Ronnie Mathews Discography
1961 (age 26)
Ron Matthews Trio
Ron Matthews, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Frank Gant, drums.
June 19, 1961
| Tis Autumn | Savoy unissued | |
| 1239-A | - | |
| Shaw 'Nuff | - | |
| One Mo | - | |
| Prelude To A Kiss | - | |
| DPM | - | |
| 117 Blues | - | |
| Blue Cry | - | |
| When I Grow Too Old To Dream | - |
1963
Ronnie Mathews Quintet With Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Ronnie Mathews, piano; Eddie Kahn, bass; Albert Heath, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 17, 1963
| The Thang | Prestige PR 7303 | |
| Ihci Ban (aka Ichi-Ban) | - | |
| The Orient | - | |
| Let's Get Down | - | |
| Prelude To A Kiss | - | |
| 1239-A | - |
* Prestige PR 7303, PRST 7303 Ronnie Mathews With Freddie Hubbard - Doin' The Thang! 1964
= Prestige PRCD-24271-2 Ronnie Mathews, Roland Alexander, Freddie Hubbard 2002
1975 (age 40)
Ronnie Mathews Trio
Ronnie Mathews, acoustic piano #1,3-7, electric piano #2; Yoshio Suzuki, acoustic bass; Louis Hayes, drums.
Vanguard Studios, NYC, July 7 and 9, 1975
| 1. | Ichiban | East Wind (J) EW-8018 |
| 2. | Manha Do Carnaval | - |
| 3. | Linda | - |
| 4. | K's Waltz | - |
| 5. | Jean-Marie | - |
| 6. | When Sunny Gets Blue | - |
| 7. | Summertime | - |
* East Wind (J) EW-8018 Ronnie Mathews - Trip To The Orient 1975
1978
Ronnie Mathews Quintet
Frank Foster, tenor, soprano sax; Ronnie Mathews, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Al Foster, drums; Azzedin Weston, percussion.
Master Sound Productions, Franklin Square, NY, December 7, 1978
| Salima's Dance | Bee Hive BH 7008 | |
| It Don't Mean A Thing | - | |
| Hi-Fly | - | |
| Thews' Blues | - | |
| Susanita | - | |
| Reflections | - |
* Bee Hive BH 7008 Ronnie Mathews - Roots, Branches & Dances 1979
1979
Ronnie Mathews Quintet
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Ricky Ford, tenor sax; Ronnie Mathews, piano; Walter Booker Jr., bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.
Master Sound Productions, Franklin Square, NY, September 21, 1979
| Legacy | Bee Hive BH 7011 | |
| A Child Is Born | - | |
| Once I Loved | - | |
| Ichi Ban | - | |
| Suicide Is Painless (Theme From MASH) | - | |
| Loose Suite | - | |
| Four For Nothing | - |
* Bee Hive BH 7011 Ronnie Mathews - Legacy 1980
1980
Ronnie Mathews Trio
Ronnie Mathews, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Kenny Washington, drums.
Music Center, Bologna, Italy, March 1, 1980
| Song For Leslie | Red Record (It) VPA 162 | |
| Ask Me Now | - | |
| It Don't Mean A Thing | - | |
| Susanita | - | |
| I Should Care | - | |
| Once I Loved | - |
* Red Record (It) VPA 162 Ronnie Mathews - Song For Leslie 1980
= Red Record (It) RR 123162.2 - 1993
1985 (age 50)
Ronnie Mathews Trio
Ronnie Mathews, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Alvin Queen, drums.
Minot Sound, White Plains, NY, August 26, 1985
| Song For Leslie | Nilva Records (Swi) NQ 3414 | |
| Day Dream | - | |
| So Sorry Please | - | |
| Crepescule With Nellie | - | |
| Summertime | - | |
| I Mean You | - | |
| Prelude To A Kiss | - | |
| Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most | - |
same session.
| Song For Leslie | ||
| Summertime | ||
| You Leave Me Breathless | Sound Hills (J) SSCD-8089 | |
| Day Dream | ||
| So Sorry Please | ||
| Crepescule With Nellie | ||
| I Mean You | ||
| Willow Weep For Me | Sound Hills (J) SSCD-8089 | |
| Prelude To A Kiss | ||
| Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most | ||
| End Of A Love Affair | Sound Hills (J) SSCD-8089 |
* Nilva Records (Swi) NQ 3414 Ronnie Mathews - So Sorry Please... 1985
= Sound Hills (J) SSCD-8089 - 1998?
