Tears for Dolphy

by Ted Curson Quartet

Tears for Dolphy cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: April 1966
  • Label: Fontana
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:01:29
  • Community rating: 3.97/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded in Paris, 'Tears for Dolphy' is a profound post-bop tribute to the late multi-instrumentalist Eric Dolphy. Ted Curson's trumpet work balances fiery hard bop intensity with moments of poignant, avant-garde-tinged introspection. Backed by an exceptional European rhythm section, the session captures the transitional edge of jazz in the mid-1960s with remarkable emotional depth.

Genres

Descriptors: complex, improvisation, instrumental, acoustic, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Kassim (7:41)
  2. East 6Th Street (5:38)
  3. 7/4 Funny Time (5:28)
  4. Tears For Dolphy (8:32)
  5. Quicksand (6:39)
  6. Reava's Waltz (7:10)
  7. Searchin' For The Blues (7:47)
  8. Desolation (8:45)
  9. Light Blue (3:43)

Credits

  • Ted Curson Quartet - primary artist
  • Herb Bushler - bass
  • Dick Berk - drums
  • Bill Barron - tenor saxophone, clarinet, written-by
  • Ted Curson - trumpet, trumpet [pocket], written-by

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