Onzy Matthews

Mosaic Records Releases Select Onzy Matthews

Source: All About Jazz
July 20, 2007

The brilliant West Coast arranger Onzy Matthews was a master of the blues in many hues. He contributed to important recordings by Lou Rawls, Ray Charles and Esther Phillips, but his career never caught fire and, after working for the Duke Ellington orchestra as both a pianist (when Duke was ill) and an arranger, he spent much of his later years in Europe. Onzy made two albums for Capitol, the first of which “Blues With A Touch Of Elegance" is ...
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