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Mercy, Mercy

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Released
  
1968

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
Pacific Jazz

Recorded
  
1968

Length
  
45:28

Producer
  
Richard Bock

Mercy, Mercy is a 1968 live album by Buddy Rich and his big band, recorded at Caesars Palace.

Contents

Track listing

LP side A

  1. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (Joe Zawinul) – 5:34
  2. "Preach and Teach" (Johnny Burke) – 4:06
  3. "Channel One Suite" (Bill Reddie) – 12:50

LP side B

  1. "Big Mama Cass" (Don Sebesky) – 3:22
  2. "Goodbye Yesterday" (Don Piestrup) – 6:18
  3. "Acid Truth" (Don Menza) – 5:50
  4. "Alfie" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:49
  5. "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobby Gentry) – 3:39

Bonus tracks added to 1997 Blue Note CD reissue

  1. "Chavala" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) – 5:20
  2. "Mr. Lucky" (Jerry Livingston, Henry Mancini) – 5:47
  3. "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) – 5:09

Personnel

The Buddy Rich big band
  • Buddy Rich - drums
  • Walter Namuth - guitar
  • Gary Walters - double bass, electric bass
  • Joe Azarello - piano
  • Charles Owens - alto saxophone
  • Art Pepper - alto saxophone
  • Pat LaBarbera - tenor saxophone
  • Don Menza - tenor saxophone
  • John Laws - baritone saxophone
  • Jim Trimble - trombone
  • Rick Stepton - trombone
  • Peter Graves - bass trombone
  • Al Porcino - trumpet
  • David Culp - trumpet
  • Kenneth Faulk - trumpet
  • Bill Prince - trumpet

    • Arrangers:

  • Don Menza
  • Allyn Ferguson
  • Charles Owens
  • Don Piestrup
  • Bill Reddie
  • Don Sebesky
  • Phil Wilson
    • Production
  • Bob Belden - producer
  • Richard Bock - producer
  • Dean Pratt - producer
  • Bill Porter – engineer
  • Gabor Halmos - cover design
  • David Redfern - photography
  • Ron Waller - photography
  • Peter Whorf - photography

    • References

    Mