Flip Top
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| Flip Top | ||||
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| Studio album / Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | August 1, 1964 and Summer 1966 Studio Acousti, Paris, France and Yugoslavia Jazz Festival, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Freedom FLP 41030 | |||
| Producer | Alan Bates | |||
| Ted Curson chronology | ||||
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Flip Top is an album by American trumpeter Ted Curson which has one side recorded in the studio in 1964 at the same sessions that produced Tears for Dolphy and one side recorded live at the Seventh Yugoslavia Jazz Festival in Ljubljana which was first released on the Freedom label in 1977.[1][2]
Reception
[edit | edit source]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it "A recommended and consistently stimulating release".[3]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All compositions by Ted Curson except as indicated
- "Searching for the Blues - 7:47
- "Desolation" (Bill Barron) - 8:45
- "Light Blue" (Barron) - 3:43
- "Quicksand" - 6:09
- "Straight Ice" - 4:53
- "Flip Top" - 4:14
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Ted Curson - trumpet
- Bill Barron - tenor saxophone (tracks 1–3)
- Herb Bushler - bass (tracks 1–3)
- Dick Berk - drums (tracks 1–3)
- Zagreb Radio Orchestra conducted by Miljenko Prohaska and arranged by Zita Carno (tracks 4–6). The conductor Prohaska is erroneusly listed as Trohaska on the Album Cover.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Ted Curson discography accessed February 26, 2015
- ^ Fitzgerald, M., Ted Curson leader entry, accessed February 26, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed February 26, 2015
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