Doin' the Thang!

For the album by the Horace Silver Quintet, see Doin' the Thing.

Doin' the Thang! is the debut album by jazz pianist Ronnie Mathews featuring trumpeter Freddie Hubbard recorded for the Prestige label in 1963.^[1][2][3]

Doin' the Thang!
Studio album by Ronnie Mathews with Freddie Hubbard
Released	1964
Recorded	December 17, 1963
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:17
Label	Prestige PRLP 7303
Producer	Ozzie Cadena
Ronnie Mathews chronology
Doin' the Thang! (1964) Trip to the Orient (1975)
Freddie Hubbard chronology
The Body & the Soul (1963) Doin' the Thang! (1963) Breaking Point! (1964)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

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".^[4][5]

Track listing

All compositions by Ronnie Mathews except where noted

1. "The Thang" – 8:02
2. "Ichi Ban" – 3:37
3. "The Orient" – 5:55
4. "Let's Get Down" – 5:14
5. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) – 5:32
6. "1239-A" (Charles Davis) – 5:57

Personnel

• Ronnie Mathews – piano
• Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
• Charles Davis – baritone saxophone
• Eddie Khan – bass
• Albert Heath – drums

Production

• Ozzie Cadena – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed May 22, 2013
2. Jazzlists: Ronnie Mathews discography, accessed September 19, 2017
3. Ronnie Mathews catalog, accessed September 19, 2017
4. Henderson, A. AllMusic listing accessed May 22, 2013.
5. Ronnie Mathews Leader Entry, accessed September 19, 2017