Artist: Gene Ammons
Album: Bad Bossa Nova
Genre: Latin Jazz
Release Date: 2022
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 34:16
Total Tracks: 6
Total Size: 628 MB

Tracklist:

1-1. Gene Ammons – Pagan Love Song (Remastered) (04:46)
1-2. Gene Ammons – Ca’Purange (Jungle Soul) (Remastered) (09:35)
1-3. Gene Ammons – Anna (Remastered) (03:19)
1-4. Gene Ammons – Caé Caé (Remastered) (03:46)
1-5. Gene Ammons – Moito Mato Grosso (Remastered) (07:43)
1-6. Gene Ammons – Yellow Bird (Remastered) (05:07)

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This was Ammons’ final recording before “being made an example of” and getting a lengthy jail sentence for possession of heroin; his next record would be cut over seven years later. The music is surprisingly upbeat, with Ammons joined by two guitars (Bucky Pizzarelli and Kenny Burrell), a fine rhythm section (pianist Hank Jones, bassist Norman Edge, and drummer Oliver Jackson), and the bongos of Al Hayes for a set of Latin-flavored jazz that was masquerading as bossa nova. The music is offbeat if not all that memorable, a decent effort but not essential. – Scott Yanow