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Ted Curson

January 01, 1970

Theodore Curson (June 3, 1935 – November 4, 2012) was an American jazz trumpeter.[1][2]

Ted Curson
Ted Curson in Turku, Finland, July 2009
Background information
Born(1935-06-03)June 3, 1935
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedNovember 4, 2012(2012-11-04) (aged 77)
Montclair, New Jersey
GenresJazz, avant-garde jazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Trumpet
Years active1955–2012
LabelsPrestige, Fontana, Atlantic, Freedom, Futura, Marge, Trident, Whynot, Inner City, Chiaroscuro

Life and career edit

Curson was born in Philadelphia.[1] He became interested in playing trumpet after watching a newspaper salesman play a silver trumpet.[3] Curson's father, however, wanted him to play alto saxophone like Louis Jordan.[3] When he was ten, he gained his first trumpet.[3]

He attended Granoff School of Music in Philadelphia.[4] At the suggestion of Miles Davis, he moved to New York in 1956.[1] He performed and recorded with Cecil Taylor in the late 1950s and early 1960s.[1][5] His composition "Tears for Dolphy" has been used in numerous films.[6][7][8] He was featured in a profile on composer Graham Collier in the 1985 Channel 4 documentary 'Hoarded Dreams' [9]

He was a familiar face in Finland, having performed at the Pori Jazz festival every year since it began in 1966.[2] In 2007, he performed at Finland's Independence Day Ball at the invitation of president Tarja Halonen.[10]

A longtime resident of Montclair, New Jersey,[11] Curson died from a heart attack in the township on November 4, 2012.[2]

Discography edit

As leader edit

As sideman edit

With Bill Barron

With Charles Mingus

With Cecil Taylor

With others

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Wynn, Ron (1994). Ron Wynn (ed.). All Music Guide to Jazz. Allmusic. M. Erlewine, V. Bogdanov. San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books. p. 183. ISBN 0-87930-308-5.
  2. ^ a b c Gustafsson, Sari (2012-11-04). "Pori Jazzin legenda Ted Curson kuoli". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Lehtikuva.
  3. ^ a b c Allen, Clifford (2005-06-02). "Ted Curson: Atypical Ted". Allaboutjazz.com. All About Jazz. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  4. ^ Biography at AllMusic (web version)
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (Eighth ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 1267. ISBN 0-14-102327-9.
  6. ^ "Ted Curson". ATPFestival.com. All Tomorrow's Parties. 2005. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
  7. ^ Gilchrist, Todd (2006-03-20). "Teorema". IGN.com. IGN Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
  8. ^ Teorema at IMDb  
  9. ^ https://www.bright-thoughts.co.uk/hoarded-dreams.html Hoarded Dreams documentary website
  10. ^ "The President's Independence Day Reception on 6 December 2007". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
  11. ^ , The Star-Ledger, September 28, 2003, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 27, 2008. Accessed September 15, 2017. "Ted Curson -- Long-time Montclair resident Curson is a bold trumpeter who has performed and/or recorded with Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy, Andrew Hill, Cecil Taylor and the Spirit of Life Ensemble."

