Encounter! – Wikipedia

1969 studio album by Pepper Adams

Encounter!
Released	1969
Recorded	December 11–12, 1968
Studio	Nola Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:40
Label	Prestige PR 7677
Producer	Fred Norsworthy and Otto Gust

Encounter! is an album led by saxophonist Pepper Adams which was recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label.^[1][2]

Reception[edit]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating “Baritonist Pepper Adams and tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims (who rarely performed together) make a surprisingly compatible team… The setting is more advanced than usual for Sims, who rises to the challenge”.^[3]The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that “Jones overdoes the bashing, and the uptempo pieces are a battle, but the horns don’t falter at any point”.^[4]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Pepper Adams except where noted.

1. “Inanout” – 5:47
2. “The Star-Crossed Lovers” (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) – 3:54
3. “Cindy’s Tune” – 5:58
4. “Serenity” (Joe Henderson) – 6:27
5. “Elusive” (Thad Jones) – 7:15
6. “I’ve Just Seen Her” (Lee Adams, Charles Strouse) – 7:17
7. “Punjab” (Henderson) – 4:05
8. “Verdandi” (Tommy Flanagan) – 3:57

Personnel[edit]

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