Ronnie Mathews Leader Entry
by Michael Fitzgerald

Generated on Mon, Dec 08, 2008
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   
     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 (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 (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  (Walter 'Gil' Fuller, 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 (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".