Bad! Bossa Nova

Bad! Bossa Nova
Studio album by Gene Ammons
Released	1962
Recorded	September 9, 1962 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:17
Label	Prestige PR 7257
Producer	Ozzie Cadena
Gene Ammons chronology
Sock! (1954-62) Bad! Bossa Nova (1962) The Boss Is Back! (1969)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Bad! Bossa Nova is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1962 and released on the Prestige label.^[2] It was also re-released as Jungle Soul! (Ca' Purange).

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "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 offbeat if not all that memorable, a decent effort but not essential".^[1]

Track listing

1. "Pagan Love Song" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) - 4:45
2. "Ca' Purange (Jungle Soul)" (Natalicio Moreira Lima) - 9:35
3. "Anna" (Vatro - Giordano - Engvick) 3:20
4. "Cae, Cae" (Roberto Martins) - 3:46
5. "Moito Mato Grosso" (Gene Ammons) - 7:44
6. "Yellow Bird" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Keith, Norman Luboff) - 5:07

Personnel

• Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone
• Hank Jones - piano
• Kenny Burrell, Bucky Pizzarelli - guitar
• Norman Edge - bass
• Oliver Jackson - drums
• Al Hayes - bongos

References

1. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed December 12, 2012
2. Gene Ammons discography accessed December 12, 2012