Encounter (Flora Purim album)
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| 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 | |
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| 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[edit]
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[edit]
| 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ 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