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Tal Farlow
Nearly
as famous for his reluctance to play as for his outstanding
abilities, guitarist Tal Farlow did not take up the instrument
until he was already 21, but within a year was playing
professionally and in 1948 was with Marjorie Hyams' band.
While with the Red Norvo Trio (which originally included
Charles Mingus) from 1949-1953, Farlow became famous in
the jazz world. His huge hands and ability to play rapid
yet light lines made him one of the top guitarists of
the era. After six months with Artie Shaw's Gramercy Five
in 1953, Farlow put together his own group, which for
a time included pianist Eddie Costa. Late in 1958, Farlow
settled on the East Coast, became a sign painter, and
just played locally. He only made one record as a leader
during 1960-1975, but emerged a bit more often during
1976-1984, recording for Concord fairly regularly before
largely disappearing again. Profiled in the definitive
documentary Talmage Farlow, the guitarist can be heard
on his own records for Blue Note (1954), Verve, Prestige
(1969), and Concord. He died of cancer July 25, 1998,
at age 77.
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The
Swinging Guitar Of Tal Farlow [Original recording remastered]
There were several fine jazz guitarists--Billy Bauer, Jimmy
Raney, and Johnny Smith among them--who emerged in the late
'40s and early '50s only to leave the spotlight within a
few years. Tal Farlow, who died in 1998, stood out even
among this gifted group, a brilliant musician who chose
to spend much of his life working as a sign painter in North
Carolina, playing locally and occasionally returning to
the recording studios. On this 1956 session, Farlow led
a trio with pianist Eddie Costa and bassist Vinnie Burke.
The style of the group--without horns or drums--might be
described as "chamber bop," relatively quiet music
that swings mightily with complex and mutually supportive
interaction, rhythmic verve and fluid invention. Farlow
spins out stunning, seemingly effortless, lines of melody,
both on bop tunes like Charlie Parker's "Yardbird Suite"
and standards such as "Like Someone in Love."
His overlapping exchanges with Costa--who possessed a Bud
Powell-like fluency--are inspired. - Stuart Broomer
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