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Jazz trumpeter (1935–2012)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1935-06-03
Active to
2012-11-04
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Theodore "Ted" Curson (June 3, 1935 – November 4, 2012) was a jazz trumpeter. He is perhaps best known for recording and performing with Charles Mingus. Curson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He became interested in playing trumpet after watching a newspaper salesman play a silver trumpet. Curson's father, however, preferred that Ted become an alto saxophone player like Louis Jordan. Finally, when Ted was 10 years old, he received a "raggedy" trumpet. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Place of death
Montclair
Instrument
trumpet
Record label
Fontana Records
Image
Ted Curson.jpg
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date of birth
1935-06-03
date of death
2012-11-04
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1955-00-00
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