Encounter (Flora Purim album)
# Encounter (Flora Purim album)

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |

Encounter is a studio album by Brazilian jazz singer Flora Purim that was released in 1977 on Milestone Records.

## Reception

AllMusic awarded the album with 4.5 stars and in its review, Scott Yanow calls it: "one of Flora Purim's finest all-around jazz recordings".

## Personnel

* Flora Purim – lead vocals, backing vocals
* Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone (tracks: 1 and 8)
* Raul de Souza – trombone (tracks: 2 and 4)
* McCoy Tyner – acoustic piano (tracks: 5 and 6)
* George Duke – electric piano, synthesizer (tracks: 1, 4, 7 and 8)
* Hermeto Pascoal – electric piano, clavinet, vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 4 and 7)
* Hugo Fattoruso – synthesizer (track: 2)
* Ron Carter – acoustic bass (tracks: 3, 4 and 7)
* Alphonso Johnson – electric bass (track: 8)
* Byron Miller – electric bass (track: 1)
* Airto Moreira – drums, percussion (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 and 8)
* Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums, percussion (track: 1)
* Googie Coppola – vocals (track: 7)
* Urszula Dudziak – vocals (track: 7)
