Special People (album)

Special People
Studio album by Andrew Cyrille
Released	1980
Recorded	October 21 & 22, 1980
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:55
Label	Soul Note
Producer	Giovanni 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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B+[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

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

• Andrew Cyrille - drums, percussion
• Ted Daniel - trumpet, flugelhorn
• David S. Ware - tenor saxophone
• Nick DiGeronimo - bass

References

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. 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.