Catalonian Nights Vol. 1

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Catalonian Nights Vol. 1
File:Catalonian Nights Vol. 1.jpg
Live album by
Released1981
RecordedMay 30, 1980
VenueZeleste Club, Barcelona, Spain
GenreJazz
Length55:18
LabelSteepleChase
SCS 1148
ProducerNils Winther
Tete Montoliu chronology
Catalonian Nights Vol. 2
(1980)
Catalonian Nights Vol. 1
(1981)
Catalonian Nights Vol. 3
(1980)

Catalonian Nights Vol. 1 is a live album by pianist Tete Montoliu recorded in Spain in 1980 and released on the Danish label, SteepleChase.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svg[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svg[5]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic said "Although not an innovator, Montoliu (like Oscar Peterson, whose phenomenal technique he approached) was a master of the modern mainstream and of chordal improvisation. He digs into these songs and comes up with consistently fresh and swinging ideas".[4]

Track listing

  1. "D & E" (Milt Jackson) – 14:03
  2. "Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) – 7:25
  3. "Jo Vull Que M'Acariciis" (Tete Montoliu) – 11:46 Bonus track on CD
  4. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) – 13:22
  5. "Blue Bossa" (Kenny Dorham) – 8:14
  6. "Theme" (Montoliu) – 0:29

Personnel

References

  1. SteepleChase Records discography, accessed June 19, 2017
  2. Tete Montoliu discography, accessed June 19, 2017
  3. SteepleChase Productions ApS, accessed June 19, 2017
  4. 4.0 4.1 Yanow, Scott. Tete Montoliu: Catalonian Nights Vol. 1 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1030. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.