1977 studio album / Live album by Ted Curson
Flip Top Released 1977 Recorded August 1, 1964 and Summer 1966 Studio Acousti, Paris, France and Yugoslavia Jazz Festival, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia Genre Jazz Label Freedom FLP 41030 Producer Alan Bates
Flip Top is an album by American trumpeter Ted Curson which has one side recorded in the studio in 1964 at the same sessions that produced Tears for Dolphy and one side recorded live at the Seventh Yugoslavia Jazz Festival in Ljubljana which was first released on the Freedom label in 1977.[ 1] [ 2]
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it "A recommended and consistently stimulating release".[ 3]
Track listing
All compositions by Ted Curson except as indicated
"Searching for the Blues - 7:47
"Desolation" (Bill Barron) - 8:45
"Light Blue" (Barron) - 3:43
"Quicksand" - 6:09
"Straight Ice" - 4:53
"Flip Top" - 4:14
Personnel
References
^ Ted Curson discography accessed February 26, 2015
^ Fitzgerald, M., Ted Curson leader entry , accessed February 26, 2015
^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed February 26, 2015
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 53 . ISBN 0-394-72643-X .
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader With Charles Mingus With others
California Cookin' (Pepper Adams , 1983)
The Tenor Stylings of Bill Barron (1961)
Modern Windows (Bill Barron , 1961)
Baritone Madness (Nick Brignola and Pepper Adams, 1977)
Hoarded Dreams (Graham Collier , 1983)
Spiral (Andrew Hill , 1974–75)
Bill Dixon 7-tette/Archie Shepp and the New York Contemporary 5 (New York Contemporary Five , split album, 1964)
Fire Music (Archie Shepp , 1965)
Love for Sale (Cecil Taylor , 1959)
Seant (Andrzej Trzaskowski , 1965–66)