If these albums have been mentioned, I’ll delete the post, but a search didn’t turn them up. I was digging through my hard drive last night and came upon two incredible Tal Farlow albums I hadn’t listened to in years. I bought the LPs decades ago, then acquired the CDs when they were briefly issued in the late 90’s. I’ve never been without a copy of these. ;-) Lots of Tal Farlow fans have probably heard them but if you haven’t, they’re just wonderful. Xanadu issued the original LPs and the CDs came out on a spinoff label (CoolNote? I have the CDs somewhere). The original LPs, titled "Fuerst Set" and "Second Set" consisted of eight extended tracks recorded at jazz-fan Ed Fuerst’s apartment in 1956, and they caused a bit of a sensation when they first appeared. The trio is Tal Farlow (g), Eddie Costa (p) and Vinnie Burke (b). Farlow, Costa and Burke made some commercial recordings, but nothing like these utterly swinging jams in which they all stretch out and challenge each other. Tal Farlow needs little introduction, one of the greatest jazz guitarists. Costa was a brilliant pianist and vibraphonist who sadly died in a car accident in 1962. He had a very distinctive sound, recognizable on any recording he made. Burke was an excellent bassist who had a long career as a leader and sideman. The sound is very decent mono for the era. Even Vinnie Burke’s bass is well captured.
Fresh Sound issued a 2-CD set of these sessions called "Tal Farlow - Complete 1956 Private Recordings." Unfortunately, all the CD versions are OOP and I can’t find them on any streaming service. But the LPs can easily be found on eBay, and the Fresh Sound set is available on Discogs:
https://www.discogs.com/release/1520477-Tal-Farlow-Complete-1956-Private-Recordings
If you love jazz guitar, piano and bass, and haven’t heard these truly legendary sessions, by all means grab a copy of the Fresh Sound release.
ETA - The two albums are on YouTube so you can enjoy them there.