{{Short description|American jazz musician (1971–2022)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Joey DeFrancesco | image = Joey DeFrancesco on the Ertegun Fort Stage (14826353384).jpg | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | alt = DeFrancesco playing the organ at the [[Newport Jazz Festival]], 2014 | caption = DeFrancesco playing the [[Hammond organ|organ]] at the [[Newport Jazz Festival]], 2014 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1971|4|10|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Springfield, Pennsylvania]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|8|25|1971|4|10|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Phoenix, Arizona]], U.S. {{citation needed|date=December 2022}} | genre = {{hlist|[[Jazz]]|[[bebop]]}} | occupation = Musician | instrument = {{flatlist| *[[Hammond organ]] *[[piano]] *[[keyboard instrument|keyboards]] *[[trumpet]] *[[tenor saxophone]] }} | works = [[Joey DeFrancesco discography]] | years_active = 1988–2022 | label = {{flatlist| *[[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]] *[[Columbia Records|Columbia]] *[[Concord Records|Concord]] *[[Mack Avenue Records|Mack Avenue]] *[[HighNote Records|Highnote]]<ref name="NYorkTimesAcc">{{cite web |last1=Chinen |first1=Nate |title=Frank and Personal Don't Rule Out Commercial |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/16/arts/music/16sanborn.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=February 14, 2019 |date=October 15, 2010 |archive-date=February 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214233344/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/16/arts/music/16sanborn.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[Muse Records|Muse]]<ref name="PrestigeMuse"/> *[[Prestige Records|Prestige]]<ref name="PrestigeMuse">{{cite web |last1=Cordle |first1=Owen |title=Joey DeFrancesco: The Philadelphia Connection |url=https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/joey-defrancesco-the-philadelphia-connection/ |website=Jazztimes |access-date=February 14, 2019 |date=October 1, 2002 |archive-date=February 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214233422/https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/joey-defrancesco-the-philadelphia-connection/ |url-status=live }}</ref> }} | website = {{URL|joeydefrancesco.com}} | module = {{Infobox person | embed = yes | relatives = {{ubl|[[John DeFrancesco|"Papa" John]] (father)|[[Johnny DeFrancesco|Johnny]] (brother)}} }} }}
'''Joey DeFrancesco''' (April 10, 1971{{spaced ndash}}August 25, 2022) was an American [[jazz]] [[Hammond organ|organist]], trumpeter, saxophonist, and occasional singer.<ref name="Jzzabookrevitalize">{{cite book|last=Bogdanov |first=Vladimir |title=All Music Guide to Jazz |publisher=Backbeat Books |date=2002 |isbn=978-0-87930-717-2}}</ref> He released more than 30 albums under his own name and recorded extensively as a sideman with such leading jazz musicians as trumpeter [[Miles Davis]], saxophonist [[Houston Person]], and guitarist [[John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin]].<ref name="GoMembMatrued">{{cite news |last=Jordan |first=Mark |title=DeFrancesco matured from young phenom to jazz music master |newspaper=Go Memphis |date=January 31, 2012 |url=http://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/31/defrancesco-matured-young-phenom-jazz-music-master/ |access-date=March 10, 2014 |archive-date=February 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211105629/http://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/31/defrancesco-matured-young-phenom-jazz-music-master/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
DeFrancesco signed his first record deal at the age of 16 and over the years, recorded and toured internationally with [[David Sanborn]], [[Arturo Sandoval]], [[Larry Coryell]], [[Frank Wess]], [[Benny Golson]], [[James Moody (saxophonist)|James Moody]], [[Steve Gadd]], [[Danny Gatton]], [[Elvin Jones]], [[Jimmy Cobb]], [[George Benson]], [[Pat Martino]], [[Tony Monaco]], [[John Scofield]], [[Lee Ritenour]], [[Joe Lovano]], and had prominent session work with a variety of musicians, including [[Ray Charles]], [[Bette Midler]], [[Janis Siegel]], [[Diana Krall]], [[Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith]], and [[Van Morrison]].