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| caption = Montoliu (left), with [[Bobby Hutcherson]] at Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, California, 14 May 1984 |
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'''Vicenç Montoliu i Massana''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tete-montoliu-mn0000024907|title=Tete Montoliu Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=29 September 2021|archive-date=25 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125103405/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tete-montoliu-mn0000024907|url-status=live}}</ref> better known as '''Tete Montoliu''' (28 March 1933<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|pages=1737/8}}</ref> – 24 August 1997)<ref name="Nyt">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/01/arts/tete-montoliu-64-spanish-jazz-pianist.html|title=Tete Montoliu, 64, Spanish Jazz Pianist|date=1 September 1997|access-date=29 September 2021|website=[[The New York Times]]|archive-date=29 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929225626/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/01/arts/tete-montoliu-64-spanish-jazz-pianist.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 Records|Enja]], [[SteepleChase Records]], and [[Soul Note]] in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tete Montoliu Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tete-montoliu-mn0000024907/biography|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=5 January 2017|archive-date=6 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106104452/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tete-montoliu-mn0000024907/biography|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/338201-Tete-Montoliu|title=Tete Montoliu|website=Discogs.com|access-date=29 September 2021|archive-date=25 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725202450/https://www.discogs.com/artist/338201-Tete-Montoliu|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Montoliu was born blind, in the [[Eixample]] district of [[Barcelona]], Spain,<ref name="LarkinGE"/> and died in the same city. He was the only son of Vicenç Montoliu (a professional musician) and Àngela Massana, a jazz enthusiast, who encouraged her son to study piano. Montoliu's earliest piano teaching took place under the tutelage of Enric Mas at the private school for blind children he attended from 1939 to 1944. In 1944, Montoliu's mother arranged for Petri Palou to provide him with formal piano lessons. |
Montoliu was born blind, in the [[Eixample]] district of [[Barcelona]], Spain,<ref name="LarkinGE"/> and died in the same city. He was the only son of Vicenç Montoliu (a professional musician) and Àngela Massana, a jazz enthusiast, who encouraged her son to study piano. Montoliu's earliest piano teaching took place under the tutelage of Enric Mas at the private school for blind children he attended from 1939 to 1944. In 1944, Montoliu's mother arranged for Petri Palou to provide him with formal piano lessons. |
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From 1946 to 1953, Montoliu studied music at the [[Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu]] in Barcelona, where he also met jazz musicians and became familiar with the idiom in [[jam session]]s. During the early stages of his career, Montoliu was particularly influenced by the music of U.S. jazz pianist [[Art Tatum]], although he soon developed his own style. (Coincidentally, Tatum was also impaired with extremely limited vision). Montoliu began playing professionally at pubs in Barcelona, where he was noticed by [[Lionel Hampton]] on 13 March 1956. Montoliu toured with Hampton through Spain and France and recorded ''Jazz Flamenco''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/lionel-hampton-albums/1686-jazz-flamenco.html|title=Lionel Hampton - Jazz Flamenco|website=Freshsoundrecords.com|access-date=29 September 2021}}</ref> |
