Encounter! is an album led by saxophonist Pepper Adams which was recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2]

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)

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