Artist: Tal Farlow
Genre(s):
Jazz
Discography:
Jazz Masters 41
Year:
Tracks: 16
Nearly as renowned for his reluctance to play as for his outstanding abilities, guitar player Tal Farlow did non take up the instrument until he was already 21, merely inside a yr 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 renowned in the jazz globe. His brobdingnagian hands and power to act speedy so far light lines made him one of the top guitarists of the era. After sextet months with Artie Shaw's Gramercy Five in 1953, Farlow pose together his have mathematical group, which for a time included pianist Eddie Costa. Late in 1958, Farlow colonized on the East Coast, became a sign painter, and just played topically. He only made one record as a leader during 1960-1975, merely emerged a bit more a great deal during 1976-1984, transcription for Concord passably regularly in front largely disappearing again. Profiled in the unequivocal documentary Talmage Farlow, the guitar player can be heard on his own records for Blue Note (1954), Verve, Prestige (1969), and Concord. He died of genus Cancer July 25, 1998, at geezerhood 77.
