Joe Farrell
| Joe Farrell | |
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Joe Farrell performing at Lush Life in New York City, 1985
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph Carl Firrantello |
| Born | December 16, 1937 |
| Origin | Chicago Heights, Illinois, United States |
| Died | January 10, 1986 (aged 48) City of Hope National Medical Center, California |
| Genres | Jazz, jazz funk, fusion, hard bop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, bandleader |
| Instruments | Tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, English horn |
| Years active | 1962–1986 |
| Labels | CTI |
| Associated acts |
Elvin Jones Trio Return to Forever Flora Purim Fuse One |
| Notable instruments | |
| Saxophone, Flute, English Horn | |
Joseph Carl Firrantello (December 16, 1937 – January 10, 1986), known as Joe Farrell, was an American jazz saxophonist and flautist. 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.
Farrell was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois, United States.
In the 1960s, Farrell played with Maynard Ferguson and The Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis Orchestra. He also recorded with Charles Mingus, Andrew Hill, Jaki Byard, Players Association and Elvin Jones.
In the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, Farell performed with Chick Corea and Return to Forever. He is the flautist in Corea's most famous work "Spain," which is considered to be a modern jazz standard.
He did numerous sessions and contributed a flute solo to Aretha Franklin's 1973 hit "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)". The Santana track "When I Look into Your Eyes" from Welcome also includes solo work from Farrell.
Farrell performs with Brazilian percussionist Airto and Airto's wife Flora Purim on the album Three-Way Mirror. A message on the CD jacket dedicates the 1987 album to Farrell and states it contains his final recordings.
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