1988
Ronnie Mathews Trio
Ronnie Mathews, piano; Stafford James, bass; Tony Reedus, drums.
Studio 44, Monster, Holland, February 1, 1988
| In A Sentimental Mood | Timeless (Du) CD SJP 304 | |
| My Funny Valentine | - | |
| Stella By Starlight | - | |
| Selena's Dance | - | |
| Body And Soul | - | |
| There Is No Greater Love | - | |
| Blue Bossa | - | |
| Fee Fi Fo Fum | - |
* Timeless (Du) CD SJP 304 Ronnie Mathews Trio - Selena's Dance 1989
1989
Ronnie Mathews Solo
Ronnie Mathews, piano.
Cafe Des Copains, Toronto, Canada, February 23, 1989
| Berkshire Blues | Sackville (Canadian) SKCD2-2026 | |
| A Child Is Born | - | |
| Someday My Prince Will Come | - | |
| Ruby My Dear | - | |
| Over The Rainbow | - | |
| Like Someone In Love | - | |
| Willow Weep For Me | - | |
| Hi Fly | - | |
| Tenor Madness | - |
* Sackville (Canadian) SKCD2-2026 Ronnie Mathews - At Cafe Des Copains 1994
1990
Ronnie Mathews Trio
Ronnie Mathews, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
Skyline Studios, NYC, October 26, 1990
| The End Of A Love Affair | DIW (J) DIW-604 | |
| Dark Before The Dawn | - | |
| Don't Explain / You Don't Know What Love Is | - | |
| Theme From MASH | - | |
| Meaning Something | - | |
| One For Trane | - | |
| You Leave Me Breathless | - |
* DIW (J) DIW-604 Ronnie Mathews - Dark Before The Dawn 1991
1992
Ronnie Mathews Trio
Ronnie Mathews, piano; David Williams, bass; Frank Gant, drums.
Sound On Sound, NYC, June 9, 1992
| Lament For Love | DIW (J) DIW-612 | |
| Tin Tin Deo | - | |
| Old Folks | - | |
| Lotus Blossom | - | |
| Funjii Mama | - | |
| Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You | - | |
| John Charles | - | |
| Just One Of Those Things | - | |
| Willow Weep For Me | - |
* DIW (J) DIW-612 Ronnie Mathews - Lament For Love 1992
1994
Ronnie Mathews Trio
Ronnie Mathews, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Kenny Washington, drums.
Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, NY, May 16-17, 1994
| Hackensack | Sound Hills (J) SSCD-8064 | |
| Contemplation | - | |
| Light Blue | - | |
| Sweet & Lovely | - | |
| Christina | - | |
| Marie Antionette | - | |
| K.W. | - | |
| Toku-Do | - | |
| Crepescule With Nellie | - | |
| Is That So | - |
* Sound Hills (J) SSCD-8064 Ronnie Mathews - Shades Of Monk 1995?
2001 (age 66)
Ronnie Mathews Trio
Ronnie Mathews, piano; Walter Booker, bass; Alvin Queen, drums.
After Glow, Sapporo, Japan, May 20-21, 2001
| Blues For After Glow | Sound Hills (J) SSCD-8118 | |
| Old Folks | - | |
| Angel Eyes | - | |
| Blues For Leslie | - | |
| When Lights Are Low | - | |
| Theme From "MASH" | - | |
| Once In Love | - | |
| Willow Weep For Me (solo) | - |
* Sound Hills (J) SSCD-8118 Ronnie Mathews Trio - Once I Love 2002?