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| years_active = 1955–2012
| years_active = 1955–2012
| label = [[Prestige Records|Prestige]], [[Fontana Records|Fontana]], [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], [[Freedom Records|Freedom]], [[Futura Records|Futura]], [[Marge Records|Marge]], [[Trident Records|Trident]], [[Whynot Records|Whynot]], [[Inner City Records|Inner City]], [[Chiaroscuro Records|Chiaroscuro]]
| label = [[Prestige Records|Prestige]], [[Fontana Records|Fontana]], [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], [[Freedom Records|Freedom]], [[Futura Records|Futura]], [[Marge Records|Marge]], [[Trident Records|Trident]], [[Whynot Records|Whynot]], [[Inner City Records|Inner City]], [[Chiaroscuro Records|Chiaroscuro]]
| associated_acts = [[Charles Mingus]], Spirit of Life Ensemble
| past_member_of = [[Charles Mingus]], Spirit of Life Ensemble
}}
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Curson was born in [[Philadelphia]].<ref name="wynn" /> He became interested in playing trumpet after watching a newspaper salesman play a silver trumpet.<ref name="allen">{{cite web | url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=17756 | title=Ted Curson: Atypical Ted | access-date=2007-08-02 | last=Allen | first=Clifford | date=2005-06-02| work=Allaboutjazz.com | publisher=All About Jazz}}</ref> Curson's father, however, wanted him to play [[alto saxophone]] like [[Louis Jordan]].<ref name="allen" /> When he was ten, he gained his first trumpet.<ref name="allen" />
Curson was born in [[Philadelphia]].<ref name="wynn" /> He became interested in playing trumpet after watching a newspaper salesman play a silver trumpet.<ref name="allen">{{cite web | url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=17756 | title=Ted Curson: Atypical Ted | access-date=2007-08-02 | last=Allen | first=Clifford | date=2005-06-02| work=Allaboutjazz.com | publisher=All About Jazz}}</ref> Curson's father, however, wanted him to play [[alto saxophone]] like [[Louis Jordan]].<ref name="allen" /> When he was ten, he gained his first trumpet.<ref name="allen" />


He attended [[Granoff School of Music]] in Philadelphia.<ref name="amgbio">{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p6356|label=Biography}} (web version)</ref> At the suggestion of [[Miles Davis]], he moved to New York in 1956.<ref name="wynn" /> He performed and recorded with [[Cecil Taylor]] in the late 1950s and early 1960s.<ref name="wynn" /><ref name="cook">{{cite book|last=Cook|first=Richard|author-link=Richard Cook (journalist)|author2=Brian Morton|author-link2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer)|title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]|orig-year=1992|edition=Eighth|year=2006|publisher=Penguin|location=New York|isbn=0-14-102327-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetoja00cook_1/page/1267 1267]}}</ref> His composition "Tears for Dolphy" has been used in numerous films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpfestival.com/archive/line_up_view.php?archive=16&view=459|title=Ted Curson|access-date=2007-07-25|year=2005|work=ATPFestival.com|publisher=[[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dvd.ign.com/articles/697/697167p1.html|title=Teorema|access-date=2007-07-25|last=Gilchrist|first=Todd|date=2006-03-20|work=IGN.com|publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc.}}</ref><ref>{{IMDb title|0063678|Teorema}}</ref> He was featured in a profile on composer [[Graham Collier]] in the 1985 [[Channel 4]] documentary 'Hoarded Dreams' <ref>https://www.bright-thoughts.co.uk/hoarded-dreams.html Hoarded Dreams documentary website</ref>
He attended [[Granoff School of Music]] in Philadelphia.<ref name="amgbio">{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p6356|label=Biography}} (web version)</ref> At the suggestion of [[Miles Davis]], he moved to New York in 1956.<ref name="wynn" /> He performed and recorded with [[Cecil Taylor]] in the late 1950s and early 1960s.<ref name="wynn" /><ref name="cook">{{cite book|last=Cook|first=Richard|author-link=Richard Cook (journalist)|author2=Brian Morton|author-link2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer)|title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]|orig-year=1992|edition=Eighth|year=2006|publisher=Penguin|location=New York|isbn=0-14-102327-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetoja00cook_1/page/1267 1267]}}</ref> His composition "Tears for Dolphy" has been used in numerous films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpfestival.com/archive/line_up_view.php?archive=16&view=459|title=Ted Curson|access-date=2007-07-25|year=2005|work=ATPFestival.com|publisher=[[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dvd.ign.com/articles/697/697167p1.html|title=Teorema|access-date=2007-07-25|last=Gilchrist|first=Todd|date=2006-03-20|work=IGN.com|publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc.}}</ref><ref>{{IMDb title|0063678|Teorema}}</ref> He was featured in a profile on composer [[Graham Collier]] in the 1985 [[Channel 4]] documentary, ''Hoarded Dreams''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bright-thoughts.co.uk/hoarded-dreams.html|title=Hoarded Dreams|website=Bright-thoughts.co.uk|access-date=August 1, 2024}}</ref>


