Tal Farlow

Artist:  Tal Farlow
Birth Name:  Talmage Holt Farlow
Born:  June 7, 1921.  Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Origin:  New York City
Died:  July 25, 1998 (Aged 77).  New York City, New York, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz
Occupation:  Musician
Instruments:  Guitar

Tal Farlow was an American Jazz Guitarist.  His career was influenced by hearing Charlie Christian playing Electric Guitar with the Benny Goodman Band.  He played with Red Norvo and Charles Mingus from 1940 to 1953.  His large, quick hands earned him the nickname "The Octopus".

Title:  The Return Of Tal Farlow/1969  (1989)
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz
Label:  Original Jazz Classics
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Straight No Chaser  (6:25)
 2.  Darn That Dream  (4:25)
 3.  Summertime  (5:39)
 4.  Some Time Ago  (4:01)
 5.  I'll Remember April  (7:32)
 6.  My Romance  (6:01)
 7.  Crazy She Calls Me   (7:44)

Personnel:

Tal Farlow:  Guitar
John Scully:  Piano
Jack Six: Bass
Alan Dawson:  Drums

The Return Of Tal Farlow/1969 is an album by Tal Farlow, originally released in 1969 by Prestige Records, remastered and reissued on February 15, 1989 by Original Jazz Classics.