The word "genius" is used far too much, but Guitar Genius is an apposite term for a performance by Tal Farlow, and its use is fully justified with regards to this two-disc set. Farlow was apparently ...

Self-taught, guitarist Tal Farlow was what's known as a big player. Influenced by Bud Powell, he could cover a great deal of ground on the neck of his electric guitar with his large hands. When he ...

Ever since I stumbled on the double-LP “Red Norvo Trio with Tal Farlow and Charles Mingus: The Savoy Sessions” (Savoy), recorded in 1950-1951 and re-issued in 1995, I have loved and admired guitarist ...

Where does a jazz guitarist go after he forms his own trio, makes records, plays top clubs, and wins the title of best guitarist in Down Beat magazine’s international critics’ poll for two years ...

Lye created a series of scratched images in the 1950s – more regular or geometric than his usual style – to accompany Rock ‘n’ Rye, a track by jazz guitarist Tal Farlow, but he did not get far with ...