Piano for Nuria

1968 studio album by Tete Montoliu

Piano for Nuria

Studio album by

Tete Montoliu

Released| 1968
Recorded| 1968
Studio| MPS Studio, Villingen, Germany
Genre| Jazz
Length| 36:28
Label| SABA
SB 15 163 ST
Producer| Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer
Tete Montoliu chronology
| Tete Montoliu Presenta Elia Fleta
(1966)  | Piano for Nuria
(1968)  | Tete Montoliu Interpreta a Serrat
(1969)

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Piano for Nuria is an album by pianist Tete Montoliu recorded in 1968 and released on the German label, SABA.[1][2]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]

Ken Dryden of AllMusic stated: "The opening track is a startling original blues by Montoliu that mixes the flavor of Monk's dissonance with the Catalonian's own furious hard bop technique. Trunk contributed both the bluesy waltz 'Tranquillogy' and the unpredictable 'Visca l'Ampurda,' which must have been a challenge to learn. Montoliu's approach to standards like 'Alone Together' and 'Speak Low' is more typical, while he tackles 'I Surrender, Dear' as a solo. Unlike most recordings issued by Brunner-Schwer, the piano on this CD seems out of tune and slightly overmodulated, giving it a somewhat brittle sound. But Montoliu's breathtaking performances are able to overcome these minor blemishes".[3]

## Track listing

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1. "Blues For Nuria" (Tete Montoliu) – 6:01
2. "Tranquillogy" (Peter Trunk) – 5:02
3. "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 5:40
4. "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill) – 4:17
5. "Visca L'Ampurda" (Trunk) – 5:43
6. "I Surrender Dear" (Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford) – 5:15
7. "Stable Mates" (Benny Golson) – 4:20

## Personnel

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* Tete Montoliu – piano
* Peter Trunk – bass (tracks 1-5 & 7)
* Albert Heath – drums (tracks 1-5 & 7)

## References

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1. ^ SABA/MPS Records discography. Retrieved June 19, 2017
2. ^ Tete Montoliu discography. Retrieved June 19, 2017
3. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Tete Montoliu: Piano for Nuria – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2017.

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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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