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Actually Billy Brooks recorded in a few discs with Tete Montoliu back in the 60´s. -both "A tot jazz" sessions for the Spanish label Concentric in 1965 (though in many sources such as Lord, Peer Wyboris has been listed in "A tot jazz 1" wrongly). -the two 1965 sessions with Núria Feliu. Here´s the discographical data (as it will be included in Mike Fitzgerald´s www.jazzdiscography.com site): -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: early November 1965 Location: Barcelona, Spain Label: Edigsa Booker Ervin, Núria Feliu (ldr), Tete Montoliu (p), Eric Peter (b), Billy Brooks (d), Núria Feliu (v) a. Willow Weep For Me - 03:25 (Ann Ronell) Edigsa LP 12": CM 119 - Núria Feliu With Booker Ervin b. Lover Man - 05:01 (Roger 'Ram' Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman) Edigsa LP 12": CM 119 - Núria Feliu With Booker Ervin c. Misty - 04:56 (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke) All titles on: - PDI CD: 80.4467 - Tete Montoliu & Núria Feliu 1965-1990 (1997) Omit Booker Ervin (ldr) on c. Sometimes incorrectly dated as from 1966. Possibly recorded in late October 1965. Engineer: Francesc Batlle Catalan titles are: a. Soc com un desmai b. De dalt estant c. Tot es gris -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: November 12, 1965 Location: Barcelona, Spain Label: Edigsa Booker Ervin, Núria Feliu (ldr), Booker Ervin (ts), Tete Montoliu (p), Eric Peter (b), Billy Brooks (d), Núria Feliu (v) a. Lullaby Of Birdland - 02:21 (George Shearing) Edigsa LP 12": CM 119 - Núria Feliu With Booker Ervin PDI CD: 80.4467 - Tete Montoliu & Núria Feliu 1965-1990 (1997) b. Bye Bye Blackbird (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson) c. Bye Bye Blackbird - 03:46 (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson) Edigsa LP 12": CM 119 - Núria Feliu With Booker Ervin PDI CD: 80.4467 - Tete Montoliu & Núria Feliu 1965-1990 (1997) d. Fine And Dandy - 02:16 (Paul James, Kay Swift) Edigsa LP 12": CM 119 - Núria Feliu With Booker Ervin PDI CD: 80.4467 - Tete Montoliu & Núria Feliu 1965-1990 (1997) Sometimes incorrectly dated as from 1966. Engineer: Francesc Batlle Catalan titles are: a. El país del ocells b.c. Vés I perde't d. Soc l'estrella -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was a marvellous recording (kinda strange, but very nice for my tastes). All songs were standards traslated, adapted and rearranged by Jaume Picas and J.M. Andreu and sung in Catalan by Núria Feliu. Some more tracks were recorded with Booker Ervin, this time without Núria Feliu around that time: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: ca. 1966 Location: Barcelona, Spain Label: Edigsa Booker Ervin (ldr), Booker Ervin (ts), Tete Montoliu (p), Eric Peter (b), Billy Brooks (d) a. Yesterdays (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) b. Scoochee Coochee (Booker Ervin) c. Just Friends (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) d. Booker's Blues (Booker Ervin) All titles on: - Edigsa LP 12": CM 119 - Núria Feliu With Booker Ervin - Edigsa CD: 80.2989 - Jazz A Catalunya Possibly recorded at or around the time of the November 12, 1965 session of Booker Ervin with Núria Feliu. Engineer possibly Francesc Batlle. d. listed as El Blues D'En Booker on issues. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And in the Antibes Jazz Festival (1966), there´s a recording leaded by Anita O´Day, with Tete Montoliu (p) and Eric Peter (b). Many sources list Billy Brooks as drummer, but Anita O´Day announces [John Poole].

It´s been a long time since I gave this one a spin. I´ll play it today. Thanks for bringing this one up to light!

I was mainly a lurker in the old BNBB. When it crashed, I joined AAJ and organissimo almost at the same time, but was a more frequent poster at AAJ for some months (don´t ask me why, I simply had to choose one!). Then, and basically because most of the posters whose knowledge I was more interested in, were hard core members here, I decided to change my main board (and the home page on my computer, be sure!). And that´s all for now! ...though I have recently discovered a couple of Spanish jazz forums (both of them quite interesting!), and though it´s much easier for me to post in Spanish than in this strange Shakespeare´s language... THIS WILL BE MY JAZZ CYBER-HOME FOREVER!

At last we got a good picture of you without clothes...

As far as beer was concerned it was cold turkey when I was around. Red wine - and some more - it was! I should have supposed... BTW: I´m still waiting for some recommendations on those Languedoc wines from you... Maybe I should start a wine thread here! (though during summer I reduce drastically my wine consuming, not having a good "cava" for it at home: I hate 30º Celsius red wines... )

BTW: do vocalists count here? If so, I´d go with Sheila Jordan....