<ref>{{cite news |title=DeFrancesco's Jazz Stylings |newspaper=Brant News |date=October 14, 2011 |url=http://www.brantnews.com/whatson-story/4107183-defrancesco-s-jazz-stylings/ |access-date=March 10, 2014 |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407082409/http://www.brantnews.com/whatson-story/4107183-defrancesco-s-jazz-stylings/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="jazzgreats">{{cite news |title=Jazz greats to groove |newspaper=Manawatu Standard |location=New Zealand |date=August 16, 2013 |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/features/9050325/Jazz-greats-to-groove |access-date=March 10, 2014 |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092556/http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/features/9050325/Jazz-greats-to-groove |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ragogna |first=Mike |title=Look Out Now!: Conversations With the Gaddabouts' Edie Brickell & Steve Gadd, Plus Eric Hutchinson |website=The Huffington Post |date=April 18, 2012 |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/emlook-out-nowem-conversa_b_1433339.html |access-date=March 14, 2014 |archive-date=October 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019023740/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/emlook-out-nowem-conversa_b_1433339.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Early life and education== Joey DeFrancesco was born in [[Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Springfield, Pennsylvania]], United States,<ref name="azcentral">{{cite news |last=Cordova |first=Randy |title=First family of jazz for Valley's Joey DeFrancesco, musical heritage goes way back |newspaper=The Arizona Republic |date=March 1, 2009 |url=http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/ae/articles/2009/03/01/20090301defrancesco0301.html?nclick_check=1 |access-date=March 10, 2014 |archive-date=August 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828145341/https://help.azcentral.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> on April 10, 1971,<ref name="NYT obit">{{cite news|title=Joey DeFrancesco, Reigning King of the Jazz Organ, Dies at 51|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/arts/music/joey-defrancesco-dead.html|first=Neil|last=Genzlinger|date=August 26, 2022|access-date=August 28, 2022|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|archive-date=August 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828021223/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/arts/music/joey-defrancesco-dead.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Chinen>{{cite news|title=Joey DeFrancesco, driving force on the Hammond organ, dies at 51|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/08/26/1119560655/joey-defrancesco-driving-force-on-the-hammond-organ-dies-at-51|first=Nate|last=Chinen|date=August 26, 2022|access-date=August 28, 2022|publisher=NPR|archive-date=August 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826144651/https://www.npr.org/2022/08/26/1119560655/joey-defrancesco-driving-force-on-the-hammond-organ-dies-at-51|url-status=live}}</ref> into a musical family that included three generations of jazz musicians. He was named after his grandfather, Joseph DeFrancesco, a jazz musician who played the saxophone and clarinet.<ref name="jazzgreats"/> His father, [[John DeFrancesco|"Papa" John DeFrancesco]], was an organist who played nationally and received the [[Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame]]'s Living Legend Award in 2013.<ref>{{cite web | title=Papa John DeFrancesco | website=Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame | url=http://www.okjazz.org/index.cfm?id=230 | access-date=March 10, 2014 | archive-date=January 30, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130221331/http://www.okjazz.org/index.cfm?id=230 | url-status=live }}</ref> DeFrancesco began playing the [[Hammond organ|organ]] at the age of four and was playing songs by [[Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith]] verbatim by the time he was five. His father began taking him to gigs from the age of five, letting him sit in on sets.<ref name="PhillyFamilyHarm">{{cite news |last=Lloyd |first=Jack |title=Family Harmony in a Jazz Quartet |newspaper=Philadelphia Daily News |date=December 16, 1994 |url=http://articles.philly.com/1994-12-16/entertainment/25853470_1_joey-defrancesco-organ-jazz-quartet |access-date=March 10, 2014 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062247/http://articles.philly.com/1994-12-16/entertainment/25853470_1_joey-defrancesco-organ-jazz-quartet }}</ref> At the age of 10, DeFrancesco joined a band in [[Philadelphia]] that included jazz musicians [[Hank Mobley]] and [[Philly Joe Jones]]. He was considered a fixture at local [[Jazz club|jazz clubs]], opening shows for [[Wynton Marsalis]] and [[B. B. King]].<ref name="PhilyLegendTour">{{cite news | last =Moon | first =Tom | title =Riff of Success at 18, Joey DeFrancesco Has TouredWith Miles Davis and Recorded a Major-label Album | newspaper =Jazz Times | date =June 19, 1989 | url =http://articles.philly.com/1989-06-19/news/26109015_1_mellon-jazz-festival-thelonious-monk-institute-houston-person | access-date =March 14, 2014 | archive-date =March 4, 2016 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003514/http://articles.philly.com/1989-06-19/news/26109015_1_mellon-jazz-festival-thelonious-monk-institute-houston-person }}</ref>
