Bad! Bossa Nova

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ALBUM INFORMATION

Total Tracks: 6   Total Length: 34:29

They Say All Media Guide

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