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Special Edition is an album by American jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette, recorded in March 1979 and released on ECM Records the following year. The quartet features reed players David Murray and Arthur Blythe and bassist and cellist Slip Warren.

Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars out of 5 and stated: “The first (and mightiest) of Jack DeJohnette’s Special Edition ensembles offered a sound that in many ways was revolutionary in modern contemporary and creative improvised music circa 1980… This CD deserves a definitive five-star rating for the lofty place it commands in the evolution of jazz headed toward new heights and horizons”.

A JazzTimes reviewer selected it in 2012 as one of DeJohnette’s key albums.

Track listing
All compositions by Jack DeJohnette except as indicated
“One for Eric” – 9:52
“Zoot Suite” – 11:29
“Central Park West” (John Coltrane) – 3:16
“India” (Coltrane) – 6:02
“Journey to the Twin Planet” – 8:42

Personnel
Jack DeJohnette – drums, piano, melodica
David Murray – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Arthur Blythe – alto saxophone
Peter “Slip” Warren – bass, cello

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Released: 1980
Recorded: March 1979
Studio Generation Sound
New York City
Length: 39:06
Label: ECM 1152
Producer: Jack DeJohnette