 theodore "ted" curson (june 3, 1935 â november 4, 2012) was an american 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 his son should become an alto saxophone player like louis jordan. finally, when ted was 10 years old, he received his first trumpet. curson attended granoff school of music in philadelphia. (web version) at the suggestion of miles davis, he moved to new york in 1956. curson performed and recorded with cecil taylor in the late 1950s and early 1960s. his 1964 eric dolphy tribute composition "tears for dolphy" has been used in numerous films.{{cite web|url=http://www.atpfestival.com/archive/line_up_view.php?archive=16&view=459|title=ted curson|accessdate=2007-07-25|year=2005|work=atpfestiv
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