Tete Montoliu Presenta Elia Fleta | ||||
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Studio album by Tete Montoliu and Elia Fleta | ||||
Released | 1966 | |||
Recorded | January 1966 | |||
Studio | Barcelona, Spain | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 23:36 | |||
Label | Concentric 6038 ZC & 6043-ZC | |||
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Elia Fleta Tete Montoliu Trio Cover | ||||
Tete Montoliu Presenta Elia Fleta is an album by pianist Tete Montoliu and vocalist Elia Fleta recorded in 1966 and originally released on the Spanish label, Concentric as two separate 7-inch EPs before being collected on CD on the Fresh Sound label in 1989. [1] [2]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Ken Dryden of AllMusic said "Blind Catalonian pianist Tete Montoliu evidently introduced singer Elia Fleta on this 1966 session, but it could have been a more interesting date if the pianist had been showcased a bit more. Fleta has a pleasant voice, even if her vocals sung in English are a bit heavily accented and she has a tendency to overdo things at times. Montoliu is flawless in his role as accompanist, though with each performance running under three minutes, there is little exposure for any of them". [3]
Vicenç Montoliu i Massana, better known as Tete Montoliu was a Spanish jazz pianist from Catalonia, Spain. Born blind, he learnt braille music at age seven. His styles varied from hard bop, through afro-Cuban, world fusion, to post bop. He recorded with Lionel Hampton in 1956 and played with saxophonist Roland Kirk in 1963. He also worked with leading American jazz musicians who toured in, or relocated to Europe including Kenny Dorham, Dexter Gordon, Ben Webster, Lucky Thompson, and Anthony Braxton. Tete Montoliu recorded two albums in the US, and recorded for Enja, SteepleChase Records, and Soul Note in Europe.
Catalonian Fire is an album by pianist Tete Montoliu's trio recorded in 1974 and released on the Danish label, SteepleChase.
Music for Perla is a solo album by pianist Tete Montoliu recorded in 1974 and released on the Danish label SteepleChase.
Tootie's Tempo is an album by pianist Tete Montoliu's Trio recorded in 1976 and released on the Danish label, SteepleChase.
Tête à Tete is an album by pianist Tete Montoliu's Trio recorded in 1976 and released on the Danish label SteepleChase.
I Wanna Talk About You is an album by pianist Tete Montoliu recorded in 1980 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.
Boston Concert is a live solo album by pianist Tete Montoliu recorded in Boston in 1980 and originally released on the Danish label, SteepleChase as a double LP in 1981 then released in 1989 as two single CD volumes.
Carmina is an album by pianist Tete Montoliu recorded in 1984 and released on the JazzIzz label.
Lush Life is a solo album by pianist Tete Montoliu recorded in 1971 and released on the Danish label SteepleChase in 1986.
Songs for Love is a solo album by pianist Tete Montoliu. It wasrecorded in 1971 and released on the German label Enja in 1974.
Body & Soul is a live album by pianist Tete Montoliu recorded in 1971 and released on the German label, Enja in 1983.
Piano for Nuria is an album by pianist Tete Montoliu recorded in 1968 and released on the German label, SABA.
A Tot Jazz/2 is an album by pianist Tete Montoliu recorded in 1965 and originally released on the Spanish label, Concentric.
A Tot Jazz is the debut album by pianist Tete Montoliu recorded in 1965 and originally released on the Spanish label, Concentric.
Blues for Myself is an album by pianist Tete Montoliu recorded in 1977 and originally released on the Spanish label, Ensayo.
Boleros is an album by pianist Tete Montoliu recorded in 1977 and originally released on the Spanish label, Ensayo.
The Man from Barcelona is an album by pianist Tete Montoliu recorded in 1990 and released on the Dutch label, Timeless.
The Music I Like to Play Vol. 3, subtitled Let's Call This, is a solo album by pianist Tete Montoliu performing compositions associated with Thelonious Monk recorded in 1990 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.
The Music I Like to Play Vol. 4, subtitled Soul Eyes, is a solo album by pianist Tete Montoliu recorded in 1990 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.
The Music I Like to Play Vol. 1 is a solo album by pianist Tete Montoliu recorded in 1986 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.