Bill Barron - The Tenor Stylings of Bill Barron

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1961
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:46
Size: 98,2 MB
Art: Front

(9:36)  1. Blast Off
(7:32)  2. Ode to an Earth Girl
(7:08)  3. Fox Hunt
(6:23)  4. Oriental Impressions
(5:47)  5. Black Lash
(6:18)  6. Nebulae

An excellent and flexible trumpeter, Ted Curson will always be best known for his work with Charles Mingus' 1960 quartet (which also included Eric Dolphy and Dannie Richmond). He studied at Granoff Musical Conservatory; moved to New York in 1956; played in New York with Mal Waldron, Red Garland, and Philly Joe Jones; and recorded with Cecil Taylor (1961). After the 1959-1960 Mingus association (which resulted in some classic recordings), Curson co-led a quintet with Bill Barron (1960-1965), played with Max Roach, and led his own groups. He spent time from the late '60s on in Europe (particularly Denmark) but had a lower profile than one would expect after returning to the U.S. in 1976. He led sessions for Old Town (1961), Prestige, Fontana, Atlantic, Arista, Inner City, Interplay, Chiaroscuro, and several European labels. 

Curson died of a heart attack on November 4, 2012. He was 77 years old.~Scott Yanow https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/ted-curson/id2751266#fullText

Personnel: Bill Barron (tenor saxophone), Ted Curson (trumpet), Kenny Barron (piano), Jimmy Garrison (acoustic bass), Frankie Dunlop (drums)

The Tenor Stylings of Bill Bar

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