Tete Montoliu

PERSONNEL:

TETE MONTOLIU, piano
NIELS-HENNING ORSTED PEDERSEN, bass
ALBERT TOOTIE HEATH, drums

Recorded: May 26 & 28, 1974.

CD1:

01. Sweet Georgie Fame
02. A Nightingale Sang In Berleley Square
03. Blues For Perla
04. Falling In Love With Love
05. Old Folk
06. Au Privave
07. Body And Soul

CD2

01. Giant Steps
02. Theme For Ernie
03. Body And Soul
04. Solar
05. I Remember Clifford.

Tete Montoliu (1933-1997) was an outstanding veteran pianist from Spain. 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. Some of Tete Montoliu's most important recordings were done for the Danish SteepleChase label, but he also cut one date for Contemporary (1979) and recorded for Enja and Soul Note.