DeFrancesco attended the [[Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts]]. There, he studied music specializing in piano and organ.<ref name="PhillyFamilyHarm"/> During his high school years, he won numerous awards, including the Philadelphia Jazz Society McCoy Tyner Scholarship. He was a finalist in the first [[Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz#Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Competition|Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition]] (now of the [[Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz]]).<ref name="Jzzabookrevitalize"/>
==Career== [[File:Joey Defrancesco North Sea Jazz.jpg|thumb|DeFrancesco playing at the [[North Sea Jazz Festival]] in [[Rotterdam]], 2010]]
===Recording=== DeFrancesco was 16 years old when he signed an exclusive recording contract with [[Columbia Records]]. The following year, he released his first record, titled ''All of Me''. His performance on ''All of Me'' has been attributed as helping bring back the [[Hammond organ|organ]] to jazz music during the 1980s.<ref name="Jzzabookrevitalize"/> That same year, he joined [[Miles Davis]] and his band on a five-week concert tour in Europe.<ref name="PDNPalJoey">{{cite news | last =Nelson | first =Nels | title =Our Pal Joey Has Grown Up DeFrancesco Comes To Penn's Landing | newspaper =Philadelphia Daily News | date =August 30, 1991 | url =http://articles.philly.com/1991-08-30/news/25805824_1_joey-defrancesco-drummer-byron-landham-pit-bull | access-date =March 10, 2014 | archive-date =March 4, 2016 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002155/http://articles.philly.com/1991-08-30/news/25805824_1_joey-defrancesco-drummer-byron-landham-pit-bull }}</ref> He followed up with playing keyboards on Davis's album ''[[Amandla (album)|Amandla]]'', which reached No. 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart in 1989.<ref name="GoMembMatrued"/> DeFrancesco started playing the trumpet around the same time, inspired by the sound of Davis.<ref>{{cite book | last =Early | first =Gerald Lyn | title =Miles Davis and American Culture | publisher =Missouri History Museum | date =2001 | isbn =978-1-883982-38-6}}</ref> He was originally spotted by Davis during a performance on the television show called ''Time Out''.<ref name="JazzTimesPhilyFlyer">{{cite news | last =Wyckoff | first =Geraldine | title =Joey DeFrancesco: Philadelphia Flyer | newspaper =Jazz Times | date =September 2003 | url =http://jazztimes.com/articles/14180-joey-defrancesco-philadelphia-flyer | access-date =March 14, 2014 | archive-date =April 7, 2014 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140407085125/http://jazztimes.com/articles/14180-joey-defrancesco-philadelphia-flyer | url-status =live }}</ref> He was performing on the set, along with high school classmate [[Christian McBride]] when Davis asked the show's host, "what's your organ player's name", referring to DeFrancesco.<ref name="JazzTimesPhilyFlyer"/> DeFrancesco's recording deal with Columbia included five albums. In addition to ''All of Me'', he released ''[[Where Were You?]]'' (1990), ''Part III'' (1991), ''Reboppin''' (1992), and ''Live at the 5 Spot'' (1993).<ref name=discography>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/joey-defrancesco-mn0000209719/discography/all|title=Joey DeFrancesco – Album Discography|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=August 28, 2022|archive-date=July 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706091050/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/joey-defrancesco-mn0000209719/discography/all|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Touring=== DeFrancesco began touring with his own quartet at the age of 18. In the early 1990s, he began collaborating with [[John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin]], former guitarist for Miles Davis and the leader of [[Mahavishnu Orchestra]]. At the age of 22, he became a founding member of the group ''The Free Spirits'', along with McLaughlin and drummer [[Dennis Chambers]]. He toured with the group for four years and was part of several recordings, including the albums ''[[Tokyo Live (John McLaughlin album)|Tokyo Live]]'' and ''[[After the Rain (John McLaughlin album)|After the Rain]]''.<ref>{{cite news | last =Heckman | first =Don | title =Jazz Spotlight – The Free Spirits Featuring John McLaughlin | newspaper =The L.A. Times | date =June 19, 1994 | url =https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-19-ca-5725-story.html | access-date =March 10, 2014 | archive-date =April 7, 2014 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140407113121/http://articles.latimes.com/1994-06-19/entertainment/ca-5725_1_jazz-releases | url-status =live }}</ref> DeFrancesco also played trumpet on the former album.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kolosky |first=Walter |title=John McLaughlin and The Free Spirits: Tokyo Live (1993) |website=All About Jazz |date=November 20, 2002 |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/tokyo-live-john-mclaughlin-verve-music-group-review-by-walter-kolosky |access-date=March 10, 2014 |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407060554/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=10843#.Ux6VGIVWslo |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 1999, DeFrancesco recorded his album ''Incredible! Live at the San Francisco Jazz Festival''.<ref name="Penguin9" /> The album featured a performance by his idol [[Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith]], who joined DeFrancesco for two songs.<ref name="Penguin9">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |author-link=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |author-link2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=363}}</ref> In 2004, DeFrancesco recorded ''Legacy'', another album that featured Jimmy Smith.<ref name="Penguin9" /> The album was Smith's last recording; he died the same year.<ref name="GoMembMatrued"/>
DeFrancesco was nominated for a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] in 2004 for his album ''Falling in Love Again''. His career shifted slightly in 2009 with the film ''[[Moonlight Serenade (2009 film)|Moonlight Serenade]]'', starring [[Amy Adams]] and [[Alec Newman]]. He played the role of "Frank D" in the film and was also credited as a composer and producer of the film. DeFrancesco was nominated for another Grammy Award in 2011 in the category [[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album|Best Contemporary Jazz Album]] for ''[[Never Can Say Goodbye: The Music of Michael Jackson]]'';<ref name="GoMembMatrued"/> the album was released in 2010 as a tribute to [[Michael Jackson]]. Some other tribute albums of his include a tribute to [[Frank Sinatra]] titled ''Joey DeFrancesco Plays Sinatra His Way'' and a tribute to [[Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith]]. DeFrancesco also turned 40 in 2011, celebrating by releasing ''40'', his 29th recording, which had success both on jazz charts domestically and in Europe.<ref name="GoMembMatrued"/> [[File:Joey DeFrancesco at NAMM 2022 20220603 151727.jpg|thumb|Joey DeFrancesco playing [[tenor saxophone]] at the 2022 [[NAMM Show]]]]
===Music style=== DeFrancesco's music style was referred to as a swinging Philly sound which he "embellished with his own ferocity and improvisation."<ref name="JazzTimesPhilyFlyer"/> He played 200-plus nights a year throughout the course of his career, a feat that he cut back on as of 2013.<ref name="ElsewhereNZ">{{cite news | last =Reid | first =Graham | title =Joey DeFrancesco: Always going to be this way | newspaper =Elsewhere | location =New Zealand | date =August 16, 2013 | url =http://www.elsewhere.co.nz/jazz/5855/joey-defrancesco-interviewed-2013-always-going-to-be-this-way/ | access-date =March 14, 2014 | archive-date =April 7, 2014 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140407064901/http://www.elsewhere.co.nz/jazz/5855/joey-defrancesco-interviewed-2013-always-going-to-be-this-way/ | url-status =live }}</ref> He received numerous accolades for his performances, including being called the best [[Hammond organ|Hammond B3 organ]] player on the planet by ''[[JazzTimes]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Milkowski |first=Bill |title=Joey DeFrancesco – Wonderful! Wonderful! |website=Jazz Times |date=October 28, 2012 |url=http://jazztimes.com/articles/58967-wonderful-wonderful-joey-defrancesco |access-date=March 14, 2014 |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407085118/http://jazztimes.com/articles/58967-wonderful-wonderful-joey-defrancesco |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' described DeFrancesco as a "deeply authoritative musician, a master of rhythmic pocket, and of the custom of stomping bass lines beneath chords and riffs."<ref name="NYorkTimesAcc"/> The ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' praised the musicianship of DeFrancesco, stating that "He dominated the instrument and the field as no one of his generation has."<ref name="Joey DeFrancesco - About">{{cite web | url=https://www.joeydefrancesco.com/about | title=Joey DeFrancesco - About | access-date=June 16, 2022 | archive-date=August 26, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826045019/https://joeydefrancesco.com/about | url-status=live }}</ref> DeFrancesco was also involved in musical instrument development, especially product designs and endorsements related to technological advancements in [[Electronic keyboard|digital keyboards]] and electronic organ both in the United States and internationally.<ref>{{cite book|last =Kolosky |first=Walter|title=Girls Don't Like Real Jazz: A Jazz Patriot Speaks Out |publisher=Abstract Logix| date=2004 |isbn=978-0-9761016-0-4}}</ref>
