Encounter! is an album led by saxophonist Pepper Adams which was recorded in 1968 at Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, December 11-12, 1968 and released on the Prestige label in 1969.[1][2]

Encounter!
Studio album by
Released1969
RecordedDecember 11–12, 1968
StudioNola Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length44:40
LabelPrestige
PR 7677
ProducerFred Norsworthy and Otto Gust
Pepper Adams chronology
Mean What You Say
(1966)
Encounter!
(1969)
Ephemera
(1973)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [5]

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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed May 24, 2013
  2. ^ Encilopedia del Jazz: Pepper Adams accessed May 10, 2017
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed May 24, 2013
  4. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 4. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.