The Music I Like to Play, Vol. 3
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Artist: | Tete Montoliu |
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Release date: | 1990 |
Genre: | Jazz, Bop |
Tracks: | 11 |
Duration: | 47:14 |
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Tracks
[Edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | No Chaser Straight | 4:56 |
2. | Reflections | 7:02 |
3. | In Walked Bud | 3:31 |
4. | Misterioso | 4:32 |
5. | You Needn't Well | 3:31 |
6. | April In Paris | 4:38 |
7. | Let's Call This | 3:58 |
8. | Sweet and Lovely | 5:01 |
9. | Blues Five Spot | 3:27 |
10. | Monk's Mood | 3:54 |
11. | Rhythm-a-Ning | 2:44 |
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[Edit]The third of Tete Montoliu's four CDs of piano solos for Soul Note is a tribute to Thelonious Monk, not only covering nine of Monk's compositions, but also a pair of standards the late pianist enjoyed playing from time to time. Montoliu's approach to the keyboard is hardly a slavish adaptation of Monk's style, though there are some obvious influences, and as liner note writer Art Lange points out, he owes a debt to Bud Powell as well. He opens the CD with an uncredited chorus or so of the elegantly played "Jackie-Ing" before launching into overdrive for "Straight, No Chaser"; likewise, his daredevil approach to the furiously played "Well, You Needn't" is a treat. His disguised introduction to "Let's Call This" plays with the listener's ears, and he plays a modified form of stride in "Blues Five Spot." He also stretches the boundaries of the two standards "Sweet and Lovely" and "April in Paris" in a playful way worthy of Monk. It's a pity that Montoliu only recorded one more studio session as a leader following this productive date, but all of the late blind pianist's releases from his final years are well worth acquiring.