From 1946 to 1953, Montoliu studied music at the [[Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu]] in Barcelona, where he also met jazz musicians and became familiar with the idiom in [[jam session]]s. During the early stages of his career, Montoliu was particularly influenced by the music of U.S. jazz pianist [[Art Tatum]], although he soon developed his own style. (Coincidentally, Tatum was also impaired with extremely limited vision). Montoliu began playing professionally at pubs in Barcelona, where he was noticed by [[Lionel Hampton]] on 13 March 1956. Montoliu toured with Hampton through Spain and France and recorded ''Jazz Flamenco''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/lionel-hampton-albums/1686-jazz-flamenco.html|title=Lionel Hampton - Jazz Flamenco|website=Freshsoundrecords.com|access-date=29 September 2021|archive-date=25 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825190511/https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/lionel-hampton-albums/1686-jazz-flamenco.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In 1967, Montoliu performed in New York City with bassist [[Richard Davis (double bassist)|Richard Davis]] and drummer [[Elvin Jones]]. Two concerts at the [[Village Gate]] in April were recorded for the [[Impulse! Records|Impulse!]] label, but an album was never released. He frequently appeared in Madrid during the 1960s at the Whiskey Jazz Club with musicians [[Pedro Iturralde]] and singer [[Donna Hightower]]. During the 1970s, Montoliu travelled extensively throughout Europe. During the 1980s, he performed in concerts with musicians such as [[Dexter Gordon]],<ref name="LarkinGE"/> [[Johnny Griffin]], [[George Coleman]], [[Joe Henderson]], [[Dizzy Gillespie]], [[Chick Corea]], [[Hank Jones]], [[Roy Hargrove]], [[Idris Muhammad]], [[Herbie Lewis]] and [[Jesse Davis (saxophonist)|Jesse Davis]], among others. |
In 1967, Montoliu performed in New York City with bassist [[Richard Davis (double bassist)|Richard Davis]] and drummer [[Elvin Jones]]. Two concerts at the [[Village Gate]] in April were recorded for the [[Impulse! Records|Impulse!]] label, but an album was never released. He frequently appeared in Madrid during the 1960s at the Whiskey Jazz Club with musicians [[Pedro Iturralde]] and singer [[Donna Hightower]]. During the 1970s, Montoliu travelled extensively throughout Europe. During the 1980s, he performed in concerts with musicians such as [[Dexter Gordon]],<ref name="LarkinGE"/> [[Johnny Griffin]], [[George Coleman]], [[Joe Henderson]], [[Dizzy Gillespie]], [[Chick Corea]], [[Hank Jones]], [[Roy Hargrove]], [[Idris Muhammad]], [[Herbie Lewis]] and [[Jesse Davis (saxophonist)|Jesse Davis]], among others. |
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In 1996, shortly before his death a year later, Spain paid public tribute to Montoliu for his 50-year career in jazz.<ref>{{Cite |
In 1996, shortly before his death a year later, Spain paid public tribute to Montoliu for his 50-year career in jazz.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1996/03/11/cultura/826498804_850215.html|title=Cincuenta años de un genio cercano|first=Federico|last=González|date=10 March 1996|access-date=29 September 2021|newspaper=El País|archive-date=29 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929230035/https://elpais.com/diario/1996/03/11/cultura/826498804_850215.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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He died in August 1997 from [[lung cancer]], at the age of 64.<ref name="Nyt"/> |
He died in August 1997 from [[lung cancer]], at the age of 64.<ref name="Nyt"/> |
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*1966: ''[[Tete Montoliu Presenta Elia Fleta]]'' (Concentric) with Elia Fleta |
*1966: ''[[Tete Montoliu Presenta Elia Fleta]]'' (Concentric) with Elia Fleta |
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*1968: ''[[Piano for Nuria]]'' ([[MPS Records|SABA]]) |
*1968: ''[[Piano for Nuria]]'' ([[MPS Records|SABA]]) |
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*1969: ''Tete Montoliu Interpreta a Serrat'' (Discophon) |
*1969: ''Tete Montoliu Interpreta a Serrat'' (Discophon) |
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*1970: ''Lliure Jazz'' (Discophon) |
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*1971: ''[[Body & Soul (Tete Montoliu album)|Body & Soul]]'' ([[Enja Records|Enja]]) |
*1971: ''[[Body & Soul (Tete Montoliu album)|Body & Soul]]'' ([[Enja Records|Enja]]) |
