Ted Curson

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
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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