This aptly named set was recorded on November 28, 1972, in Barcelona, Spain. Although many of Ben Webster's European sessions suffered when compared to his American ones, this outing is one of the exceptions, due in no small part to the fluid piano work of Tete Montoliu. Supported by a rhythm section of Eric Peter on bass and Peer Wyboris on drums, both Webster and Montoliu have plenty of room to breathe, and the result is a wonderful and pleasant set highlighted by the opening track, "Ben's Blues," and an easy, elegant version of "Sweet Georgia Brown." Webster's trademark breathy tenor sax tone is in full supply here, but the real revelation is Montoliu, who proves to be a marvelous jazz pianist, making Gentle Ben somewhat of an overlooked gem.

The blind pianist Tete Montoliu was a marvel to listen to, though most of his recordings were made for European labels which were poorly distributed in the U.S. This 1977 solo effort for Timeless finds him in top form. A pair of his original compositions are thinly disguised (but enjoyable) reworkings of standards, including "Yellow Dolphin Street" (adapted from "On Green Dolphin Street") and "I Hate You" (from Cole Porter's "I Love You"). But the pianist more than does justice to two great jazz ballads: Duke Ellington's "Come Sunday" and Tadd Dameron's "If You Could See Me Now." The highlight of the date may very well be his dazzling composition "Napoleon." Although this may be one of Tete Montoliu's more obscure recordings, it is also one of his finest.

Tete Montoliu's fourth CD for Steeplechase is primarily a fun-filled trio date with bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath, frequent collaborators with the blind pianist.

Reedición del álbum de “Temas Brasileños” grabado por Tete Montoliu en el Casino de la Aliança del Poble Nou de Barcelona el año 1973, donde nos deleita con esa fusión de nueva música brasileña y jazz, versionando clásicos de Jobim, Baden Powell, de Nascimento o Mendonça como ‘Orfeo Negro’, ‘La chica de Ipanema’, Corcovado’ o ‘Desafinado’ entre otros. El cuarteto lo completa Pedro Díaz a las tumbas, Miguel Angel Lizandra a la batería y Alberto Moraleda al bajo.