Blue Piccolo

Blue Piccolo
Studio album by
Ted Curson
Released1976
RecordedJuly 1, 1976
StudioVanguard Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length42:50
LabelWhynot PA-7153
ProducerMasahiko Yuh
Ted Curson chronology
Quicksand
(1974) 		Blue Piccolo
(1976) 		Jubilant Power
(1976)

Blue Piccolo is an album by American trumpeter Ted Curson which was recorded in 1976 and first released on the Japanese Whynot label and the on India Navigation in the US as Ted Curson & Co.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "The distinctive trumpeter Ted Curson is well showcased on this LP... As usual his solos are both adventurous and (due to his appealing tone and roots in earlier styles of jazz) fairly accessible. Worth searching for".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Ted Curson except as indicated

  1. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 9:36
  2. "Blue Piccolo" - 12:29
  3. "Playhouse March" - 7:09
  4. "Song of the Lonely" - 8:05
  5. "Dwackdi Mun Fudalick" - 5:31

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Ted Curson discography accessed February 27, 2015
  2. ^ Fitzgerald, M., Ted Curson leader entry, accessed February 27, 2015
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed February 27, 2015
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 53. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.