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*1971: ''[[That's All (Tete Montoliu album)|That's All]]'' ([[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]]) released 1985 |
*1971: ''[[That's All (Tete Montoliu album)|That's All]]'' ([[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]]) released 1985 |
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*1971: ''[[Songs for Love]]'' (Enja) released 1974 |
*1971: ''[[Songs for Love]]'' (Enja) released 1974 |
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*1971: ''Recordando a Line'' (Discophon) |
*1971: ''Recordando a Line'' (Discophon) |
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*1973: ''Temas |
*1973: ''Temas Hispanoamericanos'' (Ensayo) |
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*1973: ''Temas Brasilenos'' (Ensayo) |
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*1974: ''[[Catalonian Fire]]'' (SteepleChase) |
*1974: ''[[Catalonian Fire]]'' (SteepleChase) |
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*1974: ''[[Music for Perla]]'' (SteepleChase) |
*1974: ''[[Music for Perla]]'' (SteepleChase) |
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*1992: ''[[Catalonian Rhapsody]]'' ([[Alfa Records|Alfa]]) |
*1992: ''[[Catalonian Rhapsody]]'' ([[Alfa Records|Alfa]]) |
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*1992: ''Music for Anna'' (Mas i Mas) |
*1992: ''Music for Anna'' (Mas i Mas) |
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*1995: ''Tete en la Trompetilla: En Vivo'' (SRP Discos) |
*1995: ''Tete en la Trompetilla: En Vivo'' (SRP Discos) |
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*1995: ''Tete Montoliu en El San Juan'' (Nuevos Medios) |
*1995: ''Tete Montoliu en El San Juan'' (Nuevos Medios) |
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*1996: ''T'Estimo Tant'' (DiscMedi) |
*1996: ''T'Estimo Tant'' (DiscMedi) |
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*1997: ''Palau de la Musica Catalana'' (DiscMedi) |
*1997: ''Palau de la Musica Catalana'' (DiscMedi) |
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*1997: ''Momentos Inolvidables de una Vida'' (Fresh Sound) |
*1997: ''Momentos Inolvidables de una Vida'' (Fresh Sound) |
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*2005: ''Jazz en Espana'' (Rtve) |
*2005: ''Jazz en Espana'' (Rtve) |
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*''[[In the Tradition (Anthony Braxton album)|In the Tradition]]'' (SteepleChase, 1974) |
*''[[In the Tradition (Anthony Braxton album)|In the Tradition]]'' (SteepleChase, 1974) |
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*''[[In the Tradition Volume 2]]'' (SteepleChase, 1974 [1977]) |
*''[[In the Tradition Volume 2]]'' (SteepleChase, 1974 [1977]) |
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'''With Núria Feliu''' |
'''With [[Núria Feliu]]''' |
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*''Núria Feliu with Booker Ervin'' (Edigsa, 1965) with [[Booker Ervin]] |
*''Núria Feliu with Booker Ervin'' (Edigsa, 1965) with [[Booker Ervin]] |
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'''With [[Dexter Gordon]]''' |
'''With [[Dexter Gordon]]''' |
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*''[[Steps Up]]'' (SteepleChase, 1981) |
*''[[Steps Up]]'' (SteepleChase, 1981) |
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'''With [[Rahsaan Roland Kirk]]''' |
'''With [[Rahsaan Roland Kirk]]''' |
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*''[[Kirk in Copenhagen]]'' (Mercury, 1963) |
*''[[Kirk in Copenhagen]]'' ([[Mercury Records|Mercury]], 1963) |
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*''[[Dog Years in the Fourth Ring]]'' ([[32 Jazz]], 1997) – appears on one track only |
*''[[Dog Years in the Fourth Ring]]'' ([[32 Jazz]], 1997) – appears on one track only |
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'''With [[Charlie Mariano]]''' |
'''With [[Charlie Mariano]]''' |
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*''[[The House I Live In (album)|The House I Live In]]'' (SteepleChase, 1963 [1980]) |
*''[[The House I Live In (album)|The House I Live In]]'' (SteepleChase, 1963 [1980]) |
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'''With [[Buddy Tate]]''' |
'''With [[Buddy Tate]]''' |
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*''Tate a Tete'' (Storyville, 1975) |
