Flora Purim records her sixth album ‘Encounter’ with Airto Moreira, Hermeto Pascoal et al (1976)

Flora Purim‘s ‘Encounter’ is her sixth album recorded between April 1976 and February 1977 and released in 1977 By Milestone.

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Track Listing : 1.Windows (Chick Corea) – 05:37 . 2.Latinas (Hermeto Pascoal) – 03:42 . 3.Uri (The Wind) (Googie Coppola, Hermeto Pascoal) – 08:05 . 4.Dedicated To Bruce (Hermeto Pascoal, Flora Purim) – 04:12 . 5.Above The Rainbow (Mccoy Tyner) – 03:29 . 6.Tomara (I Wish) (Novelli) – 04:06 . 7.Encounter (Ron Carter, Googie Coppola, Urszula Dudziak, Airto Moreira, Hermeto Pascoal, Flora Purim) – 07:19 . 8.Black Narcissus (Joe Henderson) – 06:34

Musicians : Flora Purim – Vocals . Ron Carter – Bass . Leon “Ndugu” Chancler – Drums . Googie Coppola – Vocals . Urszula Dudziak – Vocals . George Duke – Piano, Piano (Electric), Synthesizer . Hugo Fattoruso – Moog Synthesizer, Synthesizer . Joe Henderson – Sax (Tenor) . Alphonso Johnson – Bass (Electric) . Byron Miller – Bass (Electric) . Airto Moreira – Congas, Drums, Percussion . Hermeto Pascoal – Clavinet, Piano (Electric), Vocals . Raul De Souza – Trombone (Bass) . Mccoy Tyner – Piano (Electric)

Production : Produced By Orrin Keepnews

Package : Phil Bray – Cover Photo . Jim Marshall – Inside Photos . Phil Carroll – Art Direction

Recorded April, 1976 – February, 1977.

Released In 1977 By Milestone.

(Source Flora Purim‘s ‘Encounter’ | Official Site)

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Bristol Jazz Crew
A notably lighter, softer, mellower and distinctly more jazzy recording than any of Flora Purim’s previous works, ‘Encounter’ is a great album. Granted it heads in a different direction, but that is no bad thing. A chilled and relaxing listen, it offers a different side to the singer […]

yofriend @ RateYourMusic
Among the highlights, the eight minute long Uri (The Wind) stands out. What Pascoal, Carter, Airto and Flora do here is simply one of the best Jazz recordings from the mid-seventies. […]

allmusic
This was one of Flora Purim‘s finest all-around jazz recordingsand it is luckily available on CD. Purim is featured in a variety of challenging and stimulating settings: on two numbers […]

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