Tete+montoliu

Tete Montoliu - Boston Concert, Volume 2 (1980) {SteepleChase SCCD 31153 rel 1997}
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© 1980, 1997 SteepleChase | SCCD 31153
Jazz / Modal Music / Post Bop / Piano

This solo recording of the blind Catalan Jazz Pianist Tete Montoliu was recorded in 1980 at Boston University, Massachusetts. The first thing to say about these recordings is that Piano sounds very good for a live recording. Montoliu is a verstile Pianist, one minute he'll be playing in a modern idiom, and in next moment bluesy or then maybe bebop. My favourite track on this album is his great reading of Parker's 'Confirmation'; not the easiest tune to play as a solo Piano piece! Montoliu makes it seem very easy and part of the way through one of trademark change of styles occurs when he starts a walking 4 to the bar left-hand.

Tete Montoliu Trio - Music For Anna (1993) {Mas i Mas Records 002 rec 1992}
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© 1993 Mas i Mas Records | 002
Jazz / Post Bop / Modal Music / Piano Trio

An outstanding veteran pianist from Spain, Tete Montoliu was born blind. He learned to read music in Braille when he was seven and developed impressive technique on piano. He recorded with Lionel Hampton in 1956, had his first session as a leader in 1958, and played with the touring Roland Kirk in 1963. Through the years, he also worked with such visiting Americans as Kenny Dorham, Dexter Gordon, Ben Webster, Lucky Thompson, and even Anthony Braxton. Tete Montoliu's visits to the U.S. were very infrequent, but his SteepleChase albums (starting in 1971) are generally available; he also cut one date for Contemporary (1979) and recorded for Enja and Soul Note.

Tete Montoliu - Catalonian Folksongs (1977) {2015 Japan Timeless Jazz Master Collection Complete Series CDSOL-6394}
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© 1977, 2015 Timeless Records / Solid Records Japan / Ultra-Vibe | CDSOL-6394
Jazz / Post Bop / Folk / Piano Solo

Reissue with the latest remastering. Features original cover artwork. A set of folk songs, but handled in a way that isn't folksy at all – thanks to the lyrical genius of Spanish pianist Tete Montoliu! The music here has sources in older tunes from Catalonia – as you'd guess from the title – but Tete's handling of the material is all jazz, all the way through – with a rich amount of solo introspection that really moves the tunes past their simple melodies, in ways that are even more expansive than some of the Scandinavian 60s experiments with folk and jazz! The album's also perhaps one of Montoliu's best-remembered of the 70s – a date that circulated strongly, thanks to Tete's incomparable solo performance throughout – very expressive, but never overdone.

Tete Montoliu - Momentos Inolvidables De Una Vida (1965-1992) [2CD] {1997 Fresh Sound}
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© 1997 Fresh Sound Records | FSR 6001 CD | 24-bit remaster
Jazz / Post Bop / Hard Bop

Considered as the best anthology of Tete Montoliu in Barcelona, this two CD set contains 3 previously unreleased tracks and a 24-page booklet with personal reminisces from musicians and those connected with Tete Montoliu, plus photographs and a complete discography (1955-1996). 24-bit digitally remastered from the original master-tapes.

This wonderful studio date by the talented Catalonian blind pianist Tete Montoliu (1933-1997) was recorded in his native Barcelona in March of 1992, but until now it had been only available on a long out of print CD issued in Japan by the Alfa Jazz label shortly after being recorded. The renowned VENUS label presents it back again for everyone to enjoy. Tete is backed by New Orleans drummer Idris Muhammad, and Netherlands born bassist Hein Van de Geyn, and the program features a selection of Catalan traditional songs, plus two versions of songs by the remarkable Joan Manuel Serrat.

Tete Montoliu - Live At The Keystone Corner (1979) {2015 Japan Timeless Jazz Master Collection Complete Series CDSOL-6308}
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© 1979, 2015 Timeless Records / Solid Records Japan / Ultra-Vibe | CDSOL-6308
Jazz / Hard Bop / Piano

Reissue with the latest remastering. Features original cover artwork. Comes with a descripton in Japanese. This is hard bop, the album title should be Live At The Keystone Korner, as it's "properly" named, the old jazz joint in San Francisco. All the giants played the Korner in their time. This is a sensational trio session, they burn the place up, the energy level is very high and well sustained throughout…words fail me. Deliciously long tracks.

The blind pianist Tete Montoliu was a marvel to listen to, though most of his recordings were made for European labels which were poorly distributed in the U.S. This 1977 solo effort for Timeless finds him in top form. A pair of his original compositions are thinly disguised (but enjoyable) reworkings of standards, including "Yellow Dolphin Street" (adapted from "On Green Dolphin Street") and "I Hate You" (from Cole Porter's "I Love You"). But the pianist more than does justice to two great jazz ballads: Duke Ellington's "Come Sunday" and Tadd Dameron's "If You Could See Me Now." The highlight of the date may very well be his dazzling composition "Napoleon." Although this may be one of Tete Montoliu's more obscure recordings, it is also one of his finest.

Reedición del álbum de “Temas Brasileños” grabado por Tete Montoliu en el Casino de la Aliança del Poble Nou de Barcelona el año 1973, donde nos deleita con esa fusión de nueva música brasileña y jazz, versionando clásicos de Jobim, Baden Powell, de Nascimento o Mendonça como ‘Orfeo Negro’, ‘La chica de Ipanema’, Corcovado’ o ‘Desafinado’ entre otros. El cuarteto lo completa Pedro Díaz a las tumbas, Miguel Angel Lizandra a la batería y Alberto Moraleda al bajo.

George Coleman & Tete Montoliu Duo - Meditation (1977) {2015 Japan Timeless Jazz Master Collection Complete Series CDSOL-6363}
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© 1977, 2015 Timeless Records / Solid Records Japan / Ultra-Vibe | CDSOL-6363
Jazz / Hard Bop / Post Bop / Piano / Saxophone

Reissue with the latest remastering. Features original cover artwork. Comes with a descripton in Japanese. A stunning setting for this wonderful tenorist – a record that has the great George Coleman blowing with only the piano of Tete Montoliu for accompaniment – with really wonderful results! George has all that full, deep tone we know from his bigger group recordings – and it really seems to set the record on fire from the start, and bring out these bold rhythmic lines from Montoliu, who plays with a blocky sense of power that reminds us of his sublime late 60s album for MPS!

Tete Montoliu - It's About Blues Time (1971) {Ensayo–Fresh Sound FSR-CD305 rel 1997}
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© 1971, 1997 Ensayo / Fresh Sound Records | FSR-CD305
Jazz / Hard Bop / Modal Music / Piano

An outstanding veteran pianist from Barcelona (Spain), Tete Montoliu was born blind. By the mid-50s he was regularly sitting in with visiting American artists, including Lionel Hampton. By the end of the decade he had ventured north to play at a number of important European jazz festivals and had also played in Scandinavia. Montoliu's own recording career began in 1958, and he was to prove a prolific recording artist.