Joe Farrell

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Joe Farrell
Joe Farrell performing at Lush Life in New York, 1985
Joe Farrell performing at Lush Life in New York, 1985
Background information
Born December 16, 1937(1937-12-16)
Origin Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA
Died January 6, 1986 (aged 48)
Genre(s) Jazz, Jazz Funk, Fusion, Hard Bop
Occupation(s) Musician, Composer, Band leader
Instrument(s) Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute

Joe Farrell, real name Joseph Carl Firrantello (16 December 1937 Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA - 6 January 1986 Los Angeles, California) was a jazz saxophonist and flutist.

In the 1960s Farrell played with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band. He is best known for performance with Chick Corea in Return to Forever, as well for a series of albums under his own name on the CTI label. He also recorded with Charles Mingus, Andrew Hill, Jaki Byard and Elvin Jones.

He was heavily influenced by John Coltrane, among others. His early solo CTI LP, "Song of the Wind", with Chick Corea and Jack DeJohnette, showed an avant-garde jazz style.

[edit] Selected discography

  • Joe Farrell Quartet (1970) CTI 6003
(with Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette)
  • Outback (1971) CTI 6014
(with Chick Corea, Buster Williams, Elvin Jones, Airto Moreira)
  • Moon Germs (1972) CTI 6023
(with Herbie Hancock, Stanley Clarke, Jack DeJohnette)
  • Penny Arcade (1974) CTI 6034
(with Herbie Hancock, Joe Beck, Herb Bushler, Steve Gadd, Don Alias)
(with Herbie Hancock, Joe Beck, Herb Bushler, Jim Madison, Don Alias, Steve Gadd)
  • Song of the Wind (1974) CTI 6067 (originally released as „Joe Farrell Quartet“, 1970)
  • Canned Funk (1975) CTI 6053
(with Joe Beck, Herb Bushler, Jim Madison, Ray Mantilla)
(with Eddie Daniels, David Tofani, Don Grolnick, Will Lee, Gary King, Andy Newmark, Sonny Bravo, Nicky Marrero, Jose Madera, Michael Collaza)
  • Skate Board Park (1979) Xanadu 174
(with Chick Corea, Bob Magnusson, Larance Marable)
  • Fuse One (1980) CTI 9003, CD: Epic/Legacy 2003 Joe Farrell / Ronnie Foster / John McLaughlin / Stanley Clarke et al.,
(with Larry Coryell, Ndugu Leon Chancler, Tony Williams, Lenny White, Don Grusin, Paulinho da Costa)
  • Sonic Text (1980) Contemporary, Original Jazz Classics, Fantasy 1993
(with Freddie Hubbard, George Cables, Tony Dumas, Peter Erskine)
  • Joe Farrell w/Art Pepper, West Coast RealTime Records, 1992, CD 1998
(with George Cables, John Dentz, Tony Dumas)
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