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Ted Curson
tr, *1935 US, Philadelphia
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Theodore Curson
Theodore "Ted" Curson (June 3, 1935 – November 4, 2012) was an American jazz trumpeter. He is perhaps best known for recording and performing with Charles Mingus.Curson was born in Philadelphia. He became interested in playing trumpet after watching a newspaper salesman play a silver trumpet. Curson's father, however, preferred that his son should become an alto saxophone player like Louis Jordan. Finally, when Ted was 10 years old, he received his first trumpet.Curson died on November 4, 2012 in Montclair.
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Tears For Dolphy on Tears For Dolphy by Ted Curson Re-Incarnation of a Love Bird on Charles Mingus and the Newport Rebels by Charles Mingus Lock 'Em Up on Charles Mingus and the Newport Rebels by Charles Mingus Kassim on Tears For Dolphy by Ted Curson Pop Wine on Pop Wine by Ted Curson Bugs on Charles Mingus and the Newport Rebels by Charles Mingus Dwackdi mun fudalick on Blue Piccolo by Ted Curson Fire Down Below - Instrumental on Plays Fire Down Below by Ted Curson Caravan on Plenty of Horn by Ted Curson Quartier Latin on Pop Wine by Ted CursonTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Classic Albums | Ted Curson | 2014 | Compil. |
| Live In Paris | Ted Curson | 2012 | Album |
| The Trio + 1 | Ted Curson | 2010 | Album |
| In Paris - Live At The Sunside | Ted Curson | 2007 | Album |
| Traveling On | Ted Curson | 1997 | Album |
| Contemporation And Jazz = Současnost A Jazz | Barok Jazz Kvintet, Bohdan Warchal Orchestra, Ted Curson | 1984 | Album |
| Snake Johnson | Ted Curson | 1981 | Album |
| I Heard Mingus | Ted Curson | 1980 | Album |
| Fireball | Ted Curson | 1979 | Album |
| Blowin' Away | Dizzy Reece & Ted Curson | 1978 | Album |
| Flip Top | Ted Curson | 1977 | Album |
| Blue Piccolo | Ted Curson | 1976 | Album |
| Cattin' Curson | Ted Curson | 1975 | Album |
| Pop Wine | Ted Curson | 1971 | Album |
| Seant | The Andrzej Trzaskowski Sextet Featuring Ted Curson | 1967 | Album |
| The New Thing & The Blue Thing | Ted Curson | 1965 | Album |
| Now, Hear This! | Bill Barron, Ted Curson | 1964 | Album |
| Plays Fire Down Below | Ted Curson | 1963 | Album |
| Fire Down Below / The Very Young | Ted Curson | 1963 | Single |
| Plenty Of Horn | Ted Curson | 1961 | Album |
| Clyde Terrell And The Ted Curson Band | Clyde Terrell | Album |
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