Joe Farrell

Joseph Carl Firrantello (December 16, 1937 – January 10,

Joe Farrell
1986),[1] known as Joe Farrell, was an American jazz saxophonist
and flutist. He is best known for a series of albums under his own
name on the CTI record label and for playing in the initial
incarnation of Chick Corea's Return to Forever.

Contents
Biography
Discography
As leader
As sideman
References

Biography
Joe Farrell performing at Lush Life in
Farrell was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois, United States.[2] New York City, 1985
Background information
He joined the Ralph Marterie band in 1957 and later played with
Maynard Ferguson and The Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis Orchestra. He Birth name Joseph Carl
also recorded with Charles Mingus, Andrew Hill, Jaki Byard, Firrantello
Players Association and Elvin Jones. After the death of John Born December 16,
Coltrane, Elvin Jones formed a pianoless trio with Jimmy Garrison 1937
and Farrell, recording two albums for Blue Note in 1968.
Origin Chicago Heights,
In the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, Farrell performed with Illinois, United
Chick Corea and Return to Forever. He is the flutist in Corea's most States
famous work "Spain," which is considered to be a modern jazz Died January 10, 1986
standard.
(aged 48)
He did numerous sessions and contributed a flute solo to Aretha City of Hope
Franklin's 1973 hit "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm National Medical
Gonna Do)". The Santana track "When I Look into Your Eyes" from Center, California
Welcome also includes solo work from Farrell. Farrell was Genres Jazz, jazz funk,
prominently featured on the Hall & Oates recording Abandoned
fusion, hard bop
Luncheonette which featured both tenor saxophone and oboe solos
from Farrell. Some of the most famous funk singles of James Brown Occupation(s) Musician,
feature Farrell as a part of the brass section. composer,
bandleader
Farrell recorded Flute Talk with Sam Most in 1979 which was billed
Instruments Tenor
as a duet of the world's two greatest Jazz flutists.
saxophone,
soprano
Farrell performs with Brazilian percussionist Airto and Airto's wife saxophone, flute,
Flora Purim on the album Three-Way Mirror. A message on the CD English horn
jacket dedicates the 1987 album to Farrell and states it contains his
Years active 1962–1986
final recordings.
Labels CTI
Farrell died of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) in Los Angeles, Associated acts Elvin Jones Trio
California on January 10, 1986 at the age of 48.[3]
Return to Forever
In 2008, Farrell's daughter Kathleen Firrantello filed a lawsuit Flora Purim
against rappers Kanye West, Method Man, Redman and Common, Fuse One
and their record labels for allegedly using portions of Farrell's 1974
musical composition "Upon This Rock" in their songs without approval. Firrantello was seeking punitive
damages of at least US$1 million and asked that no further copies of the songs be made, sold or
performed.[4][5]

Discography

As leader
1967: Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon (Live at the Village Vanguard) with Chick Corea and others
(Solid State)
1970: Joe Farrell Quartet (CTI)
1971: Outback (CTI)
1972: Moon Germs (CTI)
1973: Penny Arcade (CTI)
1974: Upon This Rock (CTI)
1975: Canned Funk (CTI)
1976: Benson & Farrell (CTI) with George Benson
1977: La Catedral Y El Toro (Warner Bros)
1978: Night Dancing (Warner Bros.)
1979: Skate Board Park (Xanadu)
1980: Sonic Text (Contemporary)
1980: Farrell's Inferno (Contemporary)
1982: Darn That Dream (Quartet/Quintet with Art Pepper, Tony Dumas, John Dentz, George
Cables) (Real Time)
1983: Vim 'n' Vigor (Timeless Records, with Louis Hayes)
1985: Clark Woodard and Joe Farrell (BCS), with Clark Woodard
1985: Three-Way Mirror (Reference Recordings), with Airto Moreira and Flora Purim

As sideman

With Mose Allison

Hello There, Universe (Atlantic, 1970)

Your Mind Is on Vacation (Atlantic, 1976)

With Patti Austin

 End of a Rainbow (CTI, 1976)

With Average White Band

AWB (1974)

With The Band

Rock of Ages (1972)

With Ray Barreto

La Cuna

With the Bee Gees

Main Course (1975)

With George Benson

Tell It Like It Is (A&M/CTI, 1969)

Good King Bad (CTI, 1975)

With Willie Bobo

Bobo's Beat (Roulette, 1962)

With Frank Butler

Wheelin' and Dealin' (Xanadu, 1978)

With Jaki Byard

Jaki Byard Quartet Live! (1965)

The Last from Lennie's (1965 – released in 2003)

With George Cables

Circle (Contemporary, 1979 [1985])

With Billy Cobham

Spectrum (1973)

With Chick Corea/Return to Forever

Tones for Joan's Bones (1966)

