Joey DeFrancesco
Joey DeFrancesco (b. April 10, 1971, died August 25, 2022) was an American … Read Full Bio ↴Joey DeFrancesco (b. April 10, 1971, died August 25, 2022) was an American jazz organist and trumpeter. Down Beat's 2003 Critics Poll selected him as the top jazz organist.

DeFrancesco was born in Springfield, Pennsylvania. His grandfather was multi-instrumentalist Joe DeFrancesco, and his father was Hammond B3 player "Papa" John DeFrancesco, who took his son to jazz clubs from the age of seven. Joey DeFrancesco started playing the piano at the age of four, switching to the B3 at an early age. by the age of six he was sitting in on his father's gigs, and by ten he was playing his own gigs and sitting in with players such as Jack McDuff and Richard "Groove" Holmes.

When DeFrancesco was only seventeen years old, Miles Davis asked him to join his band. DeFrancesco toured Europe and recorded Amandla with Davis. He became well known in the 1990s, however, through his work with John McLaughlin's trio Free Spirits. He has also played with jazz guitarists Paul Bollenback, Jimmy Bruno, and Dave Stryker.

DeFrancesco's own recordings as leader – first with Columbia, later with labels such as Muse and Big Mo – established what Chris Parker has referred to as "his importance as one of the most unfussily virtuosic torch-bearers of contemporary organ jazz."[1]

DeFrancesco listened and learned from the B3 masters, especially Jimmy Smith, to whom he pays homage in his 1999 High Note release, The Champ. In 2000 he recorded the album Incredible! with Smith. He also pays tribute to Don Patterson in Tribute to Don Patterson: The Philadelphia Connection released in 2004. DeFrancesco also learned from McDuff, and recorded with him as well.
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All Or Nothing At All All or nothing at all Half a love, never appealed to…
All The Way When somebody loves you It's no good unless he loves you,…
Autumn Leaves The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
Basin Street Blues Won't you come along with me To the Mississippi We'll take…
But Not For Me Old man sunshine listen you Never tell me dreams come true J…
Bye Bye Blackbird No one here can love or understand me Oh, what hard…
Corcovado Um cantinho e um violão Este amor, uma canção Pra fazer feli…
Danny Boy Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen…
Don Is You don't know what love is 'Til you've learned the meaning…
Don't Worry 'Bout Me Don't worry 'bout me I'll get along Forget about me Just …
Embraceable You Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you! Embrace me, you irrepl…
Get It All Here we are, In the middle Of a perfect chance to…
How Little We Know How little we know! How much to discover What chemical…



I Concentrate On You Whenever skies look gray to me And trouble begins to brew, …
I'll Remember April This lovely day will lengthen into evening We'll sigh goodb…
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You Never thought I'd fall, But now I hear love call, I'm gett…
I'm In The Mood For Love I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funn…
Just Friends Just friends, lovers no more Just friends, but not like befo…
Just Squeeze Me Want you to know I go for your squeezin' Want you…
Love For Sale I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funn…
Mack the Knife "Oh the shark has pretty teeth dear And he shows them…
My Foolish Heart The night is like a lovely tune Beware my foolish heart Ho…
O Solo Mio Che bella cosa na jurnata 'e sole N'aria serena doppo na…
On Green Dolphin Street It seems like a dream, yet I know it happened A…
Organ Grinder's Swing Who's that coming down the street? Good old organ grinder Pe…
Pennies From Heaven Every time it rains, it rains pennies from heaven Don't you…
Secret Love Once I had a secret love, That lived within the heart…
Someday My Prince Will Come Somewhere waiting for me There is someone I'm longing to see…
Somewhere In The Night A night cold and clear Where Angels appear And shepherds b…
Speak Low Speak low when you speak, love, Our summer day withers away…
Street Of Dreams Midnight, you heavy laden, it's midnight Come on and trade i…
That's All I can only give you love that lasts forever, And the…
The Creator Has a Master Plan The Creator has a master plan Peace and happiness through al…
The Street of Dreams Midnight, you heavy laden, it's midnight Come on and trade i…
They Say It's Wonderful They say that falling in love is wonderful It's wonderful, s…
Volare Sometimes the world is a valley of heartaches and tears And…
When You're Smilin' I saw a blind man, He was a kind man, Helping a…
You Don't Know What Love Is You don't know what love is 'Til you've learned the meaning…
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To You'd be so nice to come home to You'd be so…


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