Plenty of Horn (Ted Curson album)

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Plenty of Horn
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Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedApril 11, 1961
Studio Bell Sound (New York City)
Genre Jazz
Length40:06
Label Old Town OTLP 2003
Producer Hy Weiss
Ted Curson chronology
Plenty of Horn
(1961)
Ted Curson Plays Fire Down Below
(1962)

Plenty of Horn is the debut album by American trumpeter Ted Curson which was first released on the Old Town label in 1961. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars. [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Ted Curson except as indicated

  1. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) - 2:59
  2. "Nosruc" - 6:23
  3. "The Things We Did Last Summer" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 4:29
  4. "Dem's Blues" - 3:45
  5. "Ahma (See Ya)" - 4:24
  6. "Flatted Fifth" - 3:37
  7. "Bali Ha'i" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 4:00
  8. "Antibes" - 5:07
  9. "Mr. Teddy" - 5:15

Personnel

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References

  1. Ted Curson discography accessed February 26, 2015
  2. Fitzgerald, M., Ted Curson leader entry, accessed February 26, 2015
  3. 1 2 Allmusic listing accessed February 26, 2015