Bad! Bossa Nova is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1962 and released on the Prestige label.Gene Ammons discography accessed December 12, 2012 It was also re-released as Jungle Soul! (Ca' Purange). It was his first charting album, it peaked at No. 53 on the Billboard Top LPs, during a seventeen-week run on the chart.
Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated" "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".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed December 12, 2012
Track listing "Pagan Love Song" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) – 4:45 "Ca' Purange (Jungle Soul)" (Natalicio Moreira Lima) – 9:35 "Anna" (Vatro – Giordano – Engvick) 3:20 "Cae, Cae" (Roberto Martins) – 3:46 "Moito Mato Grosso" (Gene Ammons) – 7:44 "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 Charts
Chart (1962) Peakposition US Billboard Top LPs53 References