In the Dark

Pianist Tete Montoliou was born in 1933 in the Eixample district of Barcelona (where I am staying right now). Blind from birth, he had a brilliant career in jazz, both as accompanist and soloist, in a wide range of styles, until his death in 1997 but is far less well known than he should be. Here’s an example of his work as a soloist, on the John Coltrane classic Giant Steps.

P.S. If this reminds you of the movement Ondine from the piano suite Gaspard de la Nuit by Maurice Ravel then that’s not a coincidence.

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