Close Encounter is an album by the Swiss trumpeter/flugelhornist and composer Franco Ambrosetti which was recorded in 1978 and released on the Enja label the following year.[1][2]
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| Studio album by Franco Ambrosetti Quintet with Bennie Wallace | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | March 21, 1978 | |||
| Studio | CI Studios, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:44 | |||
| Label | Enja ENJ 3017 | |||
| Producer | Horst Weber, Matthias Winckelmann | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The sometimes episodic repertoire is quite obscure and generally hard bop-oriented. Everyone plays well on this lesser-known but enjoyable effort".[3]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Franco Ambrosetti, except where noted.
- "Close Encounter" – 8:22
- "Napoleon Blown Apart" (Flavio Ambrosetti) – 5:39
- "Sad Story of a Photographer (Someday My Prints Will Come)" — 8:12
- "Morning Song of a Spring Flower" (George Gruntz) – 14:29
- "Rumba Organistica" (Joachim Kühn) – 6:02
Personnel
edit- Franco Ambrosetti – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Bennie Wallace – tenor saxophone
- George Gruntz – piano
- Mike Richmond – bass
- Bob Moses – drums
References
edit- ^ "Enja discography: 3001 to 3099". Jazzlists. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ "Close Encounter". francoambrosetti.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Franco Ambrosetti: Close Encounter – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 22, 2018.