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.Ted Curson discography accessed February 26, 2015Fitzgerald, M., Ted Curson leader entry, accessed February 26, 2015
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it "A recommended and consistently stimulating release".Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed February 26, 2015
Track listing All compositions by Ted Curson except as indicated "Searching for the Blues - 7:47 "Desolation" (Bill Barron) - 8:45 "Light Blue" (Barron) - 3:43 "Quicksand" - 6:09 "Straight Ice" - 4:53 "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 Prohaska and arranged by Zita Carno (tracks 4–6). The conductor Prohaska is erroneusly listed as Trohaska on the Album Cover.
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