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Close Encounter
Studio album by Franco Ambrosetti Quintet with Bennie Wallace
Released	1979
Recorded	March 21, 1978
Studio	CI Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:44
Label	Enja ENJ 3017
Producer	Horst Weber, Matthias Winckelmann
Franco Ambrosetti chronology
Franco Ambrosetti Quartet (1976) Close Encounter (1979) Sleeping Gypsy (1980)

Close Encounter is an album by the Swiss trumpeter/flugelhornist and composer Franco Ambrosetti which was recorded in 1978 and released on the Enja label the following year.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The sometimes episodic repertoire is quite obscure and generally hard bop-oriented. Everyone plays well on this lesser-known but enjoyable effort".

Track listing

All compositions by Franco Ambrosetti, except where noted.

1. "Close Encounter" – 8:22
2. "Napoleon Blown Apart" (Flavio Ambrosetti) – 5:39
3. "Sad Story of a Photographer (Someday My Prints Will Come)" — 8:12
4. "Morning Song of a Spring Flower" (George Gruntz) – 14:29
5. "Rumba Organistica" (Joachim Kühn) – 6:02

Personnel

• Franco Ambrosetti – flugelhorn, trumpet
• Bennie Wallace – tenor saxophone
• George Gruntz – piano
• Mike Richmond – bass
• Bob Moses – drums

References

1. "Enja discography: 3001 to 3099". Jazzlists. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
2. "Close Encounter". francoambrosetti.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
3. ^ Yanow, Scott. Franco Ambrosetti: Close Encounter – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 22, 2018.

• Franco Ambrosetti albums
• 1979 albums
• Enja Records albums