Urge
by Ted Curson Quartet
- Type: Album
- Released: 1966
- Label: Fontana
- Country: United States
- Length: 55:08
- Community rating: 3.92/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Trumpeter Ted Curson leads his quartet through a spirited transition between hard bop and the burgeoning avant-garde on 'Urge'. Accompanied by Booker Ervin's fiery saxophone work, the sessions are characterized by unconventional time signatures and complex, playful acoustic improvisations.
Genres
Descriptors: acoustic, uncommon-time-signatures, improvisation, rhythmic, complex
Tracklist
- Roy's Boys (14:20)
- You Don't Know What Love Is (6:11)
- Cinq Quatre (7:45)
- Musis Sacrum (8:16)
- The Leopard (8:01)
- Latino (10:35)
Credits
- Ted Curson Quartet - primary artist, trumpet, trumpet [pocket], written-by
- Jimmy Woode - bass
- Edgar Bateman - drums
- Booker Ervin - tenor saxophone
- Don Raye - written-by
- Gene DePaul - written-by