As leader
- 1970: Joe Farrell Quartet (CTI, with John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland)
- 1971: Outback (CTI, with Chick Corea, Buster Williams, Elvin Jones, Airto Moreira)
- 1972: Moon Germs (CTI, with Herbie Hancock, Stanley Clarke, Jack DeJohnette)
- 1973: Penny Arcade (CTI, with Herbie Hancock, Joe Beck, Herb Bushler, Steve Gadd, Don Alias)
- 1974: Upon This Rock (with Herbie Hancock, Joe Beck, Herb Bushler, Jim Madison, Don Alias, Steve Gadd)
- 1975: Canned Funk (with Joe Beck, Herb Bushler, Jim Madison, Ray Mantilla)
- 1976: Benson & Farrell (with George Benson, Eddie Daniels, Don Grolnick, Andy Newmark, Sonny Bravo)
- 1978: Night Dancing (Warner Bros.)
- 1979: Skate Board Park (Xanadu Records, with Chick Corea, Bob Magnusson, Larance Marable)
- 1980: Sonic Text (Contemporary Records, with Freddie Hubbard, George Cables, Tony Dumas, Peter Erskine)
- 1980: Farrell’s Inferno (with Victor Feldman, Bob Magnusson, John Guerin)
- 1982: Darn That Dream (with Art Pepper, Tony Dumas, John Dentz, George Cables)
- 1983: Vim ‘n’ Vigor (Timeless Records, with Louis Hayes)
As sideman
With Patti Austin
- End of a Rainbow (CTI, 1976)
With Average White Band
- AWB (1974)
With The Band
- Rock of Ages (1972)
With George Benson
- Tell It Like It Is (A&M/CTI, 1969)
- Good King Bad (CTI, 1975)
With Willie Bobo
- Bobo’s Beat (Roulette, 1962)
With Jaki Byard
- Jaki Byard Quartet Live! (1965)
- The Last from Lennie’s (1965 – released in 2003)
With Billy Cobham
- Spectrum (1973)
With Chick Corea/Return to Forever
- Tones for Joan’s Bones (1966)
- Return to Forever (1972)
- Light as a Feather (1972)
- The Leprechaun (1976)
- Musicmagic (1977)
- The Mad Hatter (1978)
- Friends (1978)
- Live (1978)
- Secret Agent (1978)
With Lou Donaldson
- Sophisticated Lou (1973)
With Maynard Ferguson
- Let’s Face The Music And Dance (Roulette, 1960)
- Newport Suite (Roulette, 1960)
- Maynard ’61 (Roulette, 1961)
- Double Exposure (Atlantic, 1961)
- Two’s Company (Roulette, 1961)
- Primal Scream (Columbia, 1976)
- Conquistador (Columbia, 1977)
With Fuse One
- Fuse One (1980)
With Grant Green
- The Main Attraction (Kudu, 1976)
With Urbie Green
- The Fox (CTI, 1976)
With Andrew Hill
- Dance with Death (1968)
- Passing Ships (1969 – not released until 2003)
With Jackie and Roy
- A Wilder Alias (CTI, 1973)
With Elvin Jones
- Puttin’ It Together (Blue Note, 1968)
- The Ultimate (Blue Note, 1968)
- Poly-Currents (Blue Note, 1970)
- Genesis (Blue Note, 1971)
- Merry-Go-Round (Blue Note, 1971)
- New Agenda (Vanguard, 1975)
With John Larkin
- John Larkin (1986)
- Soft Space (1978)
With Arif Mardin
- Journey (Atlantic, 1974)
With Pat Martino
- Strings! (Prestige, 1967)
With Jack McDuff
- The Fourth Dimension (Cadet, 1974)
- Sophisticated Funk (Chess, 1976)
With Airto Moreira
- Free (CTI, 1972)
With Ray Barreto
With Lalo Schifrin
- Black Widow (CTI, 1976)
- Towering Toccata (CTI, 1976)
With Don Sebesky
- Giant Box (CTI, 1973)
With Bobby Timmons
- Got to Get It! (Milestone, 1967)
With the Bee Gees
- Main Course (1975)
With Laura Nyro
- Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (Columbia, 1968)
- Christmas and the Beads of Sweat (Columbia, 1970)