I love giving this guy as an example for a successful late-start musician. He started at 21, never had any experience with the instrument before that. He is a jazz legend!
here's another guy who would walk in a pawn shop and ask to see this guitar. the clerk wouldn't know him from adam. then, after playing something like this, the clerk would say, "what's you're name?"
Hey, where's the fuzz box? where's the chainsaw barre chords? where's his devil and skull tattoos? Why isn't he screaming and making wrestler faces? This guy's no good at all! HA HA, just kidding (SARCASM!) seriously, Tal is like a breath of fresh air after being locked in a damp stinky basement for days. BRAVO! 1000x
Grande e super grandissimo !!!! Armonizzare un bel brano in questa maniera è solo per i grandi . Tal unico , con bellissime idee. Per me rimarrai sempre il migliore. Fluidità , visione e sapienza ne fanno da padrone.
OK, fellow fretmasters, are there ANY famous guitar virtuosos that didn't start playing at a very young (early teens or earlier)? And as much as I would love to have the knowledge and chops of a Tal, Joe P, Wes or Django, it just seems that the only guys whom have reached such ability began VERY early and that being a guitarist was their one driving passion in life. The rest of us working slobs, with a wife, kids, mortgage and grass to cut simply can't put in the time required to get so good.
@guitarajs22, well, looks as if he made up for the previous 21 years, eh? Saw him once, near the end of his career at a small local music festival. Sound guy had him so far back in the mix that it might as well been me playing, LOL. I got the guy to crank him up so that his brilliance could be heard. Weird, as relatively few there really knew anything about him, or that they were witnessing a jazz great that would soon be no more. Blessed to have seen him!
Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga cant be compared to Farlow, the "octopus" is one of the all-time great jazz guitarists. Maybe even the best, even Down Beat magazine critics described him as the very best jazz guitarist in the world. You'll have to throw in Kanye West, 50 Cent, Brittney Spears, Miley Cyrus, Beyonce, and Paris Hilton, then just maybe we can get Farlow back.
@SRone45 Amen. I feel the same way; and it might not necessarily be how "bad," you are. Like I feel pretty confident about my playing and what I've taught myself (no lessons) but there's just no comparison to a master like this. So like I said, its not so much how bad you or I may be, it just how incredible he is. Genius.
@surfer1211 Aye, that's it, all us 'other' players have to remember that he has been playing this song in particular, amongst others, for like 30 or so years. It's the same when you hear Joe Pass play Donna Lee. They all give the impression that they were born with this ability, instead they worked harder than most probably.
@SRone45 Take a breath man. Enjoy the ride! Dedicated practice will bear fruits! Focus on One Thing At A Time...again and again and again... you'll progress...Dissatisfaction with ones abilities is required to become a great player!
scusatemi ragazzi ma sarà anche un grande chitarrista jazz...non lo metto in dubbio ma non si può rovinare in questo modo una ballad e soprattutto questa.....preferisco Joe Pass
illuminOz, your memory's not too bad. On page 68 of the July 1984 edition of Guitar Player Tal Farlow is quoted as saying that he "...didn't bother to learn very much about reading music, my approach has been largely visual. In other words, I can visualize the shapes or patterns of scales and chords by mentally picturing little dots on the fingerboard. Using systems like this can make learning material - whether it's chords, scales, or theory - infinitely easier."
Me and Tal were friends for years when we used to take a trip down to Boca and throw pudding at old ladies. He had such a nice time, I couldn't drag him away.
I'm not an awesome musician, I like jazz and it sounds really good to me. I think it's like all masterpieces performed by master, the first time we are a bit septic but it becomes better each time we listen to it. In my opinion, only open-minded people can listen to jazz and apreciate it. (sorry for my english)
How was this guy ever allowed to die?? He simply owns the guitar, only the second person I've ever heard that does. The first was Andreas Segovia. There are other greats, and more are always coming along, but Tal rules.
I studied with and was a friend of Tal's for about 8 years. This video was from a video tape and he is "showing off" his chops in chord/melody. So yes, there is a lot going on here, he is doing what he warmed me never to do: "don't play for musicians, play for the people". But he is having fun, and I challenge any of you to do what he is doing. No nicer human being on the earth. TAL READ as well as anyone.
the fact that this sounds amazing should be enough of an argument against the metronome.... tighter time would only take away from the specific personality of his sound.
