Ted Curson
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| Birth name | Theodore Curson |
| Born | June 3, 1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genre(s) | Bebop, Hard bop, Avant-garde jazz |
| Instrument(s) | trumpet |
| Years active | 1955 - present |
| Label(s) | Old Town, Prestige, Fontana, Atlantic, Black Lion, Arista, Inner City, Interplay, Chiaroscuro |
| Associated acts | Charles Mingus |
Theodore "Ted" Curson (born June 3, 1935, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1]) is a jazz trumpeter. He is perhaps best-known for recording and performing with Charles Mingus.
Curson became interested in playing trumpet after watching a newspaper salesman play a silver trumpet.[2] Curson's father, however, preferred that Ted become an alto saxophone player like Louis Jordan.[2] Finally, when Ted was 10 years old, he received a "raggedy" trumpet.[2]
Curson attended Granoff Musical Conservatory.[3] At the suggestion of Miles Davis, he moved to New York in 1956.[1] Curson performed and recorded with Cecil Taylor in the late 1950s and early 1960s.[1][4] His 1964 composition "Tears for Dolphy" has been used in the films Teorema, Last Date, and The Brown Bunny.[5][6][7]
Curson is a resident of Montclair, New Jersey.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Wynn, Ron (1994). in Ron Wynn: All Music Guide to Jazz, M. Erlewine, V. Bogdanov, All Music Guide (in English), San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books, p. 183. ISBN 0-87930-308-5.
- ^ a b c Allen, Clifford (2005-06-02). Ted Curson: Atypical Ted (HTML) (English). Allaboutjazz.com. All About Jazz. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
- ^ Biography at Allmusic (web version)
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton [1992] (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings, Eighth ed. (in English), New York: Penguin, p. 1267. ISBN 0-141-02327-9.
- ^ Ted Curson (HTML) (English). ATPFestival.com. All Tomorrow's Parties (2005). Retrieved on 2007-07-25.
- ^ Gilchrist, Todd (2006-03-20). Teorema (HTML) (English). IGN.com. IGN Entertainment, Inc.. Retrieved on 2007-07-25.
- ^ Teorema at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ The State of Jazz: Meet 40 More Jersey Greats, The Star-Ledger, September 28, 2004
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[edit] External links
http://www.fiftyrecords.com/kauppa/ffcd1052_ted_curson.html http://www.turkujazz.fi/esiintyjat/esittelyt/tcatcs.html http://www.turunsanomat.fi/ajassa/?ts=1,3:1007:0:0,4:7:0:1:2007-12-05,104:7:502857,1:0:0:0:0:0:
