Blue Piccolo

Blue Piccolo
Studio album by Ted Curson
Released	1976
Recorded	July 1, 1976
Studio	Vanguard, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:50
Label	Whynot PA-7153
Producer	Masahiko Yuh
Ted Curson chronology
Quicksand (1974) Blue Piccolo (1976) Jubilant Power (1976)

Blue Piccolo is an album by American trumpeter Ted Curson which was recorded in 1976 and first released on the Japanese Whynot label and the on India Navigation in the US as Ted Curson & Co.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

AllMusic's Scott Yanow stated, "The distinctive trumpeter Ted Curson is well showcased on this LP... As usual his solos are both adventurous and (due to his appealing tone and roots in earlier styles of jazz) fairly accessible. Worth searching for".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Ted Curson except as indicated

1. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 9:36
2. "Blue Piccolo" - 12:29
3. "Playhouse March" - 7:09
4. "Song of the Lonely" - 8:05
5. "Dwackdi Mun Fudalick" - 5:31

Personnel

• Ted Curson - flugelhorn, trumpet, pocket trumpet
• Jim McNeely - piano
• Cecil McBee - bass
• Steve McCall - drums

References

1. Ted Curson discography accessed February 27, 2015
2. Fitzgerald, M., Ted Curson leader entry, accessed February 27, 2015
3. Yanow, S., AllMusic Review accessed February 27, 2015
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 53. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.