Tal Farlow is be-bop, this is faster because its be-bop. Also I agree there are intentional rubato sections, a la Joe Pass who is also be-bop. Thank you.
His improvisations and technical facility were what legends were made of.
But listening to this chord solo of Misty was unnerving and unenjoyable.
There is such a thing as too much technique....and this was a perfect example.
Grossly overplayed....and......insensitive.
Sorry....sorry.....I know!....I know!.....that's like crtisizing your own mom and I ain't happy about it....but my ear is as good as the next guy's, and that's the way I feel.
I was born in 1987, so I never got the chance to see Tal before he passed away.
Every time I think about it I become sad... The fact that musicians like Tal pass away is unreal... Same with Joe Pass. Listening to them makes one believe they must be Demigods. Both were one of a kind musicans.
If you like jazz, you should check out Uffe Steen. He is a danish jazz & blues guitarist, and professor at The Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, Denmark.
Check out his version of "Misty", performed with his Trio.
La grande chitarra JAZZ. L' esposizione ad accordi sul tema più le variazione che fa sono a dir poco fantastiche. Ho imparato molto ad ascoltarti. Trascrivere un brano così ho scoperto il significato di CHITARRA JAZZ. Viva TAL Farlow!!!
rubato, not ritardando. And while he drops a couple of licks in this vid, there's absolutely nothing wrong with his rubato interpretation here, though it may not be to everyone's taste. Anyone who knows anything about solo chord melody style jazz guitar work shouldn't be implying that there's something wrong with his timing, with the exception of course of making a subjective judgement regarding taste. Tempo here isn't how I would have played it, but I'm not Tal Farlow...
He didn't lose the melody at all. He's just embellishing it. Haven't you guys ever heard chord melody arrangements before. I bet when you hear the brilliant version by Joe Pass which is on youtube you'll say he's "killing the melody" too!
@RobertMStFleur I agree. Farlow is certainly brilliant as an unaccompanied soloist, but he jams a few too many voicings in the measure and loses the tempo a bit. But hey, I'd kill to play as off the cuff as he can and does.
For me?..its to overdone! soz, great guitarist, but can hardly make the tune out, and I love this tune, Play it myself, saw Johny Mathis sing it in Vegas. July 17th 1996 cezers Palace never forget it. Its played to fast and you can go over the top with a tune and thats what happens.very choppy! soz guys. spiolt it for me.
It is comforting to see these comments. I respect Vai for what he does. He has mastered every possible Lydian scale there is. But Tal is Picasso next to him.
I agree. Why does everyone negative your comment out? He WAS just noodeling around...vamping on the chord progression...and, yeah, kind of lost the melody in there.
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Is it just me? It sounds like muddling rather than playing. Rubato? Nope, I don't buy that reasoning. He should have learned to play the bass guitar or drums. Looks sophisticated but if you have bad rhythm none of it makes sense. Quite annoying frankly speaking.
Yes, it is just you. Of course it's rubato, that's how you play an unaccompanied ballad. I think his deep harmonic/rhythmic sense is beyond your ability to hear it, so you call it muddling. HIs timing of the phrases is liquid but spot on.
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I play drums. I know when they're on or off. Further, in his case, you don't really need any rhythm training to discern his silly timing. It's pretty obvious. His voicings are complicated I suppose. He's like the first generation to explore jazz guitar so maybe you're trying too hard to do homage to his work. Scofield, Metheny, Pass, Hall, Abercrombie, Martino, Benson, di Meola, not-so-famous Youtube jazz masters... Never did I think those cats were losing their beat. Liquid? Give me a break,
No wonder it's a stupid argument. Needless of any retort.. but here it is.
I'm an atheist jazz enthusiast. Don't give a damn if you call him god. Cause I know there ain't any Tal Farlow ghosts, gods, spirits...etc wandering around so....
BTW I'm learning to play jazz guitar. Don't know much about it yet but someday when I get a hold of his materials maybe his melodic & harmonic sense might surprise me then.
Supposedly you do feel happy a great deal listening to Tal. It's your ears so...Just don't impose your own thoughts without any proper reason. Besides, it's music. Some like this others like that.
Isn't that an excuse of an inablity to keep time? Rubato means to play freely if I'm not wrong. But in my opinion, it still has to have that elastic sense in order to have an effect. Like a wave. Like when a skier who's smoothly coming down a slope without falling(^^). It needs to Become slow or fast. Not all of a Suddenly slow or fast. If the initial tempo was slower (he's too busy here) and did his fill-ins in a more take-it-easy fashion it might have come out diffently. Still don't buy it?
