David Matthews
Arranger, Conductor, Organ, Piano, Bass Trombone, Director
| Label | Issue | Format | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem | 3098 | single | James Brown | A man has to go back to the cross roads / The drunk, pt.2 |
| Hip-O Select | 1787359 | CD | - | The Singles, Vol. 6: 1969-1970 |
| King | 6235 | single | James Brown & The Famous Flames | I'm shook / Any day now |
| - | 6292 | - | James Brown | It's a new day, pt.1 / It's a new day, pt.2 / Georgia on my mind |
| - | 6300 | - | - | Talkin' loud and saying nothing, pt.1 / Talkin' loud and saying nothing, pt.2 |
| - | 6310 | - | - | Bewildered / Brother Rapp, pt.1 / Brother Rapp, pt.2 |
| - | 6314 | - | Vicki Anderson | You'll never find a love like mine / No more heartaches, no more pain |
| - | 6359 | - | James Brown | Talkin' loud and saying nothing, pt.1 / Talkin' loud and saying nothing, pt.2 |
| - | LP1063 | LP | - | It's a Mother |
| - | LP1095 | - | - | It's a New Day so let a Man Come in |
| - | LP1110 | - | - | Sho' is Funky Down Here |
| - | LP1127 | - | - | Super Bad |
| Polydor | 2001018 | single | - | It's a new day, pt.1 / It's a new day, pt.2 / Georgia on my mind |
| - | 2001063 | - | - | Bewildered / Brother Rapp, pt.1 / Brother Rapp, pt.2 |
| Triumph | 2357004 | LP | - | Mr. Dynamite |
| Leader | Site | Date | Session | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Brown | Unknown Location | Unknown Date | [session] | organ, arranger |
| - | King Studio, 1540 Brewster Avenue, Cincinnati, OH | February 17, 1969 | [session] | bass trombone, arranger, conductor |
| - | - | April 12, 1969 | [session] | piano, arranger, conductor |
| - | Harmony Studios, Los Angeles, CA | August 13, 1969 | [session] | arranger, conductor |
| - | Cincinnati, OH | November 16, 1969 | [session] | arranger |
| - | King Studio, 1540 Brewster Avenue, Cincinnati, OH | January 4, 1970 | [session] | arranger, conductor |
| - | - | February 26, 1970 | [session] | piano, organ |
| - | Cincinnati, OH | March 2, 1970 | [session] | director |
| - | King Studio, 1540 Brewster Avenue, Cincinnati, OH | May 20, 1970 | [session] | arranger, conductor |
| James Brown & Vicki Anderson | - | February 14, 1970 | [session] | bass trombone, arranger |
David Matthews (born March 4, 1942), is a keyboardist, pianist, and arranger.Matthews was born in Sonora, Kentucky, United States. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati with a bachelor's degree in composition, he has composed television soundtracks as well as albums with the Manhattan Jazz Orchestra. He is the leader of the Manhattan Jazz Quintet. Matthews was also the leader of the musical group the Grodeck Whipperjenny.
In 1970, he began working as both an arranger and bandleader for James Brown. Matthews has worked with many musicians, including Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Rich, Idris Muhammad, and the Starland Vocal Band. He was staff arranger for Creed Taylor's CTI Records label in the mid-1970s, working on albums for artists such as George Benson, Esther Phillips, Grover Washington Jr., Hank Crawford, and Idris Muhammad. In 1978, Matthews arranged strings and orchestra, and played piano, on Nina Simone's album Baltimore. Wikipedia