He was a familiar face in Finland, having performed at the [[Pori Jazz]] festival every year since it began in 1966.<ref name="Gustaffson" /> In 2007, he performed at Finland's Independence Day Ball at the invitation of president [[Tarja Halonen]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.presidentti.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=67104&intSubArtID=26960 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070626124419/http://www.presidentti.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=67104&intSubArtID=26960 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-06-26 |title=The President's Independence Day Reception on 6 December 2007 |access-date=2009-03-24 |publisher=Office of the President of the Republic of Finland}}</ref>
He was a familiar face in Finland, having performed at the [[Pori Jazz]] festival every year since it began in 1966.<ref name="Gustaffson" /> In 2007, he performed at Finland's Independence Day Ball at the invitation of president [[Tarja Halonen]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.presidentti.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=67104&intSubArtID=26960 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070626124419/http://www.presidentti.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=67104&intSubArtID=26960 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-06-26 |title=The President's Independence Day Reception on 6 December 2007 |access-date=2009-03-24 |publisher=Office of the President of the Republic of Finland}}</ref>
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* [[Teo Macero]], ''Impressions of Charles Mingus'' (Palo Alto, 1983)
* [[Teo Macero]], ''Impressions of Charles Mingus'' (Palo Alto, 1983)
* [[Misha Mengelberg]] & [[Piet Noordijk]], ''Journey'' (MCN, 2011)
* [[Misha Mengelberg]] & [[Piet Noordijk]], ''Journey'' (MCN, 2011)
* [[Mark Murphy (singer)|Mark Murphy]], ''Living Room'' (Muse, 1986)
* [[Mark Murphy (singer)|Mark Murphy]], ''[[Living Room (Mark Murphy album)|Living Room]]'' (Muse, 1986)
* [[Sal Nistico]], ''[[Neo/Nistico]]'' (Bee Hive, 1978)
* [[Sal Nistico]], ''[[Neo/Nistico]]'' (Bee Hive, 1978)
* [[Archie Shepp]], ''[[Fire Music (Archie Shepp album)|Fire Music]]'' (Impulse!, 1965)
* [[Archie Shepp]], ''[[Fire Music (Archie Shepp album)|Fire Music]]'' (Impulse!, 1965)
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Ted Curson
Ted Curson in Turku, Finland, July 2009
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
OccupationMusician
InstrumentTrumpet
Years active1955–2012
LabelsPrestige, Fontana, Atlantic, Freedom, Futura, Marge, Trident, Whynot, Inner City, Chiaroscuro
Formerly ofCharles Mingus, Spirit of Life Ensemble

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

Life and career

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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

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As leader

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As sideman

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With Bill Barron

With Charles Mingus

With Cecil Taylor

With others

References

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  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. ^ "Hoarded Dreams". Bright-thoughts.co.uk. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  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 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."
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