Tal Farlow Discography
1954 (age 33)
Tal Farlow Quartet
Don Arnone, Tal Farlow, guitar; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Joe Morello, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 11, 1954
| BN554-3 tk.4 | Tina | Blue Note BLP 5042 |
| BN555-1 tk.6 | Splash | - |
| BN556-1 tk.8 | Rock 'N' Rye | - |
| BN557-2 tk.12 | Lover | - |
| BN558-2 tk.15 | All Through The Night | - |
| BN559-1 tk.17 | Flamingo | - |
* Blue Note BLP 5042 Tal Farlow Quartet 1954
= Blue Note 7243 4 95748 2 3 Howard McGhee Vol. 2 / Tal Farlow Quartet 1998
Tal Farlow Quartet
Tal Farlow, Barry Galbraith, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Joe Morello, drums.
NYC, June 2, 1954
| 1730-3 | If There's Someone Lovelier Than You | Norgran MGN-19, MGN-1047 |
| 1731-4 | With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair | - |
| 1732-3 | My Old Flame | - |
| 1733-9 | Gibson Boy | - |
| 1734-5 | You And The Night And The Music | - |
| 1735-13 | Love Nest | - |
| 1736-2 | Blues In The Closet | - |
| 1737-9 | Everything I've Got | - |
* Norgran MGN-1047 The Tal Farlow Album 1955
= Verve MGV-8138 - 1957
* Norgran MGN-19 The Tal Farlow Album 1954
Tal Farlow Quartet
Gerry Wiggins, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Chico Hamilton, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, November 15 and 16, 1954
| 2050-4 | I Like To Recognize The Tune | Norgran MGN-1014 |
| 2051-4 | Strike Up The Band | - |
| 2052-1 | Autumn In New York | - |
| 2053-1 | And She Remembers Me | - |
| 2054-2 | Little Girl Blue | - |
| 2055-1 | Have You Met Miss Jones | - |
| 2056-4 | Tal's Blues | - |
| 2057-2 | Cherokee | - |
* Norgran MGN-1014 The Artistry Of Tal Farlow 1955
= Norgran MGN-1097 The Guitar Artistry Of Tal Farlow - Autumn In New York 1956
= Verve MGV-8184 - 1958
1955
Tal Farlow Quartet
Claude Williamson, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Red Mitchell, bass; Stan Levey, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, January 17, 1955
| 2176-2 | These Foolish Things | Norgran MGN-1027 |
| 2177-2 | I Remember You | - |
| 2178-2 | How Deep Is The Ocean | - |
| 2179-8 | Fascinating Rhythm | - |
| 2180-2 | Manhattan | - |
| 2181-4 | Autumn Leaves | Norgran MGN-1027; Verve 815 236-1 |
| 2182-5 | It's You Or No One | - |
| 2183-4 | Tenderly | - |
| 2184-1 | There Will Never Be Another You | - |
| 2185-6 | Just One Of Those Things | - |
* Norgran MGN-1027 The Interpretations Of Tal Farlow 1955
= Norgran MGN-1101 The Guitar Artistry Of... Tal Farlow - Fascinatin' Rhythm not released
= Verve MGV-8011 - 1956+
* Verve 815 236-1 Tal Farlow - Poppin' And Burnin' 1984
Tal Farlow Quartet
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, April 25, 1955
| 2318-2 | Lullaby Of The Leaves | Norgran MGN-1033, MGN-1047 |
| 2319-1 | Stompin' At The Savoy | - |
| 2320-4 | This Is Always | - |
| 2321-7 | Tea For Two | - |
* Norgran MGN-1033 Oscar Moore, Barney Kessel, Tal Farlow - Swing Guitars 1955
= Verve MGV-8124 - 1957
* Norgran MGN-1047 The Tal Farlow Album 1955
= Verve MGV-8138 - 1957
Tal Farlow Sextet
Bob Enevoldsen, trombone; Bill Perkins, tenor sax; Bob Gordon, baritone sax; Tal Farlow, guitar; Monty Budwig, bass; Lawrence Marable, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, May 3, 1955
| 2322-1 | On The Alamo | Norgran MGN-1030 |
| 2323-3 | Will You Still Be Mine | - |
| 2324-5 | Walkin' | - |
* Norgran MGN-1030 A Recital By Tal Farlow 1955
= Verve MGV-8123 - 1957
Tal Farlow Sextet
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, May 4, 1955
| 2325-4 | Moonlight Becomes You | Norgran MGN-1030 |
| 2326-1 | You Came Along (From Out Of Nowhere) | - |
| 2327-3 | Lorinesque | - |
| 2328-9 | Bye Bye Baby | - |
* Norgran MGN-1030 A Recital By Tal Farlow 1955
= Verve MGV-8123 - 1957
1956
Tal Farlow Quintet
Hank Jones, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, cello; Ray Brown, bass; Henry Bellson, drums.