If you didn't understand what I have written, I suppose it could be possible to interpret it as if I said you shouldn't alter the tempo in any cause. Using the 'ski slope' analogy, for your own sake, Mr Farlow is keep tripping & falling down during his downhill.
But if you consider that to be some special way of playing for some weird reason, powerlessly enough, I cannot refute to your position.
@BJrok Actually, the term is "ritardando". It is when a soloist interprets the tempo freely in relation to the emotion of the piece. It is mainly used by guitarists and pianists playing classical or jazz solo, as they don't have to confer their rhythmic interpretation with another player, however, it is sometimes notated in classical music in which case the brief tempo drag is directed by the conductor. It can sound strange if the listener is unfamiliar with the technique, but it is intentional.
@BJrok I said it before, I'll say it again: Tal Farlow is be-bop. He plays things fast and in technical, quirky ways, including changing the tempo, meter etc. It comes from reading music and Tal was a big student of pianist Art Tatum from which he derives his complex harmonies. If you listen to Art you hear him do the same things - changing the tempo, meter, feel etc for certain passages.
@JeffMasonProject Then, unlike Tatum, why does his tempo alteration appears to be lousy ? Besides I remember reading an article from 'Guitar Player' admitting he doesn't know how to read music & is quite embarrassed by the fact. He's struggling with his playing and that's why he's shaky. If you can't hear it, well.....
@BJrok I have to confess I am biased as I am big fan of Tal Farlow. Check out the videos of Tal and Lenny jamming from the Film about Tal's life here on Youtube. I have that album and have spent many hours studying it. I have never seen this video before and I suppose it is a little sloppy but not atypical his or say Joe Pass's playing at times where bar lengths seem 'elastic'.
Tal always looks like he's enjoying himself as he rips through those beautiful chords and single note lines ! what a fine guitarist !
freddym223 1 month ago
Two words: Joe pass
Mrsamlki 1 month ago
no offense but this is so random that it cant really be called a song
lovethyenemy777 1 month ago
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no offense but it sounds random to your ears because your brain can't understand it its like chinese lol
algrand90 1 month ago
This is really great and inspiring!!
MrPaulAhead 1 month ago
Please come and get me cause he blew me away !
dave22h34 1 month ago
Such huge fingers
THB79 2 months ago
I love giving this guy as an example for a successful late-start musician. He started at 21, never had any experience with the instrument before that. He is a jazz legend!
SvetlioPrice 3 months ago
here's another guy who would walk in a pawn shop and ask to see this guitar. the clerk wouldn't know him from adam. then, after playing something like this, the clerk would say, "what's you're name?"
"it's on the guitar..."
shnewsman 3 months ago 3
pure genius!!!
scottleeper 3 months ago
I'm dizzy by the harmony...... master!
Dardagan11 4 months ago
amazing que genio tal farlow the best
TheGuitarswing 4 months ago in playlist Tal Farlow
Very very very very nice...no words...
renatofurt 4 months ago
32 reasons to use condom
PAGAFER 4 months ago
The Jazzmaster!
Then: All thriller no filler.
Now; all filler no thriller.
Today 'music' is so production saturated they can make ANYONE sound exactly as they wish.
The likes of TF, JP, WM, KB and more, had nowhere, and nothing to hide behind; just pure classic Jazz guitar oozed out of them.
Sorely missed, but always inspiring, a great example, and admired.
FenderJaguarmaster 5 months ago
Hey, where's the fuzz box? where's the chainsaw barre chords? where's his devil and skull tattoos? Why isn't he screaming and making wrestler faces? This guy's no good at all! HA HA, just kidding (SARCASM!) seriously, Tal is like a breath of fresh air after being locked in a damp stinky basement for days. BRAVO! 1000x
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What a master just beautiful!
gummiedux 5 months ago
asian american sing misty more please take a look
waggietoo 5 months ago
I sprained my left hand just watching him.
ElComadreja777 5 months ago
Untouchable.
LLMstratocaster 5 months ago
To think his real passion was sign painting. Imagine if he really dedicated himself to playing.
mb13972 5 months ago
1:35 to 1:45 makes me think of good times.
frankdrubbin12 6 months ago
TABS?? ANYONE??
