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Mat Mathews

Born: June 18, 1924

For the Grand Prize: April Is . . . ?

by Jack Bowers
April 4, 2010

Did you know that April is Jazz Appreciation Month? Neither did I until I chanced upon a press release to that effect. According to the Smithsonian Institution's Smithsonian Jazz website, there are “celebrations in all 50 states and 40 countries." If I'm not mistaken, New Mexico is one of those 50 states, and no one here ...

Chris Cheek / Victor Prieto: Rollo Coaster

by Martin Gladu
March 17, 2010

Chances are you have never heard the accordion played the way Victor Prieto plays it. Indeed, much like Toots Thielemans established the harmonica in the jazz lore huffing and puffing bop lines through his teeth, Prieto breaks the glass ceiling hovering above the crown of Cyrillus Demian's patented invention, squeezing improvised airs with a technical assurance ...

The Modern Art Of Jazz By Mat Mathews

By Mat Mathews

Label: ECM Records
Released: 1987

4 French Horns Plus Rhythm

By Mat Mathews

Label: ECM Records
Released: 1957

Accordion Solos

By Mat Mathews

Label: ECM Records
Released: 1956

The Modern Art Of Jazz By Mat Mathews

By Mat Mathews

Label: Dawn (3)
Released: 1956
Track listing: Not So Sleepy; Now See How You Are; The Puritan; As Time Goes By; What A Difference A Day Made; Summertime; Knights At The Castle; How Deep Is The Ocean; I Only Have Eyes For You; Later On;