Tete Montoliu

3 STARS PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ

PERSONNEL:

TETE MONTOLIU, (piano solo on all tracks

Recorded: March 17, 1980 at the Alfred Morse Auditorium, Boston University, Boston, MA.

Tracks:

01. Introduction
02. New England Blues
03. I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
04. Have You Met Miss Jones?
05. Catalan Suite
06. Hot House.

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.