The Tal Farlow Album

Tracks

If there’s someone lovelier than you
With the wind and the rain in your hair
My old flame
Gibson Boy
You and the night and the music
Love Nest
Blues in the closet
Everything I’ve got

Personnel

Tal Farlow (g)
Barry Galbraith (g)
Oscar Pettiford (b)
Joe Morello (d)

Recording Dates

June 2nd 1954. Fine Sound. New York City.

Original LP Issue

Norgran 10” LP MGN-19 1954.
Material also available on two EPs The Tal Farlow Album #1 & #2 EPN-35 & EPN-36 .
Artwork by David Stone Martin.

LP Reissues

Norgran 12” LP MGN-1047 1955. This LP is as MGN-19 with the addition of the four Tal Farlow tracks from the Norgran LP MGN-1033 “Swing Guitars” as follows :-
Tracks :- Lullaby of the leaves, Stompin’ at the Savoy, This is always, Tea for two
Personnel :- Tal Farlow (g), Claude Williamson(p), Red Mitchell(d)
Recording Date :- April 25th 1955. Radio Recorders. Hollywood, Los Angeles
Note 1 :- All subsequent reissues have all twelve tracks.
Note 2 :- The 12" album has a different take of "With the wind and rain in your hair" to that on the 10" LP.

Verve MGV-8138 1957

Verve V-8138 1961

Verve UMV 2584 (Japan) 1981

CD Reissues

Verve POCJ-2752 (Japan) 1999, 2006
Verve UCCV-9049 (Japan) 2002
The 10" version of "With the wind and the rain in your hair" has been reissued on Verve Elite Edition Collector's CD 314 547 265 2.
Mosaic MD7-224 "The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions" (2004)

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