Doin' the Thang!
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{{Infobox album
| name = Doin' the Thang!
| type = Album
| artist = Ronnie Mathews with Freddie Hubbard
| cover = Doin' the Thang!.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1964
| recorded = December 17, 1963
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States
| genre = Jazz
| length = 34:17
| label = Prestige
PRLP 7303
| producer = Ozzie Cadena
| chronology = Ronnie Mathews
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Trip to the Orient
| next_year = 1975
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Freddie Hubbard
| type = Album
| prev_title = The Body & the Soul
| prev_year = 1963
| title = Doin' the Thang!
| year = 1963
| next_title = Breaking Point!
| next_year = 1964
}}
}}
Doin' the Thang! is the debut album by jazz pianist Ronnie Mathews featuring trumpeter Freddie Hubbard recorded for the Prestige label in 1963.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7300-series/#prlp-7303 Prestige Records discography] accessed May 22, 2013[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Ronnie_Mathews.htm Jazzlists: Ronnie Mathews discography], accessed September 19, 2017[https://www.jazzdisco.org/ronnie-mathews/catalog/ Ronnie Mathews catalog], accessed September 19, 2017
Reception
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| rev1 = AllMusic
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Alex Henderson of AllMusic 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. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/doin-the-thang-mw0000870524 AllMusic listing] accessed May 22, 2013.[http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Leaders/MathewsRonnie-ldr.php 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 Mills) – 5:32
- "1239-A" (Charles Davis) – 5:57
Personnel
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References
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Category:Ronnie Mathews albums
Category:Freddie Hubbard albums
Category:Prestige Records albums