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Ted Curson

Born: Jun 3, 1935 in Philadelphia, PA

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Genre: Jazz

Styles: Avant-Garde, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz

Biography: An excellent and flexible trumpeter, Ted Curson will always be best-known for his work with Charles Mingus' 1960 quartet (which also included Eric Dolphy and Dannie Richmond). He studied at Granoff Musical Conservatory; moved to New York in 1956; played in New York with Mal Waldron, Red Garland, and ...Read full biography

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Pop Wine

Released: 1998

Label: Futura

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This Futura CD issue of vanguard trumpet legend Ted Curson with the Georges Arvanitas Trio in a Paris studio is one of those very special dates where everything seems to go right. Curson is in excellent ...Read full review

Ted Curson Plays Fire Down Below

Released: 1962

Label: Fantasy Inc.

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The main fault of this otherwise superior CD reissue is that there are only 31 minutes of music. Trumpeter Ted Curson, who by the early '60s had his own distinctive sound and an advanced yet accessible ...Read full review

More Ted Curson albums: Main Albums (17), Singles & EPs (1)

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