[3] Curson's father, however, wanted him to play alto saxophone like Louis Jordan.

[6][7][8] He was featured in a profile on composer Graham Collier in the 1985 Channel 4 documentary, Hoarded Dreams.

[9] He was a familiar face in Finland, having performed at the Pori Jazz festival every year since it began in 1966.

[2] In 2007, he performed at Finland's Independence Day Ball at the invitation of president Tarja Halonen.

[10] A longtime resident of Montclair, New Jersey,[11] Curson died from a heart attack in the township on November 4, 2012.