Barney Wilen Quartet feat. Tete Montoliu - Grenoble '88

2-CD Digipack Edition

Elemental Music proudly presents a previously unissued concert by the Barney Wilen Quartet featuring the Spanish jazz legend Tete Montoliu, live at the Grenoble Jazz Festival, February 12, 1988. ALL TRACKS PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED!! AVAILABLE ON DELUXE 2CD DIGIPACK SET AND LIMITED 180-GRAM GATEFOLD EDITION. INCLUDING SPECIAL ANNOTATIONS BY ASHLEY KHAN, PHILIPPE VINCENT (JAZZ MAGAZINE), RICCARDO DEL FRA & PATRICK WILEN. THE 2CD VERSION INCLUDES ALSO A 24-PAGE BOOKLET WITH FULL TEXTS IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH.

Tracklist:

CD 1: Total Time: 48:44

1. L’ÂME DES POÈTES [Duet: Wilen-Del Fra] 9:53
2. BILLIE’S BOUNCE 7:50
3. ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT 8:47
4. SUMMERTIME 8:34
5. MEDLEY: IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND [Montoliu unaccompanied piano] / INVITATION [Trio: Montoliu-Del Fra-Scott] 13:40

CD 2: Total Time: 49:16

1. ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE 8:29
2. LA VALSE DES LILAS 5:46
3. MEDLEY: SOUS LE CIEL DE PARIS / AUTUMN LEAVES (LES FEUILLES MORTES) 12:21
4. BLUES FOR DN 5:24
5. SCRAPPLE FROM THE APPLE 9:19
6. SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME 7:58

Personnel:

BARNEY WILEN: TENOR & SOPRANO SAX, TETE MONTOLIU: PIANO, RICCARDO DEL FRA: BASS, AARON SCOTT: DRUMS.

Credits:

RECORDED LIVE AT THE GRENOBLE JAZZ FESTIVAL, GRENOBLE, FRANCE, FEBRUARY 12, 1988.

PRODUCED BY JORDI SOLEY ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: PATRICK WILEN  

“Making musical history is rarely a conscious act; certainly not in jazz. One can imagine the four making their way back to their hotel that evening, thinking of anything but the concert they had just performed, maybe meeting for a nightcap in the lobby bar and then departing separately in the morning for their next gigs. Maybe Wilen and Montoliu said there final goodbyes at breakfast that morning.” Ashley Kahn, August 2020.

“To my knowledge, Barney Wilen and Tete Montoliu had never played together before. The uniqueness of the event gives it even more flavor.” Philippe Vincent, JAZZ MAGAZINE.  

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