Encounter!

For the video game sometimes referred to as "Encounter!", see Encounter (video game).

Encounter!
Studio album by Pepper Adams
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
Pepper Adams chronology
Mean What You Say (1966) Encounter! (1969) Ephemera (1973)

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]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

• Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
• Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• Ron Carter – bass
• Elvin Jones – drums

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed May 24, 2013
2. Encilopedia del Jazz: Pepper Adams accessed May 10, 2017
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed May 24, 2013
4. 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.