I was studying jazz guitar with the great Jack Cecchini in Chicago and he introduced me to Tal's playing in the mid- 1970's. I was, of course, completely knocked out. Then, in the early 1980's, I was back in NYC and went to see Tal live at the Vanguard. After his set, he just walked over to my table, sat down, and began to talk to me as if he'd know me for years. What an elegant gentlemen and guitar genius.
Man oh man.... Tal Farlow is so great!!!! was so great... !!! And he will always be remembered .. man, his chords are impossible !!! Such great hands, big hands... incredible reharmonisation ideas.. AND, his single note lines too are just SUPERB !! GREAT TONE... A must listen for all guitarists and students , and, yes, what a nice human being as well !!! Gos bless Tal Farlow , thanks for sharing !!!!
What a nice guy, and a true artist. I met him around 1990 at a place in Greenwich Village in NYC, and he was just as nice as he is here. Still have his business card: "Tal Farlow, Guitarist."
I was a fan of his by the time I moved to Wilmington, Delaware in 1980. Back then I played in bar bands but at the same time was a huge jazz fan. A year or so later I was lucky enough to see him play with a pickup trio at a jazz club downtown called The Flight Deck. He played either two of three nights, and I went to hear him twice. Tal had an encyclopedic knowledge of jazz and American Songbook standards, many of them easily recognizable and some that were more obscure. It must have been the second night when the bass player had trouble playing a song that he obviously didn’t know. Tal just grabbed the bull by the horns and played the whole thing as a solo guitar number. I met and talked to him on one of the breaks, and we shook hands. He was a big friendly bear of a man and was attentive and not at all condescending. He told me that if I wanted to take a lesson with him that I could. He gave me his phone number. His house in New Jersey was probably a couple hours’ drive from Wilmington. I honestly don’t know why I didn’t call him, but I didn’t, and I’m still kicking myself for not taking at least one lesson. I’m sure it would have been memorable. Back then I had taught myself the unaccompanied intro he played on the song “You Don’t Know What Love Is” from his “Sign of the Times” album. It reminded me somewhat of a couple songs from John McLaughlin, who in interviews had said that he was influenced by Tal. I would have played it for him on my classical guitar if I had taken that lesson. The interviewer asked him what it was like playing with Red Norvo, but he never mentioned the fact that Charlie Mingus played bass with them. If he didn’t know that then he should have, and if he did know then he certainly should have asked about it.
I saw perform him a few times at The Bull's Head in Barnes, South West London (before the jazz was forced into an outside toilet to make way for a Thai restaurant in the old room). The man was a genius.
I have much respect for this segment and these folks, but fellow over here has got to be the coldest fish in the pond. He's a terrible interviewer. Not organized or prepared for any of this. And I've seen a few of these segments with this guy, he does this every time.
I was studying jazz guitar with the great Jack Cecchini in Chicago and he introduced me to Tal's playing in the mid- 1970's. I was, of course, completely knocked out. Then, in the early 1980's, I was back in NYC and went to see Tal live at the Vanguard. After his set, he just walked over to my table, sat down, and began to talk to me as if he'd know me for years. What an elegant gentlemen and guitar genius.
My favourite jazz guitarist of all time. May he rest in peace.
Man oh man.... Tal Farlow is so great!!!! was so great... !!! And he will always be remembered .. man, his chords are impossible !!! Such great hands, big hands... incredible reharmonisation ideas.. AND, his single note lines too are just SUPERB !! GREAT TONE... A must listen for all guitarists and students , and, yes, what a nice human being as well !!! Gos bless Tal Farlow , thanks for sharing !!!!
What a nice guy, and a true artist. I met him around 1990 at a place in Greenwich Village in NYC, and he was just as nice as he is here. Still have his business card: "Tal Farlow, Guitarist."
we are blessed , you especially 🙏
I saw him at Zinno around the same time, with Gary Mazzaroppi. Tal sure was kind to my fanboy behavior
@@affmusic Absolutely! Always wonder what would've happened if I had called the number on his card, and trekked out to Sea Bright, NJ, from NYC.
Do not miss Tal and Norvo's Fascinatin 'Rhythm. Mind-blowing.
I was a fan of his by the time I moved to Wilmington, Delaware in 1980.
Back then I played in bar bands but at the same time was a huge jazz fan.
A year or so later I was lucky enough to see him play with a pickup trio at a jazz club downtown called The Flight Deck.
He played either two of three nights, and I went to hear him twice.
Tal had an encyclopedic knowledge of jazz and American Songbook standards, many of them easily recognizable and some that were more obscure.
It must have been the second night when the bass player had trouble playing a song that he obviously didn’t know.
Tal just grabbed the bull by the horns and played the whole thing as a solo guitar number.
I met and talked to him on one of the breaks, and we shook hands.
He was a big friendly bear of a man and was attentive and not at all condescending.
He told me that if I wanted to take a lesson with him that I could. He gave me his phone number.
His house in New Jersey was probably a couple hours’ drive from Wilmington.
I honestly don’t know why I didn’t call him, but I didn’t, and I’m still kicking myself for not taking at least one lesson.
I’m sure it would have been memorable.
Back then I had taught myself the unaccompanied intro he played on the song “You Don’t Know What Love Is” from his “Sign of the Times” album.
It reminded me somewhat of a couple songs from John McLaughlin, who in interviews had said that he was influenced by Tal.
I would have played it for him on my classical guitar if I had taken that lesson.
The interviewer asked him what it was like playing with Red Norvo, but he never mentioned the fact that Charlie Mingus played bass with them.
If he didn’t know that then he should have, and if he did know then he certainly should have asked about it.
I saw perform him a few times at The Bull's Head in Barnes, South West London (before the jazz was forced into an outside toilet to make way for a Thai restaurant in the old room). The man was a genius.
Truly gracious man. He taught me how to his harmonic thing at his gigs at Joe's Mill Hill Saloon in Trenton NJ
¡SUBLIME! Vaya manos gigantes...Gracias.
Yeah giant hands... and no carpal tunnel either
I haven't seen the full show of this. Great interview, interesting to hear his thoughts about some of his contemporaries.
Enjoyed every minute - what a wonderful gentleman and truly great guitarist
the best
Wonderful !
💪🙏🔭🐥❤️ absolute legend ☝️
THE MAN!
Fantastic artist!
Magnificent
I don't think even Jimi Hendrix had such large hands!
Octopus
definitely not
That's almost certainly true! His large hands enabled him to use chord voicings that are unavailable to the rest of us!
I really miss that generation.
Hermoso material, gracias por compartirlo 🙏
De nada Matías, a disfrutar de tal !
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If he dont look like Joe Namath i’ll eat my strat !!
jazzy
I have much respect for this segment and these folks, but fellow over here has got to be the coldest fish in the pond. He's a terrible interviewer. Not organized or prepared for any of this. And I've seen a few of these segments with this guy, he does this every time.