Lunch in L.A.

1980 studio album by Tete Montoliu

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
| Live at the Keystone Corner
(1979)  | Lunch in L.A.
(1980)  | Boston Concert
(1980)

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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

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Professional ratingsReview 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

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All compositions by Tete Montoliu, except as indicated

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

## Personnel

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

## References

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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
4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Tete Montoliu: Lunch in L.A. – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
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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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)

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