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

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)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B+[5]

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

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

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