===Multi-instrumentalist=== As a multi-instrumentalist, DeFrancesco recorded on various [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]] (including acoustic and electric piano), and trumpet. Although best known as a jazz organist, he also performed as a singer and, since November 2018, played the [[tenor saxophone]].<ref name="NYT obit"/><ref name=Chinen/>
==Awards and honors== DeFrancesco was a four time [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]]-nominee, with more than 30 recordings as a leader. In addition to Grammy nominations in 2004, 2010, and 2020, DeFrancesco was a 9-time winner of the ''[[DownBeat]]'' Critics' Poll (for organ) and won the ''DownBeat'' Readers Poll every year since 2005. He won a number of ''[[JazzTimes]]'' awards as well.<ref>{{cite news|last=Prater|first=Sadie|title=Jazz Great Joey DeFrancesco To Perform at U.T. Dallas on Nov. 15|newspaper=UT Dallas|date=October 30, 2003|url=http://www.utdallas.edu/news/archive/2003/defrancesco.html|access-date=March 10, 2014|archive-date=January 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112070537/http://www.utdallas.edu/news/archive/2003/defrancesco.html|url-status=live}}</ref> DeFrancesco was an inaugural member of the [[Hammond organ|Hammond]] Hall of Fame, inducted in 2013 along with [[Brian Auger]], [[Billy Preston]], [[Steve Winwood]], and his mentor, [[Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith]].<ref>{{cite web |last =Tamarkin |first =Jeff |title =Hammond Organ Launches Hall of Fame, Inducts 1st Members |website =Jazz Times |date =December 23, 2013 |url =http://jazztimes.com/articles/115098-hammond-organ-launches-hall-of-fame-inducts-1st-members |access-date =March 14, 2014 |archive-date =December 27, 2013 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131227024159/http://jazztimes.com/articles/115098-hammond-organ-launches-hall-of-fame-inducts-1st-members |url-status =live }}</ref>
==Discography== {{Main|Joey DeFrancesco discography}} DeFrancesco's discography consists of albums released on the labels [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Muse Records|Muse]], [[HighNote Records|Highnote]], Big Mo, [[Concord Jazz]], Doodlin', and [[Mack Avenue Records|Mack Avenue]].<ref name="PrestigeMuse"/>
==Personal life== In addition to his musician father and grandfather, DeFrancesco's brother, [[Johnny DeFrancesco|Johnny]], is a [[blues]] guitarist.<ref name="PDNPalJoey"/>
DeFrancesco was married to his second wife, Gloria, until his death. She served as his manager.<ref name="NYT obit"/><ref name=Masley>{{cite news|title='The best jazz organ player on the planet': Joey DeFrancesco dies at 51|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/08/26/joey-defrancesco-dies/7904500001/|first=Ed|last=Masley|date=August 26, 2022|access-date=August 28, 2022|newspaper=[[The Arizona Republic]]|location=Phoenix, Arizona|archive-date=August 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828145340/https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/08/26/joey-defrancesco-dies/7904500001/|url-status=live}}</ref> DeFrancesco had one daughter with his first wife, Ashley Blue DeFrancesco.
== Death == DeFrancesco died of a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] on August 25, 2022, at the age of 51.<ref name="NYT obit"/><ref name=Chinen/><ref name=Masley/> The following week, at a concert in [[Boston]], [[Van Morrison]] paid tribute to his one-time collaborator, dedicating "[[You're Driving Me Crazy]]" to him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robicheau |first=Paul |date=7 September 2022 |title=Concert Review: Van Morrison |url=https://artsfuse.org/261481/concert-review-van-morrison-engaged-rather-than-grumpy/ |access-date=19 September 2022 |website=artsfuse}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Further reading== * {{Cite book |last=Carr |first=Ian |author-link=Ian Carr |title=Jazz: The Rough Guide |last2=Fairweather |first2=Digby |author-link2=Digby Fairweather |last3=Priestley |first3=Brian |author-link3=Brian Priestley |publisher=[[Rough Guides]] |year=2004 |isbn=1-85828-528-3 |location=London |language=en}} * {{Cite book |last=Cook |first=Richard |author-link=Richard Cook (journalist) |url=https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetoja0000cook_9ed |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |author-link2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-14-051521-3 |edition=6th |language=en-GB}}
==External links== {{commons}} * [http://www.joeydefrancesco.com/ Official site] * {{AllMusic|id=mn0000209719}} * {{discogs artist|Joey DeFrancesco}} * {{IMDb name|1907246}} * [https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/joey-defrancesco Joey DeFrancesco Interview] at [[NAMM Oral History Program|NAMM Oral History Collection]] (2006) {{Joey DeFrancesco}} {{Authority control}}
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