''Jubilant Power'' is an album by American trumpeter

Ted Curson Theodore Curson (June 3, 1935 – November 4, 2012) was an American jazz trumpeter. Life and career Curson was born in Philadelphia. He became interested in playing trumpet after watching a newspaper salesman play a silver trumpet. Curson's fath ...

which has one side recorded live in

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and the other recorded in a New York studio the following day which was first released on the

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label in 1976.Ted Curson discography
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Reception

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awarded the album 4 stars noting "Ted Curson's ''Jubilant Power'' shows the modern jazz trumpeter in prime condition, very influenced by a stint with Charles Mingus, and exhorting his large ensemble to play music indicative of the title... Because Ted Curson produced far too few recordings, and because the band is excellent, this has to rank as one of his best efforts, his modern jazz still sounding vital and fresh".Nastos, M. G.
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Track listing

''All compositions by Ted Curson'' # "Reava's Waltz" - 12:00 # "Ted's Tempo" - 9:00 # "Song of the Lonely" - 7:40 # "Airi's Tune" - 6:23 # "Searchin' for the Blues" - 6:42 # "Marjo" - 5:45

Personnel

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, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, cowbells *

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- flute, alto saxophone *

Nick Brignola Nicholas Thomas "Nick" Brignola (July 17, 1936 – February 8, 2002) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist. Biography Brignola was born on July 17, 1936 in Troy, New York. He was born into a musical family in which his father played the tu ...

- baritone saxophone,

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Andy LaVerne Andy LaVerne (born December 4, 1947) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator. Education and musical career Born in New York City, LaVerne studied at Juilliard School of Music, Berklee College, and the New England Conservat ...

(tracks 1 & 2), Jim McNeely (tracks 3-6) -

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

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- bass * Steve McCall (tracks 1 & 2), Bob Merigliano (tracks 3-6) - drums *Sam Jacobs - congas

References

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