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| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | June, 1956 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 46:58(Reissue) | |||
| Label | Norgran | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Tal is an album by American jazz guitarist Tal Farlow, released in 1956. [2]
Originally released on Norman Granz's Norgran label, it was subsequently released by Verve. It has been reissued by Verve again in 2001 and also on Universal Japan.
Production notes:
Norman Granz was an American jazz record producer and concert promoter. He founded the record labels Clef, Norgran, Down Home, Verve, and Pablo. Granz was acknowledged as "the most successful impresario in the history of jazz". He was also a champion of racial equality, insisting, for example, on integrating audiences at concerts he promoted.
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