Lunch in L.A.

Lunch in L.A.
Lunch in L.A.
Studio album by Tete Montoliu
Released	1980
Recorded	October 2, 1979 at Contemporary Records Studio in Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	54:11
Label	Contemporary; SJP 107
Producer	John Koenig
Tete Montoliu chronology

Lunch in L.A. is a solo album by pianist Tete Montoliu (with one duet with Chick Corea) recorded in 1979 and released on the Contemporary label.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[5]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated: "For what was probably his only session for an American label, the great pianist Tete Montoliu is heard in top form... Excellent playing".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Tete Montoliu, except as indicated

"Airegin" (Sonny Rollins) – 3:48
"Blues Before Lunch" – 7:03
"I Want to Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine) – 12:22
"Put Your Little Foot Right Out" (Larry Spier) – 9:30
"Blues After Lunch" – 5:41
"Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 7:07
"Margareta" (Perry Robinson) – 8:40

Personnel

Tete Montoliu – piano
Chick Corea – piano (track 4)

References

^ Contemporary Records discography, accessed May 6, 2015
^ Tete Montoliu discography, accessed May 6, 2015
^ Concord Music Group: album details, accessed June 22, 2017
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Tete Montoliu: Lunch in L.A. – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 147. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[1] Contemporary Records discography, accessed May 6, 2015

[2] Tete Montoliu discography, accessed May 6, 2015

[3] Concord Music Group: album details, accessed June 22, 2017

[Allmusic-4] Yanow, Scott. Tete Montoliu: Lunch in L.A. – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 6, 2015.

[RSJRG-5] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 147. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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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)