Joe Farrell has been played on NTS in shows including Rhythm Deep w/ Akashik Records , featured first on 25 May 2017. Songs played include Outback, Boogie Stop Shuffle and Upon This Rock.

Joe Farrell, real name Joseph Carl Firrantello (16 December 1937 Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA - 6 January 1986 Los Angeles, California) was a jazz saxophonist and flautist.

Farrel, best known as a member of the original line-up of Chick Corea's Return to Forever, was heavily influenced by John Coltrane, among others. His early solo CTI LP, "Follow Your Heart", with Chick Corea and Jack DeJohnette, showed an avant-garde style.

In the 1960s Farrell played…