Tal Farlow
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Tal Farlow was an influential American jazz guitarist renowned for his exceptional speed, harmonic sophistication, and work in the bebop tradition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tal Farlow canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9328201 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tal Farlow Context triple: [Nice Work If You Can Get It, hasNotableRecordingBy, Tal Farlow]
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A.
Wes Montgomery
Wes Montgomery was an influential American jazz guitarist renowned for his innovative use of octaves, rich tone, and lasting impact on modern jazz guitar playing.
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B.
Joe Pass
Joe Pass was an American jazz guitarist renowned for his virtuosic solo guitar work, sophisticated harmonies, and influential recordings in bebop and mainstream jazz.
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C.
Grant Green
Grant Green was an influential American jazz guitarist known for his soulful, blues-inflected style and extensive recordings for the Blue Note label in the 1960s.
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D.
Lester Young
Lester Young was an influential American tenor saxophonist whose cool, lyrical style helped define the sound of Kansas City jazz and profoundly shaped modern jazz improvisation.
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E.
Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel was an influential American jazz guitarist known for his virtuosic bebop style and extensive work as both a bandleader and session musician.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tal Farlow Target entity description: Tal Farlow was an influential American jazz guitarist renowned for his exceptional speed, harmonic sophistication, and work in the bebop tradition.
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A.
Wes Montgomery
Wes Montgomery was an influential American jazz guitarist renowned for his innovative use of octaves, rich tone, and lasting impact on modern jazz guitar playing.
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B.
Joe Pass
Joe Pass was an American jazz guitarist renowned for his virtuosic solo guitar work, sophisticated harmonies, and influential recordings in bebop and mainstream jazz.
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C.
Grant Green
Grant Green was an influential American jazz guitarist known for his soulful, blues-inflected style and extensive recordings for the Blue Note label in the 1960s.
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D.
Lester Young
Lester Young was an influential American tenor saxophonist whose cool, lyrical style helped define the sound of Kansas City jazz and profoundly shaped modern jazz improvisation.
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E.
Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel was an influential American jazz guitarist known for his virtuosic bebop style and extensive work as both a bandleader and session musician.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American jazz musician
ⓘ
human ⓘ jazz guitarist ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Artie Shaw
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buddy DeFranco NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Mingus NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Pettiford NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Norvo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1921-06-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1998-07-25 ⓘ |
| familyName | Farlow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Talmage Holt Farlow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
ⓘ
cool jazz ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Talmage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor | DownBeat magazine critics poll winner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bill Frisell
NERFINISHED
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John Scofield NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Coryell NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Metheny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charlie Christian
NERFINISHED
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Django Reinhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | guitar ⓘ |
| movement |
bebop
ⓘ
modern jazz ⓘ |
| nickname | Tal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exceptional speed on the guitar
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harmonic sophistication ⓘ work in the bebop tradition ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Sign of the Times
NERFINISHED
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Tal NERFINISHED ⓘ Tal Farlow Plays the Music of Harold Arlen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tal Farlow Album NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
ⓘ
jazz guitarist ⓘ sign painter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
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Concord Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Verve Records ⓘ |
| residence | Sea Bright, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
complex chord voicings
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rapid single-note lines ⓘ use of wide intervals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Tal Farlow Description of subject: Tal Farlow was an influential American jazz guitarist renowned for his exceptional speed, harmonic sophistication, and work in the bebop tradition.
Referenced by (4)
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