Special People (album)

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Special People
Special People (album).jpg
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[]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide3/5 stars[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars [4]

Track listing[]

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

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Soul Note discography accessed June 1, 2011
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b 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.
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