Return to Forever (1972)
Light as a Feather (1972)
The Leprechaun (1976)
Musicmagic (1977)
The Mad Hatter (1978)
Friends (1978)
 Live (1978)
Secret Agent (1978)

With Lou Donaldson

Sophisticated Lou (1973)

With Maynard Ferguson

Newport Suite (Roulette, 1960)

Let's Face the Music and Dance (Roulette, 1960)
Maynard '61 (Roulette, 1961)
Double Exposure (Atlantic, 1961) with Chris Connor
Two's Company (Roulette, 1961) with Chris Connor
Maynard '64 (Roulette 1959–62 [1963]) [1 track]
Primal Scream (Columbia, 1976)
Conquistador (Columbia, 1977)

With Aretha Franklin

Let Me in Your Life (Atlantic, 1973)

With Fuse One

Fuse One (1980)

With Grant Green

The Main Attraction (Kudu, 1976)

With Urbie Green

The Fox (CTI, 1976)

With Bobby Hackett

Creole Cookin' (Verve, 1967)

With Slide Hampton

Explosion! The Sound of Slide Hampton (Atlantic, 1962)

With Andrew Hill

Dance with Death (1968 – not released until 1980)

Passing Ships (1969 – not released until 2003)

With Johnny Hodges

3 Shades of Blue (Flying Dutchman, 1970)

With Jackie and Roy

 A Wilder Alias (CTI, 1973)

With Antônio Carlos Jobim

Stone Flower (CTI, 1970)

Tide (A&M Records, 1970)
Urubu (Warner Bros, 1976)

With Elvin Jones

Puttin' It Together (Blue Note, 1968)

The Ultimate (Blue Note, 1968)
Poly-Currents (Blue Note, 1970)
Genesis (Blue Note, 1971)
Merry-Go-Round (Blue Note, 1971)
New Agenda (Vanguard, 1975)

With The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

Presenting Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra (Solid State, 1966)
Live at the Village Vanguard (Solid State, 1967)
Monday Night (Solid State, 1968)
Central Park North (Solid State, 1969)
Consummation (Solid State, 1970)

With Rufus Jones

Five on Eight (Cameo)

With Lee Konitz

Chicago 'n All That Jazz (Groove Merchant, 1975)

With John Larkin

John Larkin (1986)

With The Jeff Lorber Fusion

Soft Space (1978)

With Arif Mardin

Journey (Atlantic, 1974)

With Pat Martino

Strings! (Prestige, 1967)

With Jack McDuff

The Fourth Dimension (Cadet, 1974)

 Sophisticated Funk (Chess, 1976)

With Charles Mingus

Pre-Bird (aka Mingus Revisited (Mercury, 1960)

With Mingus Dynasty

Chair in the Sky (Electra 1979)

Live at Montreux (Atlantic 1980)

With Blue Mitchell

Many Shades of Blue (Mainstream, 1974)

With James Moody

The Blues and Other Colors (Milestone, 1969)

With Airto Moreira

Free (CTI, 1972)

With Laura Nyro

Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (Columbia, 1968)

Christmas and the Beads of Sweat (Columbia, 1970)

With Dizzy Reece

Asia Minor (Prestige 1962)

With the Santana

Welcome (Columbia, 1973)

With Lalo Schifrin

Black Widow (CTI, 1976)

Towering Toccata (CTI, 1976)

With Don Sebesky

Giant Box (CTI, 1973)

With Dakota Staton

I Want a Country Man (Groove Merchant, 1973)

With Bobby Timmons

Got to Get It! (Milestone, 1967)

References
1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World
Records Limited. p. 195. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
2. "Biography" (https://web.archive.org/web/20090226223610/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/m
usician.php?id=6643). All About Jazz. Archived from the original (http://www.allaboutjazz.com/
php/musician.php?id=6643) on February 26, 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
3. "Biography" (https://web.archive.org/web/20110604145432/http://www.nme.com/artists/joe-farr
ell). NME. Archived from the original (https://www.nme.com/artists/joe-farrell) on June 4, 2011.
Retrieved April 15, 2009.
4. "Rappers sued over samples" (https://www.smh.com.au/news/music/rappers-sued-over-sampl
es/2008/05/23/1211183059896.html). The Sydney Morning Herald. May 23, 2008. Retrieved
April 15, 2009.
5. "Four rappers sued by jazzman's daughter" (https://web.archive.org/web/20080605232656/htt
p://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/arts/story.html?id=c9c5389f-f628-42e4-9010-df4d
63f644e2). The Gazette. May 23, 2008. Archived from the original (http://www2.canada.com/m
ontrealgazette/news/arts/story.html?id=c9c5389f-f628-42e4-9010-df4d63f644e2) on June 5,
2008. Retrieved April 15, 2009.

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