''Doin' the Thang!'' is the debut album by jazz pianist

Ronnie Mathews Ronald Mathews (December 2, 1935 in New York City – June 28, 2008 in Brooklyn) was an American jazz pianist who worked with Max Roach from 1963 to 1968 and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He acted as lead in recording from 1963 and 1978–79. His ...

featuring trumpeter Freddie Hubbard recorded for the

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label in 1963.

Reception

Alex Henderson of

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said "the LP's focus is modal post-bop and non-soul-jazz hard bop. But even though the material isn't soul-jazz, Mathews' quintet is certainly soulful... Hubbard, who was only 25 when ''Doin' the Thang'' was recorded, brings a lot to the session – not only fire, guts, and passion, but also a big, highly appealing tone".Henderson, A
AllMusic listing
accessed May 22, 2013.Ronnie Mathews Leader Entry
accessed September 19, 2017

Track listing

All compositions by Ronnie Mathews except where noted # "The Thang" – 8:02 # "Ichi Ban" – 3:37 # "The Orient" – 5:55 # "Let's Get Down" – 5:14 # " Prelude to a Kiss" ( Duke Ellington,

Irving Gordon Irving Gordon (February 14, 1915 – December 1, 1996) was an American songwriter. Biography Irving Gordon was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jewish family, and later lived on Coney Island. He was named Israel Goldener but later changed his na ...

, Irving Mills) – 5:32 # "1239-A" ( Charles Davis) – 5:57

Personnel

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piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

* Freddie Hubbard –

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

* Charles Davis – baritone saxophone *

Eddie Khan Eddie Khan (born 1935, died 1985 or 1986) was an American jazz bassist who worked extensively with Max Roach, Eric Dolphy, Freddie Hubbard and Andrew Hill. Allmusic credits/ref> Discography As sideman * Bill Barron: ''Modern Windows Suite'' ( ...

– bass * Albert Heath – drums

Production

Ozzie Cadena Oscar "Ozzie" Cadena (September 26, 1924 – April 9, 2008) was an American record producer with Savoy Records and Prestige Records who recorded gospel and jazz music in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and helped popularize jazz music in Los Ange ...

– producer *

Rudy Van Gelder Rudolph Van Gelder (November 2, 1924 – August 25, 2016) was an American recording engineer who specialized in jazz. Over more than half a century, he recorded several thousand sessions, with musicians including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Theloni ...

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References

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