The L.A. Sessions: Tal Farlow: Guitar Genius (Giant Steps Recordings/Cherry Red Records, enr. 1950-1955; publ. 2006).

Giant Steps Recordings/Cherry Red Records GSCR 018 (2006)

Disque 1: 

Tal Farlow (guitare), Gerald Wiggins (piano), Ray Brown (contrebasse), Chico Hamilton (batterie). Producteur: Norman Granz. Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, 15 & 16 novembre 1954. 

1. I Like to Recognize the Tune (Rodgers, Hart) 3:11
2. Strike Up the Band (Gershwin, Gershwin) 3:28
3. Autumn in New York (Duke) 5:05
4. And She Remembers Me (Farlow) 4:24
5. Little Girl Blue (Rodgers, Hart) 3:24
6. Have You Met Miss Jones? (Rodgers, Hart) 4:58
7. Tal's Blues (Farlow) 5:12
8. Cherokee (Noble) 4:54

Tal Farlow (guitare), Claude Williamson (piano), Red Mitchell (contrebasse), Stan Levey (batterie). Producteur: Norman Granz. Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, 17 janvier 1955. 

9. These Foolish Things (Strachey, Marvell, Link) 2:53
10. I Remember You (Schertzing, Mercury) 4:15
11. How Deep is the Ocean (Berlin) 4:01
12. Fascinating Rhythm (Gershwin, Gershwin) 3:51
13. Manhattan (Rodgers, Hart) 3:18
14. Autumn Leaves (Prevert, Kosma, Mercer) 1:43
15. It's You or No One (Styne, Cahn) 3:28
16. Tenderly (Gross, Lawrence) 4:37
17. There Will Never Be Another You (Gordon, Warren) 3:49
18. Just One of Those Things (Porter) 3:04

Disque 2: 

Tal Farlow (guitare), Claude Williamson (piano), Red Mitchell (contrebasse). Producteur: Norman Granz. Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, 25 avril 1955. 

1. Lullaby of the Leaves (Petkere, Young) 3:45
2. Stompin' at the Savoy (Sampson, Webb, Razaf, Goodman) 3:15
3. This is Always (Warren, Gordon) 3:04
4. Tea for Two (Youmans, Caesar) 2:55

Bob Enevoldsen (trombone à pistons), Bill Perkins (saxophone ténor), Bob Gordon (saxophone baryton), Tal Farlow (guitare), Monte Budwig (contrebasse), Larance Marable (batterie). Producteur: Norman Granz. Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, 3 mai 1955. 

5. On the Alamo (Jones, Kahn) 4:07
6. Will You Still Be Mine? (Dennis, Adair) 4:00
7. Walkin' (Carpenter) 5:26

Les mêmes; même studio. 4 mai 1955. 

8. Moonlight Becomes You (Burke, Van Heusen) 4:23
9. Out of Nowhere (Green, Heyman) 5:27
10. Lorinesque (Farlow) 4:15
11. Bye Bye Baby (Styne, Robin) 4:07

The Red Norvo Trio

Red Norvo (vibraphone), Tal Farlow (guitare), Charles Mingus (contrebasse). Los Angeles, 3 mai 1950. 

12. Cheek to Cheek (Berlin) 2:48
13. Swedish Pastry (Kessel) 2:24

Les mêmes. Chicago, 31 octobre 1950. 

14. Move (Best) 2:38
15. Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart (Hanley) 3:28

Les mêmes. Los Angeles, 13 avril 1951. 

16. Godchild (Wallington) 4:11
17. This Can't Be Love (Rodgers, Hart) 2:27

Compilé par The Kissin' Bandit au Department of Enjoyment. 
Ingénieur à la masterisation: Andrew Thompson. 
"The Flying Eye in the Sky": John Pearson. 
Design: Miles Johnson. 
Photo: Giant Steps Archive. 
Notes du livret: Roy Carr. 

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