The Trio (Ted Curson album)

The Trio
Studio album by Ted Curson
Released	1979
Recorded	January 3, 1979
Studio	RPM, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:21
Label	Interplay IP 7722
Producer	Toshiya 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
Source	Rating
DownBeat	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]

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." ^[6] The Bay State Banner panned the "sloppiness," writing that the album "sounds almost nightmarish in spots." ^[7]

DownBeat reviewer Brent Staples wrote, "The order of the day on The Trio is open space... All of the cuts are solid". ^[4]

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

• Ted Curson – trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, percussion
• Ray Drummond – bass
• Roy Haynes – drums

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. Staples, Brent (December 1979). "Record Reviews". DownBeat . Vol. 46, no. 18. p. 40.
5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 53. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
6. Miller, Mark (August 18, 1979). "The Trio Ted Curson". The Globe and Mail. p. F4.
7. Lane, George (May 31, 1979). "Shades of Blue". Bay State Banner. No. 34. p. 15.