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) |
| g. | 07 | Willow, Weep For Me - 7:19 (Ann Ronell) |
| h. | 08 | Hi-Fly - 6:38 (Randy Weston) |
| i. | 09 | Tenor Madness [aka Royal Roost; aka Rue Chaptal; aka Sportin' Crowd] - 4:52 (Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Sonny Rollins) |
| All titles on: | Sackville CD: SKCD 2-2026 — Ronnie Mathews At Café Des Copains | |
Date: October 26, 1990
Location: New York City
Label: DIW
Ronnie Mathews (ldr), Ronnie Mathews (p), Ray Drummond (b), Billy Higgins (d)
| a. | 01 | The End Of A Love Affair - 7:34 (Edward C. Redding)
DIW CD: 604 — Dark Before The Dawn (1991) |
| b. | 02 | Dark Before The Dawn - 6:24 (Ronnie Mathews)
DIW CD: 604 — Dark Before The Dawn (1991) |
| c. | 03 | Don't Explain (Arthur Herzog, Billie Holiday)
DIW CD: 604 — Dark Before The Dawn (1991) |
| d. | 03 | You Don't Know What Love Is - 8:05 (Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
DIW CD: 604 — Dark Before The Dawn (1991) |
| e. | 04 | Theme From "M*A*S*H" [aka Suicide Is Painless] - 6:17 (Johnny Mandel, Mike Altman)
DIW CD: 604 — Dark Before The Dawn (1991) |
| f. | 05 | Meaning Something - 5:07 (Bill Lee)
DIW CD: 604 — Dark Before The Dawn (1991) |
| g. | 06 | One For Trane - 5:33 (Lee Oddis 'Mickey' Bass)
DIW CD: 604 — Dark Before The Dawn (1991) |
| h. | 07 | You Leave Me Breathless - 6:40 (Frederick Hollaender, Ralph Freed)
DIW CD: 604 — Dark Before The Dawn (1991) |
| i. | Marie Antoinette (Wayne Shorter) | |
| j. | Think Of One (Thelonious Monk) | |
| k. | Willow, Weep For Me (Ann Ronell) | |
| l. | Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum (Wayne Shorter) |
c, d performed as medley.
Date: June 9, 1992
Location: New York City
Label: DIW
Ronnie Mathews (ldr), Ronnie Mathews (p), David Williams (b), Frank Gant (d)
| a. | 01 | Lament For Love - 5:18 (Ronnie Mathews) |
| b. | 02 | Tin Tin Deo - 7:26 (Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo) |
| c. | 03 | Old Folks - 6:34 (Willard Robison, Dedette Hill) |
| d. | 04 | Lotus Blossom - 5:36 (Billy Strayhorn) |
| e. | 05 | Fungii Mama - 6:14 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) |
| f. | 06 | Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You - 5:50 (Don Redman, Andy Razaf) |
| g. | 07 | John Charles - 4:11 (Ronnie Mathews) |
| h. | 08 | Just One Of Those Things - 6:05 (Cole Porter) |
| i. | 09 | Willow, Weep For Me - 6:39 (Ann Ronell) |
| All titles on: | DIW CD: 612 — Lament For Love | |
One additional unissued selection "Vera" - composer unknown.
Date: May 16 & 17, 1994
Location: New York City
Label: Sound Hills
Ronnie Mathews (ldr), Ronnie Mathews (p), Buster Williams (b), Kenny Washington (d)
| a. | 01 | Rifftide [aka Hackensack] - 5:48 (Coleman Hawkins) |
| b. | 02 | Contemplation - 5:40 (Wayne Shorter) |
| c. | 03 | Light Blue - 3:45 (Thelonious Monk) |
| d. | 04 | Sweet And Lovely - 9:00 (Gus Arnheim, Jules Lemare, Harry Tobias) |
| e. | 05 | Christina - 7:08 (Charles 'Buster' Williams) |
| f. | 06 | Marie Antoinette - 7:07 (Wayne Shorter) |
| g. | 07 | K. W. - 2:24 |
| h. | 08 | Tokudo - 6:28 (Charles 'Buster' Williams) |
| i. | 09 | Crepuscule With Nellie - 2:47 (Thelonious Monk) |
| j. | 10 | Is That So? - 4:15 (Duke Pearson) |
| All titles on: | Sound Hills CD: SSCD 8064 — Shades Of Monk (1994) | |
Composers need confirmation.
"Rifftide" listed as "Hackensack".
Date: May 20 & 21, 2001
Location: New York City
Label: Sound Hills
Ronnie Mathews (ldr), Ronnie Mathews (p), Walter Booker (b), Alvin Queen (d)
| a. | 01 | Blues For Afterglow - 7:50 (Ronnie Mathews) |
| b. | 02 | Old Folks - 8:42 (Willard Robison, Dedette Hill) |
| c. | 03 | Angel Eyes - 10:44 (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) |
| d. | 04 | Blues For Leslie - 7:43 (Ronnie Mathews) |
| e. | 05 | When Lights Are Low - 8:30 (Benny Carter, Spencer Williams) |
| f. | 06 | Theme From "M*A*S*H" [aka Suicide Is Painless] - 8:28 (Johnny Mandel, Mike Altman) |
| g. | 07 | Once I Loved [aka O Amor Em Paz] - 9:22 (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius DeMoraes, Ray Gilbert) |
| h. | 08 | Willow, Weep For Me - 8:38 (Ann Ronell) |
| All titles on: | Sound Hills CD: SSCD 8118 — Once I Love (2003) | |
Walter Booker (b) on a-g; Alvin Queen (d) on a-g.
"Once I Loved" misspelled as "Once I Love".