The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow

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The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow
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Released1957
RecordedMay 1956
Genre Jazz, bebop
Length62:29(Reissue)
Label Verve
Producer Norman Granz
Tal Farlow chronology
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The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow is an album by American jazz guitarist Tal Farlow, released in 1957. [3]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Taking a Chance on Love" (Vernon Duke, John Latouche, Ted Fetter) – 4:43
  2. "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) – 5:15
  3. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 5:39
  4. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 5:42
  5. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 6:38
  6. "Meteor" (Tal Farlow) – 6:35
  7. "I Love You" (Cole Porter) – 5:30
    1999 reissue bonus tracks & alternate takes:
  8. "Gone with the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) – 5:26
  9. "Taking a Chance on Love" – 6:12
  10. "Yardbird Suite" – 5:12
  11. "Gone with the Wind" – 5:37

Personnel

Production notes:

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 468. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. Allmusic entry for The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow Accessed August 2009.