Tal Farlow

American jazz guitarist (1921–1998)
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Tal Farlow

Summary

Tal Farlow is a human[1]. His place of birth was Greensboro[2]. He was born on June 7, 1921[3]. He passed away in Manhattan[4]. He died on July 25, 1998[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6], guitarist[7], and jazz guitarist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (261 views/month, #7,216 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Greensboro[2], Tal Farlow…
  • Tal Farlow passed away in Manhattan[4].
  • Tal Farlow was born on June 7, 1921[3].
  • Tal Farlow died on July 25, 1998[5].
  • Tal Farlow held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Tal Farlow worked as a jazz musician[6].
  • Tal Farlow's professions included guitarist[7].
  • Tal Farlow worked as a jazz guitarist[8].
  • Tal Farlow is recorded as male[11].
  • Tal Farlow's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Tal Farlow's genre is jazz[13].
  • Tal Farlow's record label is recorded as Blue Note[14].
  • Tal Farlow's record label is recorded as Norgran Records[15].
  • Tal Farlow's Commons category is recorded as Tal Farlow[16].
  • The cause of death was esophageal cancer[17].
  • Tal Farlow's family name is recorded as Farlow[18].
  • Tal Farlow's given name is recorded as Tal[19].
  • Tal Farlow's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[20].
  • Tal Farlow's instrument is recorded as guitar[21].
  • Tal Farlow's start of work period is recorded as 1998[22].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1921-06-07[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1998-07-24[26]

  • Genre(s): bebop, cool jazz, jazz[27]

  • Community tags: bebop, cool jazz, jazz[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 177e3c4c-fb44-4981-bbe6-9b34d9c53bfd[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Greensboro[2], Tal Farlow… he was born on June 7, 1921[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[6], guitarist[7], and jazz guitarist[8].

Death and Burial

Tal Farlow died on July 25, 1998[5]. He died in Manhattan[4]. The cause of death was esophageal cancer[17].

Why It Matters

Tal Farlow ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (261 views/month, #7,216 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Tal Farlow born?

Tal Farlow was born in Greensboro[2].

Where did Tal Farlow die?

Tal Farlow died in Manhattan[4].

What did Tal Farlow do for work?

Tal Farlow worked as jazz musician[6], guitarist[7], and jazz guitarist[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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