Tal Farlow - This Is Cutting Edge Bebop
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- Tal Farlow was one of the pioneers to further develop Bebop Jazz Guitar after Charlie Christian. He really has his own style and own melodic language which I demonstrate in this video with an analysis of the solo on Gone With The Wind.
This Tal Farlow solo really highlights how he plays across the bar line and has a very advanced use of chromaticism in his playing. In many ways his concept and his solo lines where ahead of his time and he was truly a bebop innovator with a clear own voice.
At the end of the video I also talk a little bit about how his playing likely has influenced Kurt Rosenwinkel.
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Greetings from Denmark! Just arrived with the boys!
Let me know if you have requests for artists! Always good to get ideas! 🙂👍
Amazing lesson. One of my favorites ever. I hope you do teach us Pat Martino's style soon!
Thanks! What is wrong with the video I already made on Martino?
Two contemporaries of Tal Farlow were Chuck Wayne and Jimmy Raney.
Yes, I mention Jimmy Raney in the video 🙂
One of the most underrated guitarist is René Thomas from Belgium who made some awesome recordings with Sonny Rollins Stan Getz Cher Baker etc... his album Guitar Groove is worth checking out! :-) thanks Jens for this vidéo on Tal Farlow!
I am working on making a video on him 🙂
Definitely agree about René Thomas! He deserves more recognition.
Tal was a long-distance, signpainter, guitar player friend. Spent a lot of time on the phone with him. So kind.
Great video Jens. Tal Farlow is one of my favorites. I consider him one of the pioneers of fusion as heard in Meteor although some of the George Barnes Octet runs along those lines. My uncle grew up next door to Tal and they used to jam after high school. He said Tal had huge hands and could play so fast while every note was crystal clear. My old guitar teacher Ted Conner used to work for Tal Farlow and Charlie Byrd. His family came first so touring was out of the question. He devoted his time to teaching and wrote several books. He built an archtop that was like a big F mandolin. Great guitar. He later was the teacher of Duanne and Gregg Allman. Ted was able to find what motivated his students and went from there. He brought me to the next level rapidly. Since you asked I'd like to hear your take on Johnny Smith someday.
Thanks Tom! Interesting story!
Happy to have you teach a Tal Farlow lesson -- his influence on jazz guitar is undeniable . Thanks, Jens!
You're very welcome Philip! Glad you like the video! 🙂
Awesome vid Jens. I had the wonderful pleasure of seeing him play with the Red Norvo trio back in the mid-70's. An incredible player.
Sounds great! I wish I had had the chance to see him 👍🙂
Thanks Jens, good choice, The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow is a terrific album!
You're very welcome James! That is indeed a great album 🙂👍
im really enjoying this series where you analyse guitarists, thanks for everything you do
You're very welcome Johan! Who would you like to see a video on? 🙂
I've always liked Tal Farlow, his intervals and melodic motion always sounded very modern to me. I never made the connection to Charlie Christian until you mentioned it and it's def right there... Thank you again for your insights, a new threshold!
You're very welcome Donald! 🙂
Jens -- a very insightful examination of Tal's style! I've noticed throughout this series (at least in all instances where I'm really familiar with the player's work) that your choices of examples are always highly illustrative of defining points of the artist's style.
Thank you Elizabeth! I am glad you think so! That is certainly what I aim to do 🙂
Thanks for this. One of the most underrated Bop players of his time
You're very welcome Peter 🙂
Tal! Thanks Jens!
You're very welcome Ivo!
omg you did it! thanks Jens
Yes of course! 🙂👍
he was the first jazz guitarist that really spoke to me. I am one of those rare people that don't really like Joe Pass, but Tal really floors me with his sounds
Nothing wrong with having a personal taste 👍👍👍
Wonderful video. I need to get more familiar with Tal.
Thank you John!
magic!
Thank you Rosario!
Hi Lars, greetings from Seville. McLaughlin said Farlow was a major influence on him when he was playing Jazz back in the sixties.
Great! I can't really say I can hear that in Mclaughlins playing 🙂
czcams.com/video/yRzKoSVUepA/video.html JM in 1966
Yep, exquisite. Danny Thompson Trio, who later went on to form Pentangle with Bert Jansch. JM also had his own organ trio in London in the sixties but unfortunately there are no known recordings of them. A mercurial figure was McLaughlin in the 60s. Cheers, man.
