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 composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", " 500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and ...

Return to Forever Return to Forever was an American jazz fusion band that was founded by pianist Chick Corea in 1972. The band has had many members, with the only consistent bandmate of Corea's being bassist Stanley Clarke. Along with Weather Report, The Headhu ...

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

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Band in 1957 and later played with

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and The Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis Orchestra. He also recorded with

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, Andrew Hill,

Jaki Byard John Arthur "Jaki" Byard (; June 15, 1922 – February 11, 1999) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger. Mainly a pianist, he also played tenor and alto saxophones, among several other instruments. He was known for hi ...

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and

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. After the death of

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, Elvin Jones formed a pianoless trio with Jimmy Garrison 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 in Corea's most famous work "

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," which is considered to be a modern jazz standard. He did numerous sessions and contributed a flute solo to

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's 1973 hit "

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". The

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track "When I Look into Your Eyes" (from ''

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includes prominent flute solos from Farrell. During this period, he also contributed

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and

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solos to

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' ''

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'' (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 ''

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'' on CTI Records. Farrell recorded '' Flute Talk'' with

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in 1979, which was billed as a duet of the world's two greatest jazz flutists. Farrell performs with Brazilian percussionist

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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) in

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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

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

, others ( Solid State) * 1970: ''

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'' with Chick Corea,

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( CTI) * 1971: ''

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'' (CTI) * 1972: '' Moon Germs'' (CTI) * 1973: '' Penny Arcade'' (CTI) * 1974: '' Upon This Rock'' (CTI) * 1975: '' Canned Funk'' (CTI) * 1976: ''

'' with

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

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) * 1978: ''

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

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) * 1980: ''Farrell's Inferno'' (Contemporary) * 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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*'' End of a Rainbow'' (CTI, 1976) With

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* '' AWB'' (Atlantic, 1974) With The Band * ''

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'' (Capitol, 1972) With

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* ''La Cuna'' (CTI, 1979

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With the

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*'' Main Course'' (RSO, 1975) With

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

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

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*'' 3 Shades of Blue'' (Flying Dutchman, 1970) With

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* '' Puttin' It Together'' (Blue Note, 1968) * '' The Ultimate'' (Blue Note, 1968) *''

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

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

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*'' Free'' (CTI, 1972) With

Laura Nyro Laura Nyro ( ; born Laura Nigro; October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums ''Eli and the Thirteenth Confession'' (1968 ...

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Eli and the Thirteenth Confession ''Eli and the Thirteenth Confession'' is the second album by New York City-born singer, songwriter, and pianist Laura Nyro, released in 1968. History Nyro premiered some of the songs that were to appear on the album at the 1967 Monterey Pop Fes ...

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Christmas and the Beads of Sweat ''Christmas and the Beads of Sweat'' is the fourth album by New York-born singer, songwriter, and pianist Laura Nyro. The album was released on the Columbia Records label in November 1970 after Nyro had recorded it in the early summer with produ ...

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Dizzy Reece Alphonso Son "Dizzy" Reece (born 5 January 1931) is a Jamaican-born hard bop jazz trumpeter. Reece is among a group of jazz musicians born in Jamaica which includes Bertie King, Joe Harriott, Roland Alphonso, Wilton Gaynair, Sonny Bradshaw, ...

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Asia Minor Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...

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Lalo Schifrin Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical elemen ...

*'' Black Widow'' (CTI, 1976) *''

Towering Toccata ''Towering Toccata'' is an album by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1976 and released on the CTI Records, CTI label.Payne, DCTI Records discographyaccessed March 1, 2012 Reception The Allmusic review states "it ...

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Don Sebesky Don Sebesky (born December 10, 1937) is an American arranger, jazz trombonist, and keyboardist. Biography Sebesky trained in trombone at the Manhattan School of Music; in his early career, he played with Kai Winding, Claude Thornhill, Tommy Do ...

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Giant Box ''Giant Box'' is a double album by American arranger/conductor and composer Don Sebesky recorded in 1973 and released on the CTI label.Dakota Staton Dakota Staton (June 3, 1930 – April 10, 2007) was an American jazz vocalist who found international acclaim with the 1957 No. 4 hit "The Late, Late Show". She was also known by the Muslim name Aliyah Rabia for a period due to her conversion to ...

*'' I Want a Country Man'' (Groove Merchant, 1973) With

Bobby Timmons Robert Henry Timmons (December 19, 1935 – March 1, 1974) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He was a sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers for two periods (July 1958 to September 1959; February 1960 to June 1961), between which he w ...

*'' Got to Get It!'' (Milestone, 1967) With

Allen Vizzutti Allen Vizzutti (born September 13, 1952) is an American trumpeter, composer and music educator. Biography Born and raised in Missoula, Montana, Vizzutti learned the trumpet from his father, Lido Vizzutti. At age 16, Vizzutti won the concerto c ...

*''Allen Vizzutti'' (Headfirst, 1981) *''Skyrocket'' (Summit, 1995)

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