Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Swinging Guitar Of Tal Farlow

| Recorded | Jun 1956 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 195241 |
The record
Costa's piano and Burke's bass keep pace with a guitarist whose right hand seemed to have no ceiling, the trio settling into a relaxed, inventive groove across the whole date. A high-water mark of his Verve years.
Session personnel
- Vinnie Burke — bass
- Tal Farlow — guitar
- Eddie Costa — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 25 pressings on file.
| 1957 | American Recording Society · G 418 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1957 | Verve Records · MG V-8201 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1957 | Verve Records · MG V-8201 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1958 | Columbia · 33CX 10132 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1969 | Verve Records · SMV-1105 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1969 | Verve Records · MV-1105 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1974 | Verve Records — MONO |
| 1980 | Verve Records · MV 4018 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1982 | Verve Records · 23MJ 3112 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1986 | Verve Records · 20MJ 0065 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1986 | Verve Records · 20MJ 0065 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1991 | Verve Records · SGD-44 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1999 | Verve Records · 314 559 515-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Digipak |
| 1999 | Verve Records · 559 515-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Digipak |
Follow the players
Vinnie Burke also plays on
Tal Farlow also plays on
Eddie Costa also plays on