Ted Curson

American jazz trumpeter

Born June 3, 1935 in Philadelphia, PA

Died November 4, 2012 in Montclair, NJ.

Worked mainly in the post-bop and free jazz idioms. After studies at the Granoff School of Music in Philadelphia, and performing with [a262140] in 1953, he settled in New York in 1956. On his first recording, he performed with [a195812] ("[url=https://www.discogs.com/master/291903-Cecil-Taylor-Trio-And-Quintet-Love-For-Sale]Love for Sale[/url]", 1959), in a group which also featured [a418348], later a regular colleague during 1962-66. With [a200815] in 1960, the bassist's group featured [a145272], the dedicatee of a Curson compositions forming the title track of the "[url=https://www.discogs.com/master/278080-Ted-Curson-Quartet-Tears-For-Dolphy]Tears for Dolphy[/url]" album recorded shortly after he died. In Europe from the mid-1960s and based in Denmark (he later returned to the US), Curson performed with the Polish pianist [a362731] for about two years, and on the soundtrack of the [a467451] motion picture "[url=https://www.discogs.com/release/4523190-Ennio-Morricone-Teorema-Colonna-Sonora-Originale-Del-Film]Teorema[/url]" (1968) reportedly writing some of the music, though [a15900] received the sole credit. From 1966, he performed annually at the Pori Jazz festival in Finland, forming a bond with the country. At the request of its president. Tarja Halonen, he performed at Finland's Independence Day Ball in 2007.