BekkersBelly 6 months ago
@BekkersBelly youre not in the TAB world anymore, buddy...
keo774 5 months ago 32
@keo774 A-Freaking-Men. Get an Ear!
gleventhal 5 months ago
@keo774
ROFL.......
ClarenceHW 3 weeks ago
That is what is known as a "jazz face", ladies and gentlemen
WoWintosh 6 months ago
I'd give my right n_t to have his left hand :)
Crabsdonthum 6 months ago
best jazz guitar tone ever
vinlandr 7 months ago
this is too good
QofLife69 8 months ago
talking about harmony.....? GOD!!!
oyecarnal 8 months ago 2
Tal was great. I love the LP The Swing Guitar Of Tal Farlow from the '50s.
HMJohnsonGuitar 8 months ago
Grande e super grandissimo !!!! Armonizzare un bel brano in questa maniera è solo per i grandi . Tal unico , con bellissime idee. Per me rimarrai sempre il migliore. Fluidità , visione e sapienza ne fanno da padrone.
gabri3l367 9 months ago
This song is fuckin genious
Akriolus 9 months ago
Man, his right hand work is, well, unique. Cool version of Errol's classic.
5lowrollD 9 months ago
OK, fellow fretmasters, are there ANY famous guitar virtuosos that didn't start playing at a very young (early teens or earlier)? And as much as I would love to have the knowledge and chops of a Tal, Joe P, Wes or Django, it just seems that the only guys whom have reached such ability began VERY early and that being a guitarist was their one driving passion in life. The rest of us working slobs, with a wife, kids, mortgage and grass to cut simply can't put in the time required to get so good.
philipatoz 9 months ago
@philipatoz i believe Wes started playing when he was like 19....theres still hope for some of us!
russogtr 9 months ago
@philipatoz tal didn't start playing til he was 21
guitarajs22 4 weeks ago
@guitarajs22, well, looks as if he made up for the previous 21 years, eh? Saw him once, near the end of his career at a small local music festival. Sound guy had him so far back in the mix that it might as well been me playing, LOL. I got the guy to crank him up so that his brilliance could be heard. Weird, as relatively few there really knew anything about him, or that they were witnessing a jazz great that would soon be no more. Blessed to have seen him!
philipatoz 4 weeks ago
hectically playing , is not my flavor
cpfschmidt 9 months ago
Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga cant be compared to Farlow, the "octopus" is one of the all-time great jazz guitarists. Maybe even the best, even Down Beat magazine critics described him as the very best jazz guitarist in the world. You'll have to throw in Kanye West, 50 Cent, Brittney Spears, Miley Cyrus, Beyonce, and Paris Hilton, then just maybe we can get Farlow back.
musiclives3 9 months ago 5
its like 100 chords per second.
fullyAsianeric 9 months ago
I love listening to this but it also makes me feel bad because I realize how bad of a guitarist I am.
SRone45 10 months ago
@SRone45 Amen. I feel the same way; and it might not necessarily be how "bad," you are. Like I feel pretty confident about my playing and what I've taught myself (no lessons) but there's just no comparison to a master like this. So like I said, its not so much how bad you or I may be, it just how incredible he is. Genius.
surfer1211 10 months ago
@surfer1211 Aye, that's it, all us 'other' players have to remember that he has been playing this song in particular, amongst others, for like 30 or so years. It's the same when you hear Joe Pass play Donna Lee. They all give the impression that they were born with this ability, instead they worked harder than most probably.
jamboliboli 9 months ago
@SRone45 Take a breath man. Enjoy the ride! Dedicated practice will bear fruits! Focus on One Thing At A Time...again and again and again... you'll progress...Dissatisfaction with ones abilities is required to become a great player!
MokshaIS 8 months ago
Tal, why have you gone?
TheAlpar1 11 months ago
Tal Farlow!! I wish ui was born then!!!!!!!
TheFredwallace 11 months ago
I'M A SHREDDER AND I RECOGNIZE THIS MAN'S GENIUS.
TheFigueroa007 11 months ago
HIS CHORD INVERSIONS ARE AMAZING. THIS MAN IS GOD.