Tete Montoliu has a very peculiar tone, very percussive. But I´m not sure if I would recognize him by his tone or, as John L said, for the phrasing and the notes he chose, played with "that" tone. I think Ben Webster is a good example of a very recognizable player with just one (well, maybe a few) notes, specially in his later years.

Rooster, welcome back! Couw has been holidaying and is now heading back home slowly. Saw him when he was in Paris. He did not look depressed to me Surely you left a long row of empty glasses of beer behind you...

... in the Nessa LP 12": N 13 ... but there´s also a LP on the Spanish Ensayo label (Ensayo LP 12": ENY-35) and it´s called "Soul´s nite out", as the CD reissue (Ensayo CD: ENY-CD-9774)

Another great for that disc. I´m currently listening to it and it´s a gem, IMHO. Lucky T plays soprano on 6 tracks and tenor on 4. I´d point out a beautiful version of "Body and soul" on soprano, and his originals. BTW: I have the 1999 Ensayo CD reissue:

Up!

I´m sure that, if my wife would ever know this, she would think you´re a very baaaaaaaaad influence! She hates me each time a big black box comes...

And again, thanks to all those who are contributing to this project! There are guys I didn´t even know, sending us mails with additional material (lists of releases, discographical data for broadcasts, private sessions, live dates...). THANK YOU!

You´re welcome! As I´m listening to it now, I will recommend another weakness of mine: "Blues for myself", a 1977 date recorded for the Spanish "Ensayo" label. It´s a wonderful trio date with Wyboris (d) and Peter (b), that shows Tete´s mastery in playing the blues. Oh, that "Blues for Llorach" really moves me....

12 new additions to my ever-growing Tete Montoliu collection (for a few of them I previously had a CDR but wanted to contribute to the Tete Montoliu estate ): -Momentos inolvidables de una vida 1965-1992 Fresh Sound Records (65-92). Bought this 2 CD compilation though I previously had almost, if not all, the material included, because it has a 24 booklet I needed to read for our discographical work (not that interesting at the end) and a complete list of releases (this was really interesting) -Songs for love Enja 1971 -Lush life SteepleChase 1971 -Boleros Ensayo 1975 -Temas brasileños Ensayo 1973 -Temas hispanoamericanos Ensayo 1973 -Tête à Tete SteepleChase 1976 -Live at the Keystone Corner Timeless 1979 -Catalonian fire SteepleChase 1974 -Soul´s nite out Ensayo 1970 (actually, this is a Lucky T date) -Charlie Mariano with the Tete Montoliu trio: It´s standard time vol.1 Fresh Sound Records 1989 (I hadn´t managed to get this one so far) -Tete Montoliu interpreta a Serrat Fresh Sound Records 1969 One more step in my completist Milky Way! (though I´m still very far from Gordokae...) Oh, and don´t ask me how much some of them did cost me!

For me it´s Johnny Hodges.

BIG THANX! (reply sent)

Charles: It´s hard to pick just a few recordings, but I´ll try to pick some: -for his solo recordings, you could start with the two volumes of the Boston Concert (released on SteepleChase) -in a trio format, among my favorites are the three volumes also released on SteepleChase called "Catalonian Nights" with John Heard and Tootie Heath -and as for his output as a sideman, I have a love affair with a date called "Gentle Ben" (Ensayo, 1972). Beautiful music with Ben Webster in the leader role, Tete, Peer Wyboris and Eric Peter.

Don´t give´em ideas...

Tete Montoliu - A Spanish treasure (Concord), via e-bay for a very reasonable price (including shipping): $6.99

And here´s one more I´ve found: 1952 Gay Crosse and His Good Humor Six James Robertson (tp) John Coltrane (as, ts) Gay Crosse (ts, vo) Charles Ross (p) John Latham (b) Charles `Specs' Wright (d) Philadelphia, PA, January 19, 1952 GC1 Fat Sam from Birmingham Gotham 279 7GC1 Fat Sam from Birmingham (alt. take) Gotham 7279, Krazy Kat [E] KK 838 Bitter Sweet private tape 7GC2 - Gotham 7279, Rhino R2 71255 GC2 Bitter Sweet (alt. take) Gotham 279 Slow and East private tape No Better for You - * Gay Crosse Sextet (Gotham 279) * Fat Sam from Birmingham/Bittersweet / Gay Crosse (Gotham 7279) * Stompin' with Bill / various artists (Krazy Kat [E] KK 838) * The Last Giant / The John Coltrane Anthology (Rhino R2 71255)

