Gene Ammons Bad! Bossa Nova

1 Pagan Love Song - 4:45 2 Ca' Purange (Jungle Soul) - 9:35 3 Anna - 3:20 4 Cae, Cae - 3:46 5 Moito Mato Grosso - 7:44 6 Yellow Bird - 5:07

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.

Price: $19.98