NYC, February 11, 1956
| 2750-7 | I Wished On The Moon | Verve 815 236-1 |
| 2751-9 | Swinging Till The Girls Come Home | - |
| 2752-16 | Jordu | Clef MGC-742; Verve 815 236-1 |
| 2753-3 | The Way You Look Tonight | Verve 815 236-1 |
| 2754-5 | Bernie's Tune | - |
* Verve 815 236-1 Tal Farlow - Poppin' And Burnin' 1984
* Clef MGC-742 Down Beat Critics Poll Winners not released
Tal Farlow Trio
Eddie Costa, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Vinnie Burke, bass.
NYC, March, 1956
| 2823-6 | Chuckles | Norgran MGN-1102 |
| 2824-1 | You Don't Know What Love Is | - |
| 2825-3 | How About You | - |
| 2826-2 | Broadway | - |
| 2827-2 | Anything Goes | - |
| 2828-2 | Isn't It Romantic | - |
| 2829-2 | Yesterdays | - |
| 2830-4 | There Is No Greater Love | - |
* Norgran MGN-1102 Tal Farlow - Tal not released
= Verve MGV-8021 - 1956+
Tal Farlow Trio
same personnel.
NYC, May 31, 1956
| 2807-2 | Gone With The Wind | Verve 314 559 515-2 |
| 2808-3 | Taking A Chance On Love | Verve MGV-8201 |
| 2809-3 | Yardbird Suite | - |
| 2810-4 | You Stepped Out Of A Dream | - |
| 2811-3 | They Can't Take That Away From Me | - |
| 2812-4 | Meteor | - |
| 2813-3 | Like Someone In Love | - |
| 2814-2 | I Love You | - |
| Taking A Chance On Love (alternate take) | Verve 314 559 515-2 | |
| Yardbird Suite (alternate take) | - | |
| Gone With The Wind (alternate take) | - |
* Verve MGV-8201 The Swinging Guitar Of Tal Farlow 1956+
= ARS G-418 - 1950s
= Verve 314 559 515-2 - 1999
Tal Farlow Trio
Eddie Costa, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Vinnie Burke, bass; Gene Williams, vocal.
Ed Fuerst's home, NYC, December 18, 1956
| Jordu | Xanadu 109, FDC 5160 | |
| Have You Met Miss Jones? | - | |
| Out Of Nowhere | Xanadu 109 | |
| Opus De Funk | Xanadu 109, FDC 5160 |
Eddie Costa, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Vinnie Burke, bass.
| All The Things You Are | Xanadu 119, FDC 5160 | |
| I Remember You | - | |
| Yesterdays | - | |
| Let's Do It | Xanadu 119 |
* Xanadu 109 Tal Farlow - Fuerst Set 1975
= Definitive Records (Sp) DRCD 11263 Tal Farlow - Complete 1956-Private Recordings 2002
* Xanadu 119 Tal Farlow - Second Set 1977
= Definitive Records (Sp) DRCD 11263 Tal Farlow - Complete 1956-Private Recordings 2002
* Xanadu FDC 5160 Tal Farlow - At Ed Fuerst's 1988
1958
Tal Farlow Quartet
Eddie Costa, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Knobby Totah, bass; Jimmy Campbell, drums.
WOR Studio, NYC, February 17, 1958
| 22026-5 | Lean On Me | Verve MGV-8289, 815 236-1 |
| 22027-9 | Wonder Why | - |
| 22028-13 | Night And Day | - |
| 22029-16 | Stella By Starlight | - |
| 22030-34 | 'Deed I Do | |
| 22031-40 | We'll Be Together Again | |
| 'Deed I Do | Verve 314 537 746-2 | |
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| We'll Be Together Again | - | |
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| The More I See You | - | |
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* Verve MGV-8289 This Is Tal Farlow 1958
= Verve 314 537 746-2 - 1997
* Verve 815 236-1 Tal Farlow - Poppin' And Burnin' 1984
Tal Farlow Quartet
Eddie Costa, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Bill Takas, bass; Jimmy Campbell, drums.