Perhaps some of these recordings are covered by the above posts, but are these reasonably easily available? I've never seen them anywhere, although I have come across the Rhino set (but didn't get it as I have all but the two early tracks). I´m afraid you won´t find any release for the first two: 1945 Jimmy Johnson Big Band Henry Beckett, Henry Glover, Mose Williams (tp) Miff Cooper, Gino Murray (tb) John Coltrane, Calvin Marshall (as) Benny Golson (ts) Ray Bryant (p) Tommy Bryant (b) Jimmy Johnson (d) Philadelphia, PA, middle 1945 unknown titles rejected U.S. Navy Band John Coltrane (cl, as) Hawaii, December, 1945-July, 1946 unknown titles rejected And for the rest, I don´t know about its availability, but here´s the discographical information: 1946 Dexter Culbertson's U.S. Navy Band Dexter Culbertson (tp) John Coltrane (as) Norman Poulshock (p) Willie Stader (b) Joe Theimer (d) Benny Thomas (vo, 1,4,5,7) Hawaii, July 13, 1946 1. Embraceable You 4 SP discs, not numberd 2. Ornithology - 3. Sweet Miss - 4. It's Only a Paper Moon - 5. Sweet Lorraine - 6. Koko 4 SP discs, not numberd, VideoArts Music [J] VAVJ 165 7. Now's the Time 4 SP discs, not numberd 8. Hot House 4 SP discs, not numberd, Rhino R2 71255 * Dexter Culbertson (4 SP discs, not numberd) * The World According to John Coltrane (VideoArts Music [J] VAVJ 165) * The Last Giant / The John Coltrane Anthology (Rhino R2 71255) 1949 Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra Willie Cook, Don Slaughter, Elmon Wright (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Matthew Gee, Charles Greenlee, Sam Hurt (tb) John Coltrane, Jimmy Heath (as) Paul Gonsalves, Jesse Powell (ts) Al Gibson (brs) John Acea (p) John Collins (g) Al McKibbon (b) Charles `Specs' Wright (d) Tiny Irvin (vo) NYC, November 21, 1949 4316 Say When Capitol M 11059, Capitol [J] CR 8084 4317 Tally Ho - 4318 You Stole My Wife, You Horse Thief - 4319 I Can't Remember Capitol [J] CR 8084 * Strictly Be Bop / Dizzy Gillespie (Capitol M 11059) * Jazz of the Forties - Hot VS Cool / Dizzy Gillespie, Lennie Tristano (Capitol [J] CR 8084) 1950 Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra Willie Cook, Don Slaughter, Elmon Wright (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Matthew Gee, Charles Greenlee, Sam Hurt (tb) John Coltrane, Jimmy Heath (as) Paul Gonsalves, Jesse Powell (ts) Al Gibson (brs) John Acea (p) Floyd Smith (g) Al McKibbon (b) Charles `Specs' Wright (d) Carlos Duchesne (cga) Francisco Pozo (bgo) Joe Carroll, Tiny Irvin (vo) NYC, January 9, 1950 4330 Coast to Coast Capitol M 11059, Capitol [J] CR 8084 4331 Carambola Capitol [J] CR 8084 4332 Oo-La-La Capitol M 11059, Capitol [J] CR 8084 4333 Honeysuckle Rose Capitol [J] CR 8084 * Strictly Be Bop / Dizzy Gillespie (Capitol M 11059) * Jazz of the Forties - Hot VS Cool / Dizzy Gillespie, Lennie Tristano (Capitol [J] CR 8084) Dizzy Gillespie Sextet Dizzy Gillespie (tp) John Coltrane, Jimmy Heath (as) Milt Jackson (vib) Percy Heath (b) Charles `Specs' Wright (d) Chicago, IL, middle 1950 Nice Work If You Can Get It private tape A Night in Tunisia - Emanon - 1951 Dizzy Gillespie Sextet Dizzy Gillespie (tp) John Coltrane (as, ts) Milt Jackson (vib, p) Kenny Burrell (g) Percy Heath (b) Carl ``Kansas'' Fields (d) Fred Strong (vo) Detroit, MI, March 1, 1951 4010 We Love to Boogie Regent MG 6043, Savoy MG 12204, Rhino R2 71255 4015 Tin Tin Deo Dee Gee 3601, Savoy MG 12047 4020 Birks' Works - * School Days / Dizzy Gillespie (Regent MG 6043) * Dizzy Gillespie - Milt Jackson - Joe Carroll (Savoy MG 12204) * The Last Giant / The John Coltrane Anthology (Rhino R2 71255) * Tin Tin Deo/Birks' Works / Dizzy Gillespie (Dee Gee 3601) * The Champ / Dizzy Gillespie (Savoy MG 12047)

Wow, Mike, collaborating with you would be a pleasure!!! I´ll send you an email later. EDIT: message sent