Tete Montoliu
Tete Montoliu (March 28, 1933 - August 24, 1997) was a Catalan jazz pianist… Read Full Bio ↴Tete Montoliu (March 28, 1933 - August 24, 1997) was a Catalan jazz pianist, whose real name was Vicenç Montoliu i Massana.
He was born blind, in the Eixample district of Barcelona, and died in the same city. He was the only son of Vicenç Montoliu (a professional musician) and Àngela Massana, a jazz enthusiast, who encouraged her son to study piano and in 1944 engaged his piano teacher, Petri Palou. Before that, Montoliu had his first piano lessons with Enric Mas at the private school for blind children that he attended from 1939–1944.
From 1946 till 1953 he studied music at the Conservatori Superior de Música de Barcelona, where he met his first jam session fellows.
Don Byas arrived in Barcelona 1947 and introduced Tete to the Bebop style.
On March 13, 1956 he met the vibraphonist Lionel Hampton in a jam session in Barcelona. Montoliu toured with Hampton through Spain and France and recorded Jazz flamenco.
He was born blind, in the Eixample district of Barcelona, and died in the same city. He was the only son of Vicenç Montoliu (a professional musician) and Àngela Massana, a jazz enthusiast, who encouraged her son to study piano and in 1944 engaged his piano teacher, Petri Palou. Before that, Montoliu had his first piano lessons with Enric Mas at the private school for blind children that he attended from 1939–1944.
From 1946 till 1953 he studied music at the Conservatori Superior de Música de Barcelona, where he met his first jam session fellows.
Don Byas arrived in Barcelona 1947 and introduced Tete to the Bebop style.
On March 13, 1956 he met the vibraphonist Lionel Hampton in a jam session in Barcelona. Montoliu toured with Hampton through Spain and France and recorded Jazz flamenco.
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Tete Montoliu Lyrics
Ask Me Now If you could see me now, you'd know how blue…
Body and Soul My heart is sad and lonely For you I sigh, for…
Come Sunday Ooh Lord, dear Lord above, God almighty, God of love, pl…
don't blame me Ever since the lucky night I found you I've hung around…
Here's That Rainy Day Maybe I should have saved those left over dreams Funny, but…
How Long Has This Been Going On As a tot, when I trotted in little velvet panties, I…
I Fall in Love Too Easily I fall in love too easily, I fall in love…
I'll Remember April This lovely day will lengthen into evening We'll sigh goodb…
If you could see me now If you could see me now, you'd know how blue…
Rainy Day Maybe I should have saved those left over dreams Funny, but…
Sophisticated Lady Sophisticated lady tryin' to change my ways Just because you…
Speak Low Speak low when you speak, love, Our summer day withers away …
Stardust And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the…
Sweet Georgia Fame No gal made has got a shade on sweet Georgia…
The Man I Love I fall in love too easily, I fall in love…
Where Are You You are too beautiful, my dear, to be true And I…
You Go To My Head You go to my head And you linger like a haunting…