Second volume of legendary solo piano recording of the blind Catalan pianist Tete Montoliu recorded on March 17, 1980, at the Alfred Morse Auditorium on the Boston University campus in Boston, Massachusetts. The late Montoliu demonstrates what separates the men from the boys as far as jazz piano is concerned.
Track listing
1. Airegin
2. Lush Life
3. Giant Steps
4. When I Fall In Love
5. A Child Is Born
6. Confirmation
7. Apartment 512
8. Oleo/Come Sunday/Oleo
Personnel: Tete Montoliu, piano
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ReplyDeleteTatum, Evans, Montoliu, Peterson, Garner are some of my favorites.
...and Kenny Drew. How could I forget?
ReplyDeletethanks very much for continuing this series
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for these Tete Montoliu gems.
ReplyDeleteYou are all welcome, @sudzy have you checked my Hampton Hawes posts out? this guy belonged to the very top with the best of 'em...
ReplyDeleteHI.. I will check out the Hampton, thank you for suggesting. I have many Hampton Hawes albums myseelf... starting with his great work on the L.A. Based Contemporary label, then those great albums: The Challenge (RCA) and "The Seance"..Some time ago, some Melomaniaco posted the great 3 cd set of "The All Night Sessions" as well.
ReplyDeleteI sure appreciate your quality posts, that's for sure.
And a big hello to scoredaddy- thanks for the 'gesture', by the way.
Oh, and of course, the same sentiments from sniffle
ReplyDeleteThank you for continuing mt Tete education!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot, supreb blog overall... hope it stays long, now that others have been banned (CTI never sleeps, My Jazz World, just to name 2)
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