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Tete Montoliu

1933 - 1997

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Vicenç Montoliu i Massana, better known as Tete Montoliu (28 March 1933 – 24 August 1997) was a Spanish jazz pianist from Catalonia, Spain. Born blind, he learnt braille music at age seven. His styles varied from hard bop, through Afro-Cuban, world fusion, to post bop. He recorded with Lionel Hampton in 1956 and played with saxophonist Roland Kirk in 1963. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tete Montoliu is the 1,305th most popular musician (down from 1,060th in 2019), the 1,422nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,267th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Spanish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Tete Montoliu ranks 1,305 out of 3,175. Before him are Danny Carey, John Abercrombie, Anouar Brahem, Barry Hay, Bernard Sumner, and Kenny Burrell. After him are Viktoria Mullova, Nancy Wilson, Jan Johansson, Michael Moran, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, and Bonnie Raitt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Tete Montoliu ranks 340. Before him are Leonid Kharitonov, Dumitru Pârvulescu, Sven-Olov Sjödelius, Jimmy Murray, Mark Zakharov, and Jimmy T. Murakami. After him are Tsai Chin, Jean Vuarnet, Radivoje Ognjanović, Ford Konno, Jerry Buss, and Per Wästberg. Among people deceased in 1997, Tete Montoliu ranks 206. Before him are Kathy Acker, Luigi Cantone, Juzo Itami, Chūhei Nambu, Ivan Yarygin, and Robert Pinget. After him are Roger Marche, Voldemar Väli, Bobby Helms, Josef Pieper, Billy Bremner, and Georges Guétary.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Tete Montoliu ranks 1,422 out of 3,355. Before him are Alfonso Pérez (1972), Juan de la Cueva (1543), Rosa Sensat (1873), Manuel García-Prieto, 1st Marquess of Alhucemas (1859), Paul Naschy (1934), and Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo (null). After him are Ramón María Narváez, 1st Duke of Valencia (1800), Maribel Verdú (1970), Juan Santisteban (1936), Adrián Campos (1960), Carmen Machi (1963), and Almudena Grandes (1960).

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Among MUSICIANS In Spain

Among musicians born in Spain, Tete Montoliu ranks 17. Before him are Ricardo Viñes (1875), Paco Ibáñez (1934), Nicanor Zabaleta (1907), Manny Charlton (1941), Sabicas (1912), and Enrique Fernández Arbós (1863). After him are Pepe Romero (1944), Paco Peña (1942), José María Ventura Casas (1817), Tomatito (1958), José Antonio Labordeta (1935), and Mikel Herzog (1960).

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