Lush Life is a solo album by pianist Tete Montoliu recorded in 1971 and released on the Danish label SteepleChase in 1986.SteepleChase Records discography, accessed June 19, 2017Tete Montoliu discography, accessed June 19, 2017SteepleChase Productions ApS, accessed June 19, 2017
Reception
Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote: "This set finds the great pianist Tete Montoliu performing his fresh and virtuosic interpretations of six standards, plus two versions of Perry Robinson's "Margareta" and his own original 'Dia Inolvidabli'. A typically excellent and swinging set".
Track listing "Airegin" (Sonny Rollins) - 2:44 "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 6:04 "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 5:34 "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) - 5:58 "Margareta" [take 1] (Perry Robinson) - 4:22 "Dia Inolvidabli" (Tete Montoliu) - 4:47 "Margareta" [take 2] (Robinson) - 5:36 "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 4:54 "Imagination" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 5:17
Personnel Tete Montoliu – piano
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