*''Tate a Tete'' ([[Storyville Records|Storyville]], 1975) |
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;With [[Lucky Thompson]] |
;With [[Lucky Thompson]] |
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*''[[Soul's Nite Out]]'' (Ensayo, 1969) |
*''[[Soul's Nite Out]]'' (Ensayo, 1969) |
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'''With [[Ben Webster]]''' |
'''With [[Ben Webster]]''' |
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*''Ben Webster Meets Don Byas'' (MPS, 1968) with [[Don Byas]] |
*''Ben Webster Meets Don Byas'' (MPS, 1968) with [[Don Byas]] |
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*''Live at The Haarlemse Jazz Clib'' (Timeless, 1972) |
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*''Ben Webster in Hot House'' (Hot House, 1972 [1979]) |
*''Ben Webster in Hot House'' (Hot House, 1972 [1979]) |
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*''Gentle Ben'' (Ensayo, 1972) |
*''Gentle Ben'' (Ensayo, 1972) |
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'''With [[Barney Wilen]]''' |
'''With [[Barney Wilen]]''' |
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*''[[Barney Wilen]] Quartet'' - Live in Grenoble 1988 |
*''[[Barney Wilen]] Quartet'' - Live in [[Grenoble]] 1988 |
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'''With [[Jerome Richardson]]''' |
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*''Groovin' High In Barcelona'' (Fresh Sound, 1988) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* [http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Montoliu Tete Montoliu Discography at ''www.JazzDiscography.com''] |
* [http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Montoliu Tete Montoliu Discography at ''www.JazzDiscography.com''] |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Vicente Montolíu Massana |
Born | (1933-03-28)28 March 1933 Catalonia, Spain |
Died | 24 August 1997(1997-08-24) (aged 64) |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Vicenç Montoliu i Massana,[1] better known as Tete Montoliu (28 March 1933[2] – 24 August 1997)[3] 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.[4][5]
Montoliu was born blind, in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Spain,[2] and died in the same city. He was the only son of Vicenç Montoliu (a professional musician) and Àngela Massana, a jazz enthusiast, who encouraged her son to study piano. Montoliu's earliest piano teaching took place under the tutelage of Enric Mas at the private school for blind children he attended from 1939 to 1944. In 1944, Montoliu's mother arranged for Petri Palou to provide him with formal piano lessons.
From 1946 to 1953, Montoliu studied music at the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu in Barcelona, where he also met jazz musicians and became familiar with the idiom in jam sessions. During the early stages of his career, Montoliu was particularly influenced by the music of U.S. jazz pianist Art Tatum, although he soon developed his own style. (Coincidentally, Tatum was also impaired with extremely limited vision). Montoliu began playing professionally at pubs in Barcelona, where he was noticed by Lionel Hampton on 13 March 1956. Montoliu toured with Hampton through Spain and France and recorded Jazz Flamenco.[6]
In 1967, Montoliu performed in New York City with bassist Richard Davis and drummer Elvin Jones. Two concerts at the Village Gate in April were recorded for the Impulse! label, but an album was never released. He frequently appeared in Madrid during the 1960s at the Whiskey Jazz Club with musicians Pedro Iturralde and singer Donna Hightower. During the 1970s, Montoliu travelled extensively throughout Europe. During the 1980s, he performed in concerts with musicians such as Dexter Gordon,[2] Johnny Griffin, George Coleman, Joe Henderson, Dizzy Gillespie, Chick Corea, Hank Jones, Roy Hargrove, Idris Muhammad, Herbie Lewis and Jesse Davis, among others.
In 1996, shortly before his death a year later, Spain paid public tribute to Montoliu for his 50-year career in jazz.[7]
He died in August 1997 from lung cancer, at the age of 64.[3]
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With Rahsaan Roland Kirk
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