Tal Farlow... YES! Tal was my first musical idol back in the 50's and I still have several lps of his. I had the extreme pleasure of hearing him in the '90's at the Blue Note in a double bill with George Shearing. He'd lost a noticeable amount of dexterity in his hands but it was still exciting to hear him. I got there really early and sat a table about three feet from the small stage so I had a hance to talk with him for a little while. One of Tal's best friends was Sal Salvador, who played guitar with the KIenton Band and with his own group. Sal was living in Stamford, Connecticut as I was and I had a chance to hear him a few times, and also visit at his home a cxouple of times. We loaned each other lps to listen to and I gave him a copy of my first album. He really liked it. He said it reminded him of the years when he was growing up out in the country in Massachusetts (I think). I guess he's a little bit un-jazzy.