Tal Farlow - This Is Tal Farlow (1958)

Talmage Holt Farlow (June 7, 1921 - July 25, 1998) was an American jazz guitarist. Nicknamed the "Octopus", for his extremely large hands spread over the fretboard as if they were tentacles, he is considered one of the all-time great jazz guitarists. Where other similar players of his day combined rhythmic chords with linear melodies, Farlow preferred placing single notes together in clusters, varying between harmonically enriched tones based on a startling new technique.

Tracklist:

1.Lean On Me (4:11)
2.Wonder Why (4:52)
3.Night And Day (4:21)
4.Stella By Starlight (3:33)
5.The More I See You (4:50)
6.All The Things You Are (4:22)
7.How Long Has This Been Going On (4:12)
8.Topsy (3:38)
9.'Deed I Do (breakdown) (0:37)
10.'Deed I Do (breakdown) (3:05)
11.'Deed I Do (breakdown) (1:25)
12.'Deed I Do (complete take) (3:28)
13.We'll Be Together Again (complete take) (4:32)
14.We'll Be Together Again (complete take) (3:19)
15.We'll Be Together Again (1:57)
Index 1:breakdown
Index 2:false start
Index 3:breakdown
16.We'll Be Together (complete take) (3:24)
17.The More I See You (0:57)
Index 1:false start
Index 2:breakdown
18.The More I See You (2:32)
Index 1:false start
Index 2:incomplete take

Recorded At WOR Sound Studio,New York,February 17-18,1958
Track # 1-8:original LP issue:This Is Tal Farlow Verve MGV 8289
Track # 9-18:previously unissued
Original Recordings Produced By Norman Granz

Musicians:

Tal Farlow - guitar
Eddie Costa - piano
Knobby Totah - bass
Bill Takas - bass (# 5-8)
Jimmy Campbell - drums