Joseph Carl Firrantello (December 16, 1937 – January 10, 1986), known as Joe Farrell, was an American

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multi-instrumentalist who primarily performed as a 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 Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain (instrumental), Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba" ...

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as well as the last.

Early life and education

Farrell was born in

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. As a child, Farrell began playing the

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and

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. After graduating from the

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in 1959, he moved to

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to work as a freelance musician.

Career

He joined the Ralph Marterie Band in 1957 and later played with

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and

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. He also recorded with

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, Andrew Hill, Jaki Byard, Players Association and

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. After the death of

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, Elvin Jones formed a pianoless trio with

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and Farrell, recording two albums for Blue Note in 1968. In the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, Farrell performed with

and

. He is the flutist on the original recording of the Corea-penned jazz standard "

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." He did numerous sessions and contributed a flute solo to

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's 1973 hit " Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)". The

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track "When I Look into Your Eyes" (from '' Welcome'' 973 includes prominent flute solos from Farrell. During this period, he also contributed

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and

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solos to Hall & Oates' '' Abandoned Luncheonette'' (1973). Some of the most famous funk singles of

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feature Farrell as a part of the horn section. In 1976, Joe recorded a duo album with

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called '' Benson & Farrell'' on CTI Records. Farrell recorded '' Flute Talk'' with Sam Most in 1979, which was billed as a duet of the world's two greatest jazz flutists. 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.

Death

Farrell died of

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(MDS) at the

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, on January 10, 1986, at the age of 48.

Legacy

In 2008, Farrell's daughter Kathleen Firrantello filed a lawsuit against rappers

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, Redman and

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, and their respective 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

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1 million and asked that no further copies of the songs be made, sold or performed.

Discography

As leader / co-leader

* 1967: ''Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon (Live at the Village Vanguard)'' with

, others ( Solid State) * 1970: '' Joe Farrell Quartet'' with Chick Corea, John McLaughlin ( CTI) * 1971: ''

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'' (CTI) * 1972: '' Moon Germs'' (CTI) * 1973: ''

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'' (CTI) * 1974: '' Upon This Rock'' (CTI) * 1975: '' Canned Funk'' (CTI) * 1976: '' Benson & Farrell'' with

(CTI) * 1977: ''La Catedral Y El Toro'' (

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) * 1978: '' Night Dancing'' (Warner Bros.) * 1979: '' Skate Board Park'' ( Xanadu) * 1980: '' Sonic Text'' (

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) * 1980: ''Farrell's Inferno'' (Contemporary), Recorded live at Pasquale's jazz club,

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. * 1980: ''Joe Farrell & Paul Horn: Jazz Gala 1980 Vol. 3'' (Legends Of Music), Recorded live at Palm Beach Casino,

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, France. * 1982: ''Darn That Dream'' (Quartet/Quintet with

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, Tony Dumas, John Dentz) (Real Time; reissue: Drive Archive) * 1983: ''Vim 'n' Vigor'' with

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( Timeless) * 1985: ''Clark Woodard and Joe Farrell'' with Clark Woodard (BCS) * 1985: ''Three-Way Mirror'' with

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, Flora Purim (Reference Recordings)

As sideman

With

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*'' Hello There, Universe'' (Atlantic, 1970) *'' Your Mind Is on Vacation'' (Atlantic, 1976) *'' Middle Class White Boy'' (Elektra/Musician, 1982) With Patti Austin *'' End of a Rainbow'' (CTI, 1976) *''In My Life'' (CTI, 1983) With Average White Band * '' AWB'' (Atlantic, 1974) With

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* '' Rock of Ages'' (Capitol, 1972) With Ray Barreto * ''La Cuna'' (CTI, 1979 981 With the

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*''

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'' (RSO, 1975) With

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

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'' (CTI, 1975) *'' Pacific Fire'' (CTI, 1983) With

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*'' Bobo's Beat'' (Roulette, 1962) With Frank Butler *'' Wheelin' and Dealin''' (Xanadu, 1978) With Jaki Byard * '' Jaki Byard Quartet Live!'' (Prestige, 1965) * '' The Last from Lennie's'' (Prestige, 1965 003 With

*''

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'' (Contemporary, 1979 985 With

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* ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1973) With

* '' Tones for Joan's Bones'' (Vortex, 1966) * '' The Leprechaun'' (Polydor, 1976) * '' The Mad Hatter'' (Polydor, 1978) * ''

