| Ode to Booker Ervin | ||||
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| Studio album by Ted Curson & Co. | ||||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | September 3, 1970 | |||
| Studio | Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | EMI Columbia 5E 062-34201 | |||
| Ted Curson chronology | ||||
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Ode to Booker Ervin is an album by American trumpeter Ted Curson which was recorded in Helsinki and first released on the Finnish EMI Columbia label in 1970.[1][2] The album features Curson with a band composed of local Finnish jazz musicians. The album is dedicated to tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin who died at the end of August 1970, a few days before the recording session.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Track listing
All compositions by Ted Curson except as indicated
- "Ode to Booker Ervin" - 2:07
- "LSD Takes Holiday" - 5:43
- "Airi's Tune" - 7:41
- "Montreux" (Pentti Hietanen) - 6:38
- "Festival Blue" (Hietanen) - 6:43
- "Typical Ted" - 7:05
- "The Leopard" - 8:31
Personnel
- Ted Curson - trumpet, pocket trumpet
- Eero Koivistoinen - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Pentti Hietanen - piano, electric piano
- Pekka Sarmanto - bass
- Reino Laine - drums
References
- ↑ Ted Curson discography accessed February 26, 2015
- ↑ Fitzgerald, M., Ted Curson leader entry, accessed February 26, 2015
- 1 2 Wynne R., Allmusic Review accessed February 26, 2015
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