ONZY MATTHEWS

ONZY MATTHEWS
Dallas Blues
Featuring Richard Groove Holmes (organ) & Curtis Amy (alto Sax)

Onzy Matthews died in relative obscurity in 1997 in his native Texas. Beyond the few sessions he arranged for other artists, these Capitol sessions made between 1963 and '65 are his only recorded legacy. As one can see, the personnel he had to work with were stellar, both in LA and in Dallas. Unfortunately he gained a reputation of being very unreliable and not paying his side men which ultimately lead to his downfall

Dolton Smith, Bud Brisbois, Bobby Bryant, Bob Rolfe, John Anderson, trumpets
Lou Blackburn, Dick Hude, Horace Tapscott, trombones; Ron Smith, bass trombone
Sid Miller, Clifford Scott, alto saxes; Curtis Amy, Teddy Edwards, Clifford Solomon, tenor saxes
Jay Migliori, baritone sax; Onzy Matthews, piano; Richard Groove Holmes, organ, Ray Crawford, guitar
Jim Crutcher, bass; Earl Palmer, drums.