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Ted Curson: In Paris: Live at the Sunside
by Ken Dryden
Ted Curson is still very active as a trumpeter and flugelhornist in his seventies, when most players formerly had to give up the instrument for health reasons. Surrounding himself with a strong, young band made up of enthusiastic French musicians, plus several vocalists, Curson's two-CD set compiles highlights from a pair of nights at the Sunside in Paris. Like Dizzy Gillespie, Curson's intonation and power aren't what they were as a younger man, but his solos are ...
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