The Trio (Ted Curson album)

The Trio is an album by trumpeter Ted Curson, recorded in 1979 and first released on the Interplay label.

Critical reception
The Globe and Mail noted that it's "a volatile group, taking its tenor from the passionate trumpet and flugelhorn playing of leader Curson; his is a very human sound, its expressiveness heightened by the vocalized quality of the slurs and abrupt turns of his phrasing." Bay State Banner panned the "sloppiness," writing that the album "sounds almost nightmarish in spots."

Track listing
All compositions by Ted Curson except where noted
 * 1) "Snake Johnson" – 7:34
 * 2) "Pent Up House" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:48
 * 3) "Quicksand" – 6:42
 * 4) "Straight Ice" – 9:11
 * 5) "'Round About Midnight" (Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) – 10:06

Personnel

 * Ted Curson – trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, percussion
 * Ray Drummond – bass
 * Roy Haynes – drums