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 Flora Purim
Released	1977 (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	Latin jazz jazz fusion
Length	43:04
Label	Milestone
Producer	Orrin 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
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

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".

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)