Joe Farrell

Joe Farrell
Joe Farrell performing at Lush Life in New York City, 1985
Background information
Birth name	Joseph Carl Firrantello
Born	(1937-12-16)December 16, 1937
Origin	Chicago Heights, Illinois, U.S.
Died	January 10, 1986(1986-01-10) (aged 48) Duarte, California, U.S.
Genres	Jazz jazz funk fusion hard bop
Occupations	Musician composer bandleader
Instruments	Tenor saxophone soprano saxophone oboe flute English horn
Years active	1962–1986
Labels	CTI

Joseph Carl Firrantello (December 16, 1937 – January 10, 1986),^[1] known as Joe Farrell, was an American jazz 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's Return to Forever.