TheFigueroa007 11 months ago
Ah Tal had such HUGE hands!
simonpcfrost 11 months ago
scusatemi ragazzi ma sarà anche un grande chitarrista jazz...non lo metto in dubbio ma non si può rovinare in questo modo una ballad e soprattutto questa.....preferisco Joe Pass
hardasarocker 11 months ago
Jajajaja, That's a godd one apoculamos.
uconcerto 11 months ago
Jazz music is like musical masterbation.So self indulgent.
tuguybear 11 months ago
my last name is farlow :P
hellokittymethlab 1 year ago
infinite knowledge
JolluliHome 1 year ago
im so proud i have the same last name as him
theeaglerocker 1 year ago
Unico e inconfondibile. Il grande suono nelle mani ma soprattutto nella mente. Ci manchi molto Tal.....!!!!!!!!!!
gabri3l367 1 year ago
illuminOz, your memory's not too bad. On page 68 of the July 1984 edition of Guitar Player Tal Farlow is quoted as saying that he "...didn't bother to learn very much about reading music, my approach has been largely visual. In other words, I can visualize the shapes or patterns of scales and chords by mentally picturing little dots on the fingerboard. Using systems like this can make learning material - whether it's chords, scales, or theory - infinitely easier."
blossomsquirrel 1 year ago
Me and Tal were friends for years when we used to take a trip down to Boca and throw pudding at old ladies. He had such a nice time, I couldn't drag him away.
jamboliboli 1 year ago
I'm not an awesome musician, I like jazz and it sounds really good to me. I think it's like all masterpieces performed by master, the first time we are a bit septic but it becomes better each time we listen to it. In my opinion, only open-minded people can listen to jazz and apreciate it. (sorry for my english)
ratherthebarber 1 year ago
And all of that with nothing but a PLECTRUM too. Old Tal taught himself all the way. No classical sophisticate stuff.
franco6719 1 year ago
How was this guy ever allowed to die?? He simply owns the guitar, only the second person I've ever heard that does. The first was Andreas Segovia. There are other greats, and more are always coming along, but Tal rules.
apoculamus 1 year ago
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God, please give us back Tal and we'll send you Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga.
mb13972 1 year ago 144
@mb13972 Ha!!!! I loved that!
Guitfiddlejase 11 months ago
@mb13972 That´s it, and hurry !
TunedEar 10 months ago
@mb13972 AHAHAAHAHAHAAA! ROFLMAO!!
martinaxman 9 months ago
@mb13972 I agree. Those new so called entertainer's suck! No talent at all. It's all about money!
rickbotherocker 8 months ago
@mb13972 . Oh man. That's awesome.
Pazak68 7 months ago
@mb13972
It wouldn't be enough.
rbnlenin 2 months ago
@mb13972 Agree
RobertMStFleur 1 month ago
@mb13972 that aint no deal! LOL!!
JnTroyer 2 weeks ago
I love his first finger streches/////:)
BryanRason 1 year ago
I studied with and was a friend of Tal's for about 8 years. This video was from a video tape and he is "showing off" his chops in chord/melody. So yes, there is a lot going on here, he is doing what he warmed me never to do: "don't play for musicians, play for the people". But he is having fun, and I challenge any of you to do what he is doing. No nicer human being on the earth. TAL READ as well as anyone.
s2944 1 year ago 2
@s2944 thanks for the insight - can you recommend a video where you'd say he is playing for the people?
matthewcross 1 year ago
"if it aint broke dont fix it"
there is such thing as loose timing,
the fact that this sounds amazing should be enough of an argument against the metronome.... tighter time would only take away from the specific personality of his sound.
lralbrecht 1 year ago
good game my luvs
ftryew 1 year ago
wow.. what a effortless master guitar player. Tremendous!
icelandknight 1 year ago
Farlow is a pleasure to the ears.
CarbinBleuDia 1 year ago
Tal Farlow is be-bop, this is faster because its be-bop. Also I agree there are intentional rubato sections, a la Joe Pass who is also be-bop. Thank you.
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edgarrg94 1 year ago
Tal Farlow is sublime, technical but always groovy and soulful! And he got that warm breeze sound... Magic! =)
TheDriveMaster 1 year ago
Guitar mastery right there
nylonsteel 1 year ago
grande !!!
giangi865 1 year ago
Farlow, Pass, Montgomery, Reinhardt... Who else am I forgetting?
jdcl06 1 year ago
@jdcl06 Eddie Lang, Johnny Smith, Charlie Christian..that should do it.
lazur1 1 year ago
@jdcl06
Barney Kessel, Grant Green,
chooseyourblues 1 year ago
@chooseyourblues
How could I forget Kessel and Green? Thanks for the heads-up!!
jdcl06 1 year ago
at 2.51! farkin gorgeous!!
