Special People

by Andrew Cyrille

Special People cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Soul Note
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:24
  • Community rating: 3.77/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Drummer Andrew Cyrille leads a potent acoustic quartet on 'Special People', navigating the intense boundary between structured post-bop and free jazz improvisation. The Soul Note session highlights his profoundly rhythmic, polyphonic approach to the drum kit alongside dynamic horn interactions.

Genres

Descriptors: percussive, experimental, improvisation, ensemble, polyrhythmic, avant-garde, fusion

Tracklist

  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)

Credits

  • Nick DiGeronimo - bass
  • David S. Ware - tenor saxophone
  • Ted Daniel - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Ornette Coleman - written-by
  • John Stubblefield - written-by
  • Andrew Cyrille - Primary Artist, Written-By

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