Snake Johnson

Snake Johnson
Snake Johnson
Studio album by Ted Curson
Released	1981
Recorded	1980
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:44
Label	Chiaroscuro CR-2028
Producer	John R. Rowland
Ted Curson chronology

Snake Johnson is an album by trumpeter Ted Curson, recorded in 1980 and released on the Chiaroscuro label.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars, with its review by Scott Yanow stating: "Trumpeter Ted Curson plays his own interpretations of advanced hard bop on this somewhat obscure LP".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Ted Curson

"Snake Johnson" - 7:25
"Searching for the Blues" - 5:33
"Blue Piccolo" - 10:40
"Dwackdo Mun Fudalik" - 7:01
"Marjo" - 6:40
"LSD, Take a Holiday" - 5:25

Personnel

Ted Curson - trumpet, piccolo trumpet, flugelhorn
Charlie Williams - alto saxophone
Bill Barron - tenor saxophone
Nick Brignola - baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone
Jim McNeely - piano
David Friesen- bass
Steve McCall - drums
Lawrence Killian - percussion

References

^ Ted Curson discography accessed March 4, 2015
^ Fitzgerald, M., Ted Curson leader entry, accessed March 4, 2015
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S., AllMusic Review accessed March 4, 2015
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 53. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Ted_Curson_discography-1] Ted Curson discography accessed March 4, 2015

[2] Fitzgerald, M., Ted Curson leader entry, accessed March 4, 2015

[Allmusic-3] Yanow, S., AllMusic Review accessed March 4, 2015

[RSJRG-4] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 53. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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v t e Ted Curson
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Plenty of Horn (1961) Ted Curson Plays Fire Down Below (1962) Flip Top (1964–66) Tears for Dolphy (1964) The New Thing & the Blue Thing (1965) Urge (1966) Ode to Booker Ervin (1970) Pop Wine (1971) Cattin' Curson (1973) Quicksand (1974) Blue Piccolo (1976) Jubilant Power (1976) Blowin' Away (and Dizzy Reece, 1978) The Trio (1979) I Heard Mingus (1980) Snake Johnson (1981)
With Charles Mingus	Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (1960) Mingus (with Charles Mingus, 1960) Mingus at Antibes (with Charles Mingus, 1960) Mingus Revisited/Pre-Bird (with Charles Mingus, 1960)
With others	California Cookin' (Pepper Adams, 1983) The Tenor Stylings of Bill Barron (1961) Modern Windows (Bill Barron, 1961) Baritone Madness (Nick Brignola and Pepper Adams, 1977) Hoarded Dreams (Graham Collier, 1983) Spiral (Andrew Hill, 1974–75) Bill Dixon 7-tette/Archie Shepp and the New York Contemporary 5 (New York Contemporary Five, split album, 1964) Fire Music (Archie Shepp, 1965) Love for Sale (Cecil Taylor, 1959) Seant (Andrzej Trzaskowski, 1965–66)