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'' (Polydor, 1978) * ''

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'' (Polydor, 1978) * '' Tap Step'' (Warner Bros., 1980) With

* ''

'' (ECM, 1972) * '' Light as a Feather'' (Polydor, 1972) * '' Musicmagic'' (Columbia, 1977) * ''

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'' (Columbia, 1977) With

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* '' Sophisticated Lou'' (Blue Note, 1973) With

*'' Newport Suite'' (Roulette, 1960) *''

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'' (Roulette, 1960) * '' Maynard '61'' (Roulette, 1961) *''

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'' with

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(Atlantic, 1961) *'' Two's Company'' with Chris Connor (Roulette, 1961) * '' Maynard '64'' (Roulette, 1959–1962

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note: 1 track only * '' ''Primal Scream'''' (Columbia, 1976) * '' ''Conquistador'''' (Columbia, 1977) With

*'' Let Me in Your Life'' (Atlantic, 1973) With

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* ''Fuse One'' (CTI, 1980) With

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* ''

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'' (Columbia, 1977) With

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* '' The Main Attraction'' (Kudu, 1976) With

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*'' The Fox'' (CTI, 1976) ;With

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*'' Creole Cookin''' (Verve, 1967) With Daryl Hall & John Oates *'' Abandoned Luncheonette'' (Atlantic, 1973) With

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*'' Explosion! The Sound of Slide Hampton'' (Atlantic, 1962) With Andrew Hill * '' Dance with Death'' (Blue Note, 1968

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* '' Passing Ships'' (Blue Note, 1969 003 With

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*''

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'' (Flying Dutchman, 1970) With

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*'' The Love Connection'' (A&M, 1979) With

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*'' A Wilder Alias'' (CTI, 1973) With

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* '' Stone Flower'' (CTI, 1970) * ''

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'' (A&M, 1970) * '' Urubu'' (Warner Bros., 1976) With

* '' Puttin' It Together'' (Blue Note, 1968) * '' The Ultimate'' (Blue Note, 1968) *'' Poly-Currents'' (Blue Note, 1970) *'' Genesis'' (Blue Note, 1971) *''

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'' (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, 1964) With

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*'' Chicago 'n All That Jazz'' (Groove Merchant, 1975) With John Larkin * ''John Larkin'' (Transition, 1986) With Neil Larsen * ''High Gear'' (Horizon/A&M, 1979) With

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* '' Soft Space'' (Inner City, 1978) * '' Water Sign'' (Arista, 1979) With

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*'' Journey'' (Atlantic, 1974) With

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* '' Strings!'' (Prestige, 1967) With

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*'' The Fourth Dimension'' (Cadet, 1974) *'' Sophisticated Funk'' (Chess, 1976) With

*''Pre-Bird'' (aka '' Mingus Revisited'') (Mercury, 1960) With Mingus Dynasty *''Chair in the Sky'' (Elektra, 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

*'' Free'' (CTI, 1972) *''Latino - Aqui Se Puede'' (Sobocode, 1984) With

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*'' Eli and the Thirteenth Confession'' (Columbia, 1968) *'' Christmas and the Beads of Sweat'' (Columbia, 1970) With Flora Purim * ''Humble People'' (Concord, 1985) With The Rascals *'' Peaceful World'' (Columbia, 1971) With Dizzy Reece *''

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'' (Prestige, 1962) With Sal Salvador *''You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet!'' (Dauntless, 1963) With

*'' Welcome'' (Columbia, 1973) With

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*'' Black Widow'' (CTI, 1976) *'' Towering Toccata'' (CTI, 1976) With Don Sebesky *'' Giant Box'' (CTI, 1973) With

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*'' Boys in the Trees'' (Elektra, 1978) With Harris Simon *''New York Connection'' (Overseas Records/Estwind, 1978 980-1984 With Dakota Staton *'' I Want a Country Man'' (Groove Merchant, 1973) With Bobby Timmons *'' Got to Get It!'' (Milestone, 1967) With

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*'' A Bluish Bag'' (Blue Note, 2007) - Recorded in 1967 With Allen Vizzutti *''Allen Vizzutti'' (Headfirst, 1981) *''Skyrocket'' (Summit, 1995)

References

External links

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An Interview with Joe Farrell
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