External links edit

January 01, 1970
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Theodore Curson June 3 1935 November 4 2012 was an American jazz trumpeter 1 2 Ted CursonTed Curson in Turku Finland July 2009Background informationBorn 1935 06 03 June 3 1935Philadelphia Pennsylvania U S DiedNovember 4 2012 2012 11 04 aged 77 Montclair New JerseyGenresJazz avant garde jazzOccupation s MusicianInstrument s TrumpetYears active1955 2012LabelsPrestige Fontana Atlantic Freedom Futura Marge Trident Whynot Inner City Chiaroscuro Contents 1 Life and career 2 Discography 2 1 As leader 2 2 As sideman 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editCurson was born in Philadelphia 1 He became interested in playing trumpet after watching a newspaper salesman play a silver trumpet 3 Curson s father however wanted him to play alto saxophone like Louis Jordan 3 When he was ten he gained his first trumpet 3 He attended Granoff School of Music in Philadelphia 4 At the suggestion of Miles Davis he moved to New York in 1956 1 He performed and recorded with Cecil Taylor in the late 1950s and early 1960s 1 5 His composition Tears for Dolphy has been used in numerous films 6 7 8 He was featured in a profile on composer Graham Collier in the 1985 Channel 4 documentary Hoarded Dreams 9 He was a familiar face in Finland having performed at the Pori Jazz festival every year since it began in 1966 2 In 2007 he performed at Finland s Independence Day Ball at the invitation of president Tarja Halonen 10 A longtime resident of Montclair New Jersey 11 Curson died from a heart attack in the township on November 4 2012 2 Discography editAs leader edit Plenty of Horn Old Town 1961 Ted Curson Plays Fire Down Below Prestige 1963 Live at La Tete De L Art Trans World 1962 Tears for Dolphy Fontana 1965 The New Thing amp the Blue Thing Atlantic 1965 Urge Fontana 1966 Ode to Booker Ervin Columbia 1970 Pop Wine Futura 1971 Cattin Curson Marge 1975 Blue Piccolo Whynot 1976 Jubilant Power Inner City 1976 Quicksand Atlantic 1977 Flip Top Arista Freedom 1977 Fireball Trio 1979 Blowin Away with Dizzy Reece Interplay 1978 The Trio Interplay 1979 I Heard Mingus Trio 1980 Snake Johnson Chiaroscuro 1981 Traveling On Evidence 1997 As sideman edit With Bill Barron The Tenor Stylings of Bill Barron Savoy 1961 Modern Windows Savoy 1962 Now Hear This Audio Fidelity 1964 With Charles Mingus Mingus Candid 1961 Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus Candid 1961 Mingus Revisited Limelight 1965 Mingus at Antibes Atlantic 1976 With Cecil Taylor Love for Sale United Artists 1959 Into the Hot Impulse 1962 In Transition Blue Note 1975 The New Breed ABC Impulse 1978 reissue of tracks from Into the Hot With others Pepper Adams California Cookin Interplay 1991 Ran Blake Film Noir Arista Novus 1980 Nick Brignola Baritone Madness Bee Hive 1978 Bill Dixon amp Archie Shepp Bill Dixon 7 tette Archie Shepp and the New York Contemporary 5 Savoy 1964 Graham Collier Hoarded Dreams Cuneiform 2007 Eric Dolphy Candid Dolphy Candid 1989 Eric Dolphy Outward Bound Poll Winners 2011 Gil Evans Into The Hot Impulse 1962 Andrew Hill Spiral Arista Freedom 1975 Karin Krog Joy Meantime 2008 Teo Macero Impressions of Charles Mingus Palo Alto 1983 Misha Mengelberg amp Piet Noordijk Journey MCN 2011 Mark Murphy Living Room Muse 1986 Sal Nistico Neo Nistico Bee Hive 1978 Archie Shepp Fire Music Impulse 1965 Archie Shepp Quartet FreeFactory 2009 Andrzej Trzaskowski Seant 1966 References edit a b c d Wynn Ron 1994 Ron Wynn ed All Music Guide to Jazz Allmusic M Erlewine V Bogdanov San Francisco Miller Freeman Books p 183 ISBN 0 87930 308 5 a b c Gustafsson Sari 2012 11 04 Pori Jazzin legenda Ted Curson kuoli Helsingin Sanomat in Finnish Lehtikuva a b c Allen Clifford 2005 06 02 Ted Curson Atypical Ted Allaboutjazz com All About Jazz Retrieved 2007 08 02 Biography at AllMusic web version Cook Richard Brian Morton 2006 1992 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Eighth ed New York Penguin p 1267 ISBN 0 14 102327 9 Ted Curson ATPFestival com All Tomorrow s Parties 2005 Retrieved 2007 07 25 Gilchrist Todd 2006 03 20 Teorema IGN com IGN Entertainment Inc Retrieved 2007 07 25 Teorema at IMDb nbsp https www bright thoughts co uk hoarded dreams html Hoarded Dreams documentary website The President s Independence Day Reception on 6 December 2007 Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Archived from the original on 2007 06 26 Retrieved 2009 03 24 The State of Jazz Meet 40 More Jersey Greats The Star Ledger September 28 2003 backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 27 2008 Accessed September 15 2017 Ted Curson Long time Montclair resident Curson is a bold trumpeter who has performed and or recorded with Charles Mingus Eric Dolphy Andrew Hill Cecil Taylor and the Spirit of Life Ensemble External links editTed Curson at AllMusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ted Curson amp oldid 1220550416, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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