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Ron Mathewson

From: Lerwick, United Kingdom
Active: 1944–2020
Releases: 6

jazz
post-bop

About

Rognvald Andrew Mathewson (19 February 1944 – 3 December 2020) was a British jazz double bassist and bass guitarist.

During his career, Mathewson performed with Ronnie Scott, but also recorded with Stan Getz, Joe Henderson, Joan Armatrading, Ben Webster, Philly Joe Jones, Roy Eldridge, Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans.

From Ron Mathewson on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

Acoustic Alchemy 1992–1992
Tubby Hayes Quartet now double bass
Phil Woods and his European Rhythm Machine now double bass
Ray Warleigh Quartet now bass

Discography

Albums 4

Live 1

Warleigh Manor: The Ron Mathewson Tapes Vol. 1 2020

Compilations 1

Memorial 2020

Links

Reference

Also known as

Ron Matthewson

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: 1bc69d6e-5bfb-4014-8fae-5689c22bb73e
ISNI: 0000000033097217

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 14 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.