| Encounter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | August 1975 to September 1976 | |||
| Studio | Paramount Recording Studios, Los Angeles Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California A&R Recording Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 43:04 | |||
| Label | Milestone | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
| Flora Purim chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Encounter is a studio album by Brazilian jazz singer Flora Purim that was released in 1977 on Milestone Records.
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album with 4.5 stars and in its review, Scott Yanow calls it: "one of Flora Purim's finest all-around jazz recordings".[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Windows" | Chick Corea | 5:37 |
| 2. | "Latinas" | Hermeto Pascoal | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Uri (The Wind)" | Pascoal, Googie Coppola | 8:05 |
| 4. | "Dedicated to Bruce" | Pascoal, Purim | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Above the Rainbow" | McCoy Tyner | 3:29 |
| 6. | "Tomara (I Wish)" | Novelli | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Encounter" | Airto, Purim, Coppola, Pascoal, Ron Carter, Urszula Dudziak | 7:19 |
| 8. | "Black Narcissus" | Joe Henderson | 6:34 |
| Total length: | 40:17 | ||
Personnel
- Flora Purim – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone (tracks: 1 and 8)
- Raul de Souza – trombone (tracks: 2 and 4)
- McCoy Tyner – acoustic piano (tracks: 5 and 6)
- George Duke – electric piano, synthesizer (tracks: 1, 4, 7 and 8)
- Hermeto Pascoal – electric piano, clavinet, vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 4 and 7)
- Hugo Fattoruso – synthesizer (track: 2)
- Ron Carter – acoustic bass (tracks: 3, 4 and 7)
- Alphonso Johnson – electric bass (track: 8)
- Byron Miller – electric bass (track: 1)
- Airto Moreira – drums, percussion (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 and 8)
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums, percussion (track: 1)
- Googie Coppola – vocals (track: 7)
- Urszula Dudziak – vocals (track: 7)
References
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Encounter – Flora Purim". AllMusic. Retrieved Jan 26, 2019.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 164. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Yanow, Scott Allmusic Review: Encounter - Flora Purim AllMusic, accessed 25 Jan 2019
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