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Flip Top

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Released
  
1977

Label
  
Freedom FLP 41030

Genre
  
Jazz

Producer
  
Alan Bates

Recorded
  
August 1, 1964 and Summer 1966 Studio Acousti, Paris, France and Yugoslavia Jazz Festival, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia

Flip Top (1964-66)
  
Ode to Booker Ervin (1970)

Flip Top is an album by American trumpeter Ted Curson which has one side recorded in the studio in 1964 at the same sessions that produced Tears for Dolphy and one side recorded live at the Seventh Yugoslavia Jazz Festival in Ljubljana which was first released on the Freedom label in 1977.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it "A recommended and consistently stimulating release".

Track listing

All compositions by Ted Curson except as indicated

  1. "Searching for the Blues - 7:47
  2. "Desolation" (Bill Barron) - 8:45
  3. "Light Blue" (Barron) - 3:43
  4. "Quicksand" - 6:09
  5. "Straight Ice" - 4:53
  6. "Flip Top" - 4:14

Personnel

  • Ted Curson - trumpet
  • Bill Barron - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3)
  • Herb Bushler - bass (tracks 1-3)
  • Dick Berk - drums (tracks 1-3)
  • Zagreb Radio Orchestra conducted by Miljenko Trohaska and arranged by Zita Carno (tracks 4-6)

    • References

    Flip Top Wikipedia
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