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amazing.. anyone who disliked this is a blatant moron
crunchballs 1 year ago
amazing.. anyone who disliked this is blatant moron
crunchballs 1 year ago
Great farlow _God bless you_Os deuses estão realmente devem estar em festa diante desta execução
CRRochaGuitar 1 year ago
there's no rubato. That's how it goes. This guy's a harmonic genius!
greenespltd 1 year ago
Tal and his Epic epicness... He makes it look so easy.
Love that cheeky smile at the end haha.
wondoswarhammer 1 year ago
But he dresses well.
Big Ron
Vermillion2176 1 year ago
How great.
robbourassaguitarist 1 year ago
he seems to have massive hands.
overandout58 1 year ago
this is astounding, i watch it like every day
snipersas 1 year ago
man this owns
snipersas 1 year ago
Oops...
Came here looking for Mikhail Tal -
Looks like I found Steve Vai or something
Okazy movin on..
haroliyk 1 year ago
Awesome performance
rd40082 1 year ago
Excelente
JRENTROIA 1 year ago
@hummingbird4109 took the words RIGHT out of my mouth
xXironraiderXx 1 year ago
Well, how do I say this?
Tal Farlow was a giant.
His improvisations and technical facility were what legends were made of.
But listening to this chord solo of Misty was unnerving and unenjoyable.
There is such a thing as too much technique....and this was a perfect example.
Grossly overplayed....and......insensitive.
Sorry....sorry.....I know!....I know!.....that's like crtisizing your own mom and I ain't happy about it....but my ear is as good as the next guy's, and that's the way I feel.
hummingbird4109 1 year ago
Sloppy
thedebtsettler 1 year ago
geezus that was amazing!
mattnsim 1 year ago
I was born in 1987, so I never got the chance to see Tal before he passed away.
Every time I think about it I become sad... The fact that musicians like Tal pass away is unreal... Same with Joe Pass. Listening to them makes one believe they must be Demigods. Both were one of a kind musicans.
AmundLauritzen 1 year ago
@AmundLauritzen I was born in 1994 i'm sad, i wasn't able to saw a lot of amazing things in music, there's nothing cool now....
edgarrg94 1 year ago
ty :)
JayIvory87 1 year ago
amazing!
MariusPetersGitarre 1 year ago
Absolutely breathtaking.
darkoanton5 1 year ago
this sounds like the kind of music they play in mr rogers house "hello neighbor"
Munchies56 1 year ago
@Munchies56 That's because Mister Rogers' Neighborhood had a live jazz band in the studio for each show lead by jazz great John Costa.
polishbroadcast 1 year ago
Tal's chord substitutes amaze my ass all the time.
Benj888 1 year ago 28
@Benj888 i had to lol hard to this comment :) so nice
DajaWaja 11 months ago
By the way, here is the URL, be sure to check him out
/watch?v=1N1BupyUDJA&feature=related
WestergaardChristian 1 year ago
Hey everybody
If you like jazz, you should check out Uffe Steen. He is a danish jazz & blues guitarist, and professor at The Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, Denmark.
Check out his version of "Misty", performed with his Trio.
WestergaardChristian 1 year ago
WOW.
MrBerenstain 1 year ago
The size of his hands is amazing. Look at the way he uses his thumb.
lunastrat 1 year ago
@lunastrat he does it just like hendrix :-)
Elimnio 1 year ago
Holy chord changes!
emosucks89 1 year ago 2
Art !!
Ooogiling555 1 year ago
La grande chitarra JAZZ. L' esposizione ad accordi sul tema più le variazione che fa sono a dir poco fantastiche. Ho imparato molto ad ascoltarti. Trascrivere un brano così ho scoperto il significato di CHITARRA JAZZ. Viva TAL Farlow!!!
gabri3l367 1 year ago
No playin' mofo's got nuttin' to say. STFU, listen and learn.
iamhimay 1 year ago
rubato, not ritardando. And while he drops a couple of licks in this vid, there's absolutely nothing wrong with his rubato interpretation here, though it may not be to everyone's taste. Anyone who knows anything about solo chord melody style jazz guitar work shouldn't be implying that there's something wrong with his timing, with the exception of course of making a subjective judgement regarding taste. Tempo here isn't how I would have played it, but I'm not Tal Farlow...
