Beyond Sketches of Spain: Tete Montoliu and the Construction of Iberian Jazz eBook

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Few musicians shaped Iberian jazz more than pianist Vicenç “Tete” Montoliu i Massana (1933-97). Fascinated by the modernist aesthetics of mid-century jazz, Montoliu was known for a carefully crafted mix of lyricism and dissonance, a penchant for discordant crashes, and a development of highly original compositions. Over the course of his career, he boasted some 100 recordings spanning Denmark, Germany, Holland, Spain, and the United States, and performed with the most notable jazz luminaries including Lionel Hampton, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Dexter Gordon, and Archie Shepp. In drawing from the Black American jazz form, Montoliu fashioned an adjacent critical space shaped by his experiences as a Catalan and a person with congenital visual impairment living under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco.Beyond Sketches of Spain: Tete Montoliu and the Construction of Iberian Jazz explores the artist’s life, musical production, and international reception within a cultural studies framework, invoking Fumi Okiji’s notion of gathering in difference. In its investigation of this impressive and often overlooked transnational jazz legend, the book moves beyond mere sketches of Spanish nationhood, challenges conventional scholarly narratives, and recovers links between the United States, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, and Europe.

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Beyond Sketches of Spain: Tete Montoliu and the Construction of Iberian Jazz is written by Benjamin Fraser and published by Oxford University Press. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for Beyond Sketches of Spain are 9780197549308, 0197549306 and the print ISBNs are 9780197549285, 0197549284. Additional ISBNs for this eTextbook include 9780197549292.