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Today's JAZZ playlist

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Julie London
1966 Sunset
 
Nina Simone: FOR ALL WE KNOW

A fine collection of Nina, such as:

My Babay Just Cares For Me

Love Me Or Leave Me

I Loves You Porgy

Ain't No Use

Backlash Blues
 

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Ted Curson - Tears For Dolphy

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Theodore "Ted" Curson (June 3, 1935 – November 4, 2012) was a jazz trumpeter. He is perhaps best known for recording and performing with Charles Mingus.

Curson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He became interested in playing trumpet after watching a newspaper salesman play a silver trumpet. Curson's father, however, preferred that Ted become an alto saxophone player like Louis Jordan. Finally, when Ted was 10 years old, he received a "raggedy" trumpet.

Curson attended Granoff Musical Conservatory. At the suggestion of Miles Davis, he moved to New York in 1956. Curson performed and recorded with Cecil Taylor in the late 1950s and early 1960s. His 1964 composition "Tears for Dolphy" has been used in the films Teorema, Last Date, and The Brown Bunny.

Curson was a resident of Montclair, New Jersey. He was also a familiar face in Finland, having performed annually at the Pori Jazz festival each year since the beginning of the event in 1966. In 2007, Curson performed at Finland's Independence Day Ball at the invitation of president Tarja Halonen.

Curson died on November 4, 2012 in New Jersey.
 
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Ted Curson - Tears For Dolphy

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Theodore "Ted" Curson (June 3, 1935 – November 4, 2012) was a jazz trumpeter. He is perhaps best known for recording and performing with Charles Mingus.

Curson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He became interested in playing trumpet after watching a newspaper salesman play a silver trumpet. Curson's father, however, preferred that Ted become an alto saxophone player like Louis Jordan. Finally, when Ted was 10 years old, he received a "raggedy" trumpet.

Curson attended Granoff Musical Conservatory. At the suggestion of Miles Davis, he moved to New York in 1956. Curson performed and recorded with Cecil Taylor in the late 1950s and early 1960s. His 1964 composition "Tears for Dolphy" has been used in the films Teorema, Last Date, and The Brown Bunny.

Curson was a resident of Montclair, New Jersey. He was also a familiar face in Finland, having performed annually at the Pori Jazz festival each year since the beginning of the event in 1966. In 2007, Curson performed at Finland's Independence Day Ball at the invitation of president Tarja Halonen.

Curson died on November 4, 2012 in New Jersey.
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thanks for this Asimov. I did an RIP post in here several weeks ago to no replies. He was a giant and his duo with Barron was as incredible as any other you can name.

I have a thing for those 60's inside/outside style players like Curson, Booker Ervin, etc, etc.

Great album Tears For Dolphy. Do you have the Atlantic "New thing/ blue thing"?
 
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Question and Answer -- CD

Pat Metheny - Dave Holland - Roy Haynes

1990 Geffen Records

With No Doubt His Best Trio Work, September 30, 2003
By Patrik Lemberg (Tammisaari Finland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Question & Answer (Audio CD)

This album is a long jam of about half-and-half jazz standards and Metheny compositions. Great performance - great musicians. The sound gives you a feeling of being right there as it happens. It's recorded in only one day, and I know...that fact does not sound promising, but you must remember: These musicians are leading figures in modern jazz for a reason and they can definitely pull it off - This is perfect proof! Metheny, Holland and Haynes are extremely alert, you can definitely tell that this is something they've been doing their entire lives.
The standards "Solar," "All The Things You Are," and Metheny's "Three Flights Up" are very up-tempo, but still beautifully laid back in performance - no rushing or overplaying. "Three Flights Up" is played in over 300 bpm but the melody on guitar is very relaxed and doubled with a vibraphone-like sound (possibly an instant effect,) very beautiful. "H&H" is an entertaining piece (nice bass solo.) As far as I'm concerned, this isn't a typical Metheny composition - the solos are played over a blues form, while the theme itself is played over an usual (sort of progressive) form - the simple idea of the ending is great! There are a couple of nice ballads, too. "Never Too Far Away" is a definite highlight. The authentic sounds of the whole recording will give you a warm chill. I wish more of my jazz albums would sound like this.

"Solar" (Davis) – 8:27
"Question and Answer" (Metheny) – 7:07
"H&H" (Metheny) – 6:51
"Never Too Far Away" (Metheny) – 5:52
"Law Years" (Coleman) – 6:51
"Change Of Heart" (Metheny) – 6:14
"All the Things You Are" (Kern, Hammerstein) – 8:26
"Old Folks" (Hill, Robison) – 6:38
"Three Flights Up" (Metheny) – 6:10
 
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