The Trio (Ted Curson album)

The Trio
Studio album by
Ted Curson
Released1979
RecordedJanuary 3, 1979
StudioRPM Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length39:21
LabelInterplay IP 7722
ProducerToshiya Taenaka
Ted Curson chronology
Blowin' Away
(1978) 		The Trio
(1979) 		I Heard Mingus
(1980)

The Trio is an album by trumpeter Ted Curson, recorded in 1979 and first released on the Interplay label.[1][2][3]

Critical reception

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

The Globe and Mail noted that it is "a volatile group, taking its tenor from the passionate trumpet and flugelhorn playing of leader Curson; his is a very human sound, its expressiveness heightened by the vocalized quality of the slurs and abrupt turns of his phrasing."[5] Bay State Banner panned the "sloppiness," writing that the album "sounds almost nightmarish in spots."[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Ted Curson except where noted

  1. "Snake Johnson" – 7:34
  2. "Pent Up House" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:48
  3. "Quicksand" – 6:42
  4. "Straight Ice" – 9:11
  5. "'Round About Midnight" (Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) – 10:06

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Ted Curson discography accessed February 27, 2015
  2. ^ Fitzgerald, M., Ted Curson leader entry, accessed February 27, 2015
  3. ^ Interplay Records discography accessed May 9, 2017
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 53. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Miller, Mark (18 Aug 1979). "The Trio Ted Curson". The Globe and Mail. p. F4.
  6. ^ Lane, George (31 May 1979). "Shades of Blue". Bay State Banner. No. 34. p. 15.