Aye, I don't think there is anything out there of JM's that I've not heard, probably a bit like yourself. Cheers, man.
I love your videos. I have learned a lot from them. It's always a treat when you come out with a new one. There are a few European guys that you might want to do some videos on. Jesse van ruller, martijn von iterson ,romain pilon and Gustav lundgren. All the best.
Thanks, David! I feel a bit weird about doing videos on people I come across every now and again so I probably won't :)
@@JensLarsen no problem, by the way, I was really happy to see your video on Rene Thomas. He was one of the greats. have you ever checked out Billy Bean? Pat Metheny has mentioned him as a big influence.
I haven't really checked out Billy Bean, what is a good album? 🙂
@@JensLarsen check out a record called the trio. The whole thing is on CZcams. There are also some bootlegs that are good. Listen to airegin. It's also on CZcams.
Thanks David! I will give it a listen
Nice, thank you! 🙏
Thank you very much Vincent! Is there somebody you would like to see a video on?
@@JensLarsen recently I've been listening to modern players such as Gilad Hekselman and Julian Lage; very different in style and aesthetics but maybe one of them is a good subject for one of your videos? 🍀
They certainly are! And I will get to both of them along the way 🙂
Looking forward to that!
Very interesting
You're very welcome! I am glad you like it! 🙂
Hey Jens,
Excellent explanation as always! I'm curious, how do you think your youtube series has influenced your improvising style and habits?
Thanks Ben! I don't think doing these really have influenced me a lot. Making videos like this is not studying after all 🙂
Tal Farlow is now 99 years young up there in Heaven , Joe Nania
have you made any videos about jim hall and his jazz guitar style?
Yes I have. This one czcams.com/video/ORo3RzvY8lM/video.html
Hi Jens… Question: After figuring out the notes in a line (for example, the ‘first example’), how do you decide where on the neck to play it? It seems easier to play the first couple of measures around the 8th to 11th frets. Do you just play wherever it seems comfortable for you, or are you listening for little indicators (maybe a slight hammer-on or slight slide) to determine where he was playing the notes? THANKS AS ALWAYS!
That is a tricky question with many things to it. I usually look at arpeggios or other structures and then decide from there, but phrasing is also a factor for sure :)
@@JensLarsen I specialize in 'tricky questions' :) Thanks for the response! Hope you are doing well.
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Great video as usual Jens! Are you planning any Ted Greene material in the upcoming videos?
No, not really. There is a lot of Ted Greene stuff out there and several channels pretty much dedicated to it so I don't think I can add anything, just upset the people who already check him out 🙂
I absolutely love tal Farlow, so I'm glad I found this lesson. Jens, do you have any other players I should check out in bebop that might not be obvious?
Thanks again
Thanks! Benson, Wes, Christian and Jim Hall?
@@JensLarsen I'm already listening to those 4, but I'll go a bit deeper into hall and Christian :) thanks
On 2:52, where is or what is a bar line. are there 4 beats per bar, i guess I'll have to "google" it.
Yes, you want to know what that is 🙂 and finding a solid explanation is probably better than what I can offer in a CZcams comment
What about an episode on Lenny Breau? That man was the best!
Thanks! I am really not familiar with him so I am not sure I would do him justice :)
@@JensLarsen It's really a guy to discover! Not very often talked about in jazz schools, but he was a tremendous guitarrist. There's some stuff about him on youtube. Check out him playing Bluesette, really ahead of his time, i guess some players like Jonathan Kreisberg got his influence in his arpeggio stuff
By the way there's a video of him playing with Tal Farlow in duo!
I was listening to Stanley Jordan and thinking, what the heck is he doing on his fast shredding lines. I don’t referring to his tapping rather to note choices.
Ok, I have never really listened to him. Can you point me to an example?
Is there a strict definition of what jazz is? I think originally it was a pop song done in the artists own style Like Coltrane my favorite things
There is no strict definition of jazz, but it is also not just your cover of a pop song 🙂
Metheny probably got it from Farlow, and Farlow probably got it from Art Tatum.
That could be? I never notice Tatum doing stuff like that 🙂
Tal loved Tatum
uhm I m not sure if I do like the sound of Tal Farlow, it sounds too much old style for me now- but good ideas inside the 3 examples, thanks
Well he is also really one of the earliest (probably the 2nd) generation of electric Jazz players 🙂