Buddy DeFranco - Tal Farlow Quintet – The Great Encounter (VG+/VG+) – LP, JP 1977, No OBI
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The Great Encounter is an LP by Buddy DeFranco - Tal Farlow Quintet from 1977 released on the Progressive Records label.
About this album
The Great Encounter is a graceful late-1970s meeting between clarinettist Buddy DeFranco and guitarist Tal Farlow, two musicians known for fluent virtuosity and cool-headed improvisation. Released in 1977, the album brings together polished standards and lighter originals in a quintet setting that leaves space for melodic interplay rather than showy excess. DeFranco’s clean, forward-moving phrasing meshes with Farlow’s fluid guitar lines, giving the session an easy elegance that suits both ballads and swing-driven material. For listeners drawn to modern jazz with classic swing roots, it stands as an appealing document of two masters listening closely to each other.
Genre: Jazz
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A1 Like Someone In Love
A2 Melancholy Stockholm
A3 Playa Del Sol
B1 Coasting At The Palisades
B2 I Love You Porgy
B3 Swinging The Indian