WOR Studio, NYC, February 18, 1958
| 22032-43 | The More I See You | Verve MGV-8289 |
| 22033-11 | All The Things You Are | - |
| 22034-17 | How Long Has This Been Going On | - |
| 22035-11 | Topsy | - |
* Verve MGV-8289 This Is Tal Farlow 1958
= Verve 314 537 746-2 - 1997
1959
Tal Farlow
Bobby Jaspar, flute, tenor sax; Tal Farlow, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass.
NYC, December 15 and 16, 1959
| 26539-12 | A Foggy Day | Verve MGV-8370 |
| 26540 | Telefunky | unissued |
| 26541-4 | Sweet Lorraine | Verve MGV-8370 |
| 26542 | Telefunky | - |
Frank Wess, flute, tenor, alto sax; Dick Hyman, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Wendell Marshall, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
| 26537-1 | Blue Funk | - |
| 26538-1 | Wess Side | - |
Frank Wess, flute, tenor, alto sax; Dick Hyman, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Joe Benjamin, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
| 26530-7 | Saratoga | - |
| 26533 | The Man In My Life | - |
Frank Wess, tenor sax, flute; Dick Hyman, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Wendell Marshall, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
| 26534-4 | As Long As I Live | Verve MGV-8371 |
| 26535-4 | Blues In The Night | - |
| 26536-10 | Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | - |
Frank Wess, tenor sax; Dick Hyman, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Joe Benjamin, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
| 26531-3 | Hit The Road To Dreamland | - |
| 26532-7 | Lessons In Love | - |
Benny Powell, trombone; Frank Wess, tenor sax; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Dick Hyman, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Wendell Marshall, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
| 26527-10 | Petticoat High | - |
| 26528-6 | One Step - Two Step | - |
| 26529-4 | For Every Man There's A Woman | - |
* Verve MGV-8370, MGVS-6143 The Guitar Artistry Of Tal Farlow 1960
* Verve MGV-8371 Tal Farlow Plays The Music Of Harold Arlen 1960
= Verve MGVS-6144 - not released
= Verve MGVS-68371 - 1961
1969 (age 48)
Tal Farlow Quartet
John Scully, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Jack Six, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.
NYC, September 23, 1969
| Straight No Chaser | Prestige PRST 7732 | |
| Darn That Dream | - | |
| Summertime | - | |
| Sometime Ago | - | |
| I'll Remember April | - | |
| My Romance | - | |
| Crazy, She Calls Me | - |
* Prestige PRST 7732 The Return Of Tal Farlow/1969 1970
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-356, OJCCD-356-2 - 1989
= Prestige P-24042 Tal Farlow - Guitar Player 1974
1976 (age 55)
Tal Farlow Trio
Hank Jones, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Ray Brown, bass.
Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA, August 2, 1976
| Fascinating Rhythm | Concord Jazz CJ-26 | |
| You Don't Know What Love Is | - | |
| Put On A Happy Face | - | |
| Stompin' At The Savoy | - | |
| Georgia On My Mind | - | |
| You Are Too Beautiful | - | |
| In Your Own Sweet Way | - | |
| Bayside Blues | - |
* Concord Jazz CJ-26 Tal Farlow - A Sign Of The Times 1977
= Concord Jazz CCD-4026 -
On Stage
Red Norvo, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Jake Hanna, drums.
Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA, August, 1976
| The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else | Concord Jazz CJ-143 | |
| My Romance | - | |
| Lullaby Of Birdland | - | |
| My Shining Hour | - | |
| The Very Thought Of You | - | |
| Rose Room | - |
* Concord Jazz CJ-143 Tal Farlow, Hank Jones, Red Norvo, Ray Brown, Jake Hanna - On Stage 1981
= Concord Jazz CCD-4143 - 1999
Tal Farlow
Mike Nock, keyboards; Tal Farlow, guitar; Lynn Christie, bass; Bob Jaspe, drums #9.
