Thursday, January 9, 2014

Gene Ammons - Bad! Bossa Nova

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 34:17
Size: 78.5 MB
Styles: Soul Jazz, Hard bop
Year: 1962/1989/2012
Art: Front

[4:45] 1. Pagan Love Song
[9:34] 2. Ca' Purange (Jungle Soul)
[3:19] 3. Anna
[3:46] 4. Cae, Cae
[7:44] 5. Moito Mato Grosso
[5:06] 6. Yellow Bird

Bad Bossa Nova is right – as Gene Ammons really hits a great groove here – one that's not exactly bossa, but which has lots of Latin and tropical touches! The session makes great use of 2 guitars at the same time – using that of Kenny Burrell for soulful rhythm, but also adding in Bucky Pizzarelli for some nice acoustic embellishments – in a mode that's similar to the soul jazz-com-bossa style used on records like Ike Quebec's Soul Samba or Charlie Rouse's Bossa Nova Bacchanal. The overall rhythms are a bit more complicated, and a bit more soul jazz based than those sets – with Hank Jones on piano, Oliver Jackson on percussion, and Al Hayes adding in some sweet extra bongo! ~Dusty Groove

Bad! Bossa Nova

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