Gene Ammons - Bad! Bossa Nova (1962) [Reissue 1989]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 193 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 81 MB | Covers - 8 MB
Genre: Jazz, Latin Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: OJC/Prestige (OJCCD-351-2 (P-7257))
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 193 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 81 MB | Covers - 8 MB
Genre: Jazz, Latin Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: OJC/Prestige (OJCCD-351-2 (P-7257))
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.