Tal Farlow

guitar · 1921–1998 · Greensboro

Guitarist born in Greensboro (North Carolina), self-taught, who only started the instrument at 22. Noticed in 1949 with Red Norvo and Charles Mingus, he owes the nickname « Octopus » to his fast and very wide-ranging playing.

Styles

• Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's)
• Cool (Birth of the Cool)

Landmark tracks

• Chuckles (1956)
• Isn't It Romantic? (Tal Farlow) (1956)
• Yardbird Suite (Tal Farlow) (1957)
• Meteor (1957)
• They Can't Take That Away from Me (Tal Farlow) (1957)

Sources

• Source

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