CBS Studio C, NYC, September 14 and 21, 1976
| 1. | My Shining Hour | CBS/Sony (J) 25AP-597 |
| 2. | If I Should Lose You | - |
| 3. | No Greater Love | - |
| 4. | But Not For Me | - |
| 5. | Falling In Love With Love | - |
| 6. | Flamingo | Inner City IC 1099 |
| 7. | Angel Eyes | CBS/Sony (J) 25AP-597 |
| 8. | The Wolf And The Lamb | - |
| 9. | Funk Among The Keys | - |
* CBS/Sony (J) 25AP-597 Tal Farlow - Trinity 1977
= Inner City IC 1099 Tal Farlow - Trilogy 1981
1977
Tal Farlow Trio
Tal Farlow, guitar; Gary Mazzaroppi, bass; Tom Sayek, drums.
Bell Sound Studios, NYC, September 15, 1977
| Mahoney's 11 Ohms | Concord Jazz CJ-57 | |
| Here's That Rainy Day | - | |
| Autumn Leaves | - | |
| With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair | - | |
| Perdido | - | |
| Medley: Ill Wind / Invitation | - | |
| Satin Doll | - | |
| Gymkhana In Soho | - |
* Concord Jazz CJ-57 Tal Farlow '78 1978
1980
Tal Farlow & Lenny Breau
Lenny Breau, Tal Farlow, guitar; Lyn Christie, bass #4,6; Nat Garratano, drums #4,6.
The Sign Of Times, Rumson, NJ, May 21, 1980
| 1. | I Love You | Guitarchives (Canadian) GTR-0003 |
| 2. | Satin Doll | - |
| 3. | My Funny Valentine | - |
| 4. | All The Things You Are | - |
| 5. | Conversation (Tal & Jerry) | - |
| 6. | Cherokee | - |
| 7. | What Is This Thing Called Love? | - |
| 8. | Broadway | - |
| 9. | My Foolish Heart | - |
* Guitarchives (Canadian) GTR-0003 Tal Farlow & Lenny Breau - Chance Meeting 1997
1981 (age 60)
Tal Farlow Trio
Tommy Flanagan, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Gary Mazzaroppi, bass.
Soundmixers, NYC, January, 1981
| All Alone | Concord Jazz CJ-154 | |
| Nuages | - | |
| I Hear A Rhapsody | - | |
| If I Were A Bell | - | |
| St. Thomas | - | |
| Blue Art, Too | - | |
| Stella By Starlight | - | |
| One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) | - |
* Concord Jazz CJ-154 Tal Farlow - Chromatic Palette 1981
= Concord Jazz CCD-4154 - 1994
1982
The Tal Farlow Quartet
James Williams, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Gary Mazzaroppi, bass; Vinnie Johnson, drums.
Soundmixers, NYC, August, 1982
| You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To | Concord Jazz CJ-204 | |
| If I Should Lose You | - | |
| I Wished On The Moon | - | |
| I've Got The World On A String | - | |
| Love Letters | - | |
| Why Shouldn't I | - | |
| Lullaby Of The Leaves | - | |
| Just Friends | - | |
| I Thought About You | - |
* Concord Jazz CJ-204 The Tal Farlow Quartet - Cookin' On All Burners 1983
= Concord Jazz CCD-4204 -
1984
Tal Farlow Quintet
Sam Most, flute, tenor sax; Frank Strazzeri, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Bob Maize, bass; Al "Tootie" Heath, drums.
Sage & Sound, Los Angeles, CA, September, 1984
| You Stepped Out Of A Dream | Concord Jazz CJ-266 | |
| When Your Lover Has Gone | - | |
| I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | - | |
| When Lights Are Low | - | |
| Who Cares | - | |
| I Can't Get Started | - | |
| Prelude To A Kiss | - | |
| Everything Happens To Me | - |
* Concord Jazz CJ-266 The Legendary Tal Farlow 1985
1991 (age 70)
Tal Farlow & Philippe Petit
Philippe Petit, left channel guitar; Tal Farlow, right channel guitar.
Studio Des Dames, Paris, France, November, 1991
| Autumn Leaves | FD Music (F) 151932 | |
| How Deep Is The Ocean | - | |
| Love For Sale | - | |
| Billie's Bounce | - | |
| Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me | - | |
| Body And Soul | - | |
| Satin Doll | - | |
| Christine Cookin' | - | |
| Tenderly | - | |
| Lester Leaps In | - | |
| Nuages | - | |
| Tal's Medley: Embraceable You / For All We Know / Last Night When We Were Young | - |
* FD Music (F) 151932 Tal Farlow, Philippe Petit - Standards Recital 1991
= Elabeth (Eu) ELA 621048 - 1993