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Dave Matthews

real name David Richard Matthews

Dave Matthews is credited on 1,898 releases across 410 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1955–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,898

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410

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8

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812

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Dave (or David) Matthews (* 04 March 1942 in Sonora, Kentucky) is an American Funk, Soul, Jazz and Pop artist.
Pianist, producer, arranger, conductor and bandleader, David Matthews is well known for having been arranger for James Brown in the beginning of the 70s and later has been closely associated with Creed Taylor's CTI Records.
He has also composed for television and commercial advertisement, but is also leader of both the Manhattan Jazz Orchestra and the Manhattan Jazz Quintet, two acts very popular in Japan.
He has also worked with Paul Simon, Buddy Rich, Mark Murphy, Yana Purim, Morgana King, Esther Phillips and George Benson, to name a few.
One of his main hits as a composer is Could Heaven Ever Be Like This, which he composed, arranged and produced for Idris Muhammad. He now lives in Japan.

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1,898 releases · 410 albums · active 1955–2025

  • Performance · 3,648
  • Production · 335
  • Other credits · 59

Studios: Electric Lady Studios · A&R Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Clinton Recording Studio

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