BigAndouille 1 year ago
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omg this sucks
hinata750 1 year ago
"It is when a soloist interprets the tempo freely in relation to the emotion of the piece." => "rubato"
Slayerman256 1 year ago
He didn't lose the melody at all. He's just embellishing it. Haven't you guys ever heard chord melody arrangements before. I bet when you hear the brilliant version by Joe Pass which is on youtube you'll say he's "killing the melody" too!
awesomewelles90 1 year ago
He's got to be close to 75 in this video, plays as fit as a fiddle! Spectacular!
GSarovich 1 year ago 2
Tal Farlow knows too much on the guitar; he lost the melody going too far away from Misty.
RobertMStFleur 1 year ago
@RobertMStFleur I agree. Farlow is certainly brilliant as an unaccompanied soloist, but he jams a few too many voicings in the measure and loses the tempo a bit. But hey, I'd kill to play as off the cuff as he can and does.
RubHerSoul1 1 year ago
No, you lost it.
Slayerplsko 1 year ago
He knows all the chords...
manorrd 1 year ago 3
but man he's just strictly rhythm, he doesnt want to make it cry or sing
JKryanX 1 year ago
For me?..its to overdone! soz, great guitarist, but can hardly make the tune out, and I love this tune, Play it myself, saw Johny Mathis sing it in Vegas. July 17th 1996 cezers Palace never forget it. Its played to fast and you can go over the top with a tune and thats what happens.very choppy! soz guys. spiolt it for me.
squizzy104 1 year ago
LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THOSE HANDS!
He was great.
MrBasilGanglia 1 year ago
The Octopus!
poolpig 1 year ago
whats with the vai comments? this is a tal farlow video right? lets just stick to that shall we.
joelcelima 1 year ago 3
It is comforting to see these comments. I respect Vai for what he does. He has mastered every possible Lydian scale there is. But Tal is Picasso next to him.
jkazemek 1 year ago
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alowderm 1 year ago
Oh.. god!
CanduterioCS 1 year ago
Say more with ....less.
mrmattstrat 1 year ago
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He completely destroys the melody... it's actually a beatiful song. Well i guess he is just noodeling around. ^^
jokeob 2 years ago
I agree. Why does everyone negative your comment out? He WAS just noodeling around...vamping on the chord progression...and, yeah, kind of lost the melody in there.
Still doesn't take away from his performance.
manorrd 1 year ago
this is my guitar teachers old room mate, guitar teacher and best friend
sira1993 2 years ago 3
Who is your guitar teacher?
Boldstrummer 1 year ago
bla bla blah shut up all of you and listen to the music.
KhanShin 2 years ago 36
@KhaunShin, EXACTLY
dannymacjuggalo 2 years ago
many have followed in tal's footprints!
1979bassman 2 years ago
It feels rather rushed
BolivianCharango 2 years ago
@BolivianCharango its rubato
unibomber111 2 years ago
he has pretty big hands
standaway1 2 years ago
how about that little run at 2.52? very special
tdog65000 2 years ago
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sadly our president is a sad failure and dangerous to america a real sicialist pig
obamaisafailure1 2 years ago
Oh my god, he is amazing..
Leoppassion 2 years ago
Tal farlow is my favorite, joe pass is in second plaCE
sonatonemaster 2 years ago
those fingers fly along the keyboard like butter hats off to the jazzmaster from NJ
obamaisafailure1 2 years ago
fretboard
wepmajoe 2 years ago
too bad obama is a failure right douche?
thejazzman8 2 years ago
the majician from NEW JERSEY
obamaisafailure1 2 years ago
legend is legend,no words
waljorge 2 years ago
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Is it just me? It sounds like muddling rather than playing. Rubato? Nope, I don't buy that reasoning. He should have learned to play the bass guitar or drums. Looks sophisticated but if you have bad rhythm none of it makes sense. Quite annoying frankly speaking.
BJrok 2 years ago
Yes, it is just you. Of course it's rubato, that's how you play an unaccompanied ballad. I think his deep harmonic/rhythmic sense is beyond your ability to hear it, so you call it muddling. HIs timing of the phrases is liquid but spot on.
grrexach 2 years ago 13
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I play drums. I know when they're on or off. Further, in his case, you don't really need any rhythm training to discern his silly timing. It's pretty obvious. His voicings are complicated I suppose. He's like the first generation to explore jazz guitar so maybe you're trying too hard to do homage to his work. Scofield, Metheny, Pass, Hall, Abercrombie, Martino, Benson, di Meola, not-so-famous Youtube jazz masters... Never did I think those cats were losing their beat. Liquid? Give me a break,
BJrok 2 years ago
your a jerkoff...thats tal fuckin farlow...he is a god of jazz and if that sounds bad to you maybe you should stop calling yourself a musician
thejazzman8 2 years ago 2
You're a christian. I can tell. Pfff..
No wonder it's a stupid argument. Needless of any retort.. but here it is.
I'm an atheist jazz enthusiast. Don't give a damn if you call him god. Cause I know there ain't any Tal Farlow ghosts, gods, spirits...etc wandering around so....
BTW I'm learning to play jazz guitar. Don't know much about it yet but someday when I get a hold of his materials maybe his melodic & harmonic sense might surprise me then.
But never with respect to rhythm.
BJrok 2 years ago
oh yeah.,im agnostic...which means i dont believe i religion....secondly..im not an expert player....but farlow is god....so fuck you,
thejazzman8 2 years ago
Agnostic? You? Not rational enough to be one.
Supposedly you do feel happy a great deal listening to Tal. It's your ears so...Just don't impose your own thoughts without any proper reason. Besides, it's music. Some like this others like that.
Relax dude.
BJrok 2 years ago
@BJrok for rhythm just listen to anything where hes not playing rubato, i mean...really lol.
unibomber111 2 years ago
Isn't that an excuse of an inablity to keep time? Rubato means to play freely if I'm not wrong. But in my opinion, it still has to have that elastic sense in order to have an effect. Like a wave. Like when a skier who's smoothly coming down a slope without falling(^^). It needs to Become slow or fast. Not all of a Suddenly slow or fast. If the initial tempo was slower (he's too busy here) and did his fill-ins in a more take-it-easy fashion it might have come out diffently. Still don't buy it?
BJrok 2 years ago
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alowderm 1 year ago
If you didn't understand what I have written, I suppose it could be possible to interpret it as if I said you shouldn't alter the tempo in any cause. Using the 'ski slope' analogy, for your own sake, Mr Farlow is keep tripping & falling down during his downhill.
But if you consider that to be some special way of playing for some weird reason, powerlessly enough, I cannot refute to your position.
Peace.
BJrok 1 year ago
@BJrok Actually, the term is "ritardando". It is when a soloist interprets the tempo freely in relation to the emotion of the piece. It is mainly used by guitarists and pianists playing classical or jazz solo, as they don't have to confer their rhythmic interpretation with another player, however, it is sometimes notated in classical music in which case the brief tempo drag is directed by the conductor. It can sound strange if the listener is unfamiliar with the technique, but it is intentional.
CyberK007 1 year ago
@CyberK007 Ritardando means gradually slowing down the tempo.
Just words nth important.
He's keep tripping. You know it too, c'mon.
Walking down to the nearby mall, you are careful with your footsteps on
each curb, mud, ice...No one will say you can't walk, But if you keep making fun
of yourself in every obstructions, well..ppl will think otherwise. Even laugh at you.
Here, Tal wasn't in his best condition. That's all.
BJrok 1 year ago
@BJrok I said it before, I'll say it again: Tal Farlow is be-bop. He plays things fast and in technical, quirky ways, including changing the tempo, meter etc. It comes from reading music and Tal was a big student of pianist Art Tatum from which he derives his complex harmonies. If you listen to Art you hear him do the same things - changing the tempo, meter, feel etc for certain passages.
JeffMasonProject 1 year ago
@JeffMasonProject Then, unlike Tatum, why does his tempo alteration appears to be lousy ? Besides I remember reading an article from 'Guitar Player' admitting he doesn't know how to read music & is quite embarrassed by the fact. He's struggling with his playing and that's why he's shaky. If you can't hear it, well.....
BJrok 1 year ago 2
@BJrok I have to confess I am biased as I am big fan of Tal Farlow. Check out the videos of Tal and Lenny jamming from the Film about Tal's life here on Youtube. I have that album and have spent many hours studying it. I have never seen this video before and I suppose it is a little sloppy but not atypical his or say Joe Pass's playing at times where bar lengths seem 'elastic'.
JeffMasonProject 1 year ago