Joe Farrell Musical artist

Joseph Carl Firrantello (December 16, 1937 – January 10, 1986), 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.

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Joe Farrell
Birth dateDecember 16, 1937
Birth place
Illinois , Chicago Heights Illinois
Date of deathJanuary 10, 1986
Place of death
California , City of Hope National Medical Center
Hometown
Illinois
Chicago Heights Illinois
United States

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Musical artist

Career started1962
Career ended1986
associated musical artist
Fuse One
Elvin Jones
Return to Forever
Flora Purim
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
Jazz-funk
Hard bop
Jazz fusion
instrument
Flute
Soprano saxophone
Tenor saxophone
record label
CTI Records

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