Encounter (Flora Purim album)

Encounter is a studio album by Brazilian jazz singer Flora Purim that was released in 1977 on Milestone Records.

Encounter
Studio album by
Released1977 (1977)
RecordedAugust 1975 to September 1976
StudioParamount Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
A&R Recording Studios, New York City
Genre
Length43:04
LabelMilestone
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Flora Purim chronology
Open Your Eyes You Can Fly
(1976)
Encounter
(1977)
Nothing Will Be as It Was... Tomorrow
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Reception

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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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Windows"Chick Corea5:37
2."Latinas"Hermeto Pascoal3:42
3."Uri (The Wind)"Pascoal, Googie Coppola8:05
4."Dedicated to Bruce"Pascoal, Purim4:12
5."Above the Rainbow"McCoy Tyner3:29
6."Tomara (I Wish)"Novelli4:06
7."Encounter"Airto, Purim, Coppola, Pascoal, Ron Carter, Urszula Dudziak7:19
8."Black Narcissus"Joe Henderson6:34
Total length:40:17

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Encounter – Flora Purim". AllMusic. Retrieved Jan 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 164. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Yanow, Scott Allmusic Review: Encounter - Flora Purim AllMusic, accessed 25 Jan 2019