Snake Johnson
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{{Infobox album
| name = Snake Johnson
| type = Studio
| artist = Ted Curson
| cover = Snake Johnson.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1981
| recorded = 1980
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 42:44
| label = Chiaroscuro CR-2028
| producer = John R. Rowland
| chronology = Ted Curson
| prev_title = I Heard Mingus
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = Traveling On
| next_year = 1996
}}
Snake Johnson is an album by trumpeter Ted Curson, recorded in 1980 and released on the Chiaroscuro label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/ted-curson/catalog/#chiaroscuro-cr-2028 Ted Curson discography] accessed March 4, 2015Fitzgerald, M., [http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Leaders/CursonTed-ldr.php Ted Curson leader entry], accessed March 4, 2015
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|2|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 53
}}
}}
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".Yanow, S., [http://www.allmusic.com/album/snake-johnson-mw0000962259 AllMusic Review] accessed March 4, 2015
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
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