Catalonian Nights Vol. 1

Catalonian Nights Vol. 1
Catalonian Nights Vol. 1
Live album by Tete Montoliu
Released	1981
Recorded	May 30, 1980
Venue	Zeleste Club, Barcelona, Spain
Genre	Jazz
Length	55:18
Label	SteepleChase; SCS 1148
Producer	Nils Winther
Tete Montoliu chronology

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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[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

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

Personnel

References

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

[1] SteepleChase Records discography, accessed June 19, 2017

[2] Tete Montoliu discography, accessed June 19, 2017

[3] SteepleChase Productions ApS, accessed June 19, 2017

[Allmusic-4] Yanow, Scott. Tete Montoliu: Catalonian Nights Vol. 1 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2017.

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1030. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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v t e Tete Montoliu
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	A Tot Jazz (1965) A Tot Jazz/2 (1965) Tete Montoliu Presenta Elia Fleta (1966) Piano for Nuria (1968) Body & Soul (1971) Lush Life (1971) Songs for Love (1971) That's All (1971) Catalonian Fire (1974) Music for Perla (1974) Tete! (1974) Tête à Tete (1976) Tootie's Tempo (1976) Words of Love (1976) Blues for Myself (1977) Boleros (1977) Catalonian Folksongs (1977) Meditation (with George Coleman, 1977) Secret Love (1977) Yellow Dolphin Street (1977) Live at the Keystone Corner (1979) Lunch in L.A. (1979) Boston Concert (1980) I Wanna Talk About You (1980) Catalonian Nights Vol. 1 (1980) Catalonian Nights Vol. 2 (1980) Catalonian Nights Vol. 3 (1980) Face to Face (with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, 1982) Carmina (1984) The Music I Like to Play Vol. 1 (1986) The Music I Like to Play Vol. 2 (1986) The Music I Like to Play Vol. 3 (1990) The Music I Like to Play Vol. 4 (1990) The Man from Barcelona (1990) A Spanish Treasure (1991) Catalonian Rhapsody (1992)
With Dexter Gordon	Billie's Bounce (1964) Cheese Cake (1964) I Want More (1964) It's You or No One (1964) King Neptune (1964) Love for Sale (1964) Bouncin' with Dex (1975)
With others	In the Tradition (with Anthony Braxton, 1974) In the Tradition Volume 2 (with Anthony Braxton, 1974) Steps Up (with Eddie Harris, 1981) Dog Years in the Fourth Ring (1963) Kirk in Copenhagen (with Roland Kirk, 1963) The House I Live In (wih Archie Shepp & Lars Gullin, 1963)