The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow

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The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow
Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedMay 1956
GenreJazz, bebop
Length62:29 (Reissue)
LabelVerve
ProducerNorman Granz
Tal Farlow chronology
Tal
(1956)
The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow
(1957)
This is Tal Farlow
(1958)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow is an album by American jazz guitarist Tal Farlow, released in 1957.[3]

Track listing[edit]

  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[edit]

Production notes:

References[edit]

  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.