Special People (album)

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Special People
Studio album by
Andrew Cyrille
Released1980
RecordedOctober 21 & 22, 1980
GenreJazz
Length36:55
LabelSoul Note
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Andrew Cyrille chronology
Nuba
(1979) 		Special People
(1980) 		The Navigator
(1982)

Special People is an album by American jazz drummer Andrew Cyrille, recorded in 1980 for the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+[5]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings commented: "Pieces like 'High Priest'... represent a significant extension of 1960s radicalism into a more formal and tradition-aware context. In that regard, Daniel is an ideal collaborator."[4]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Andrew Cyrille, except where noted
  1. "A Girl Named Rainbow" (Ornette Coleman) - 10:10
  2. "High Priest" - 7:48
  3. "Fortified Nucleolus" - 5:12
  4. "Baby Man" (John Stubblefield) - 6:40
  5. "Special People" - 7:05
  • Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy in October 21 & 22, 1980

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Soul Note discography accessed June 1, 2011
  2. ^ AllMusic Review accessed June 1, 2011
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 54. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 324. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Hull, Tom. "Jazz (1960–70s)". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
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