The Navigator (Andrew Cyrille album)

The Navigator is an album by American jazz drummer Andrew Cyrille, recorded in 1982 for the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

The Navigator
Studio album by Andrew Cyrille
Released	1982
Recorded	September 21 & 22, 1982
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:39
Label	Soul Note
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Andrew Cyrille chronology
Special People (1980) The Navigator (1982) Cyrille Meets Brötzmann in Berlin (1982)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4 stars stating, "This is an example of thoughtful, nicely played group improvisation".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Cyrille except as indicated

1. "Through the Ages Jehovah" (Andrew Cyrille, Leroy Jenkins) - 4:36
2. "The Navigator" - 9:46
3. "Module" (Cyrille, Ted Daniel) - 3:57
4. "Music in Us" - 5:30
5. "So That Life Can Endure...P.S. With Love" - 10:04
6. "Circumfusion/The Magnificent Bimbo" - 10:46

• Recorded at Cyrille in Milano, Italy on September 21 & 22, 1982

Personnel

• Andrew Cyrille - drums, percussion
• Ted Daniel - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Sonelius Smith - piano
• Nick Di Geronimo - bass

References

1. Soul Note discography accessed June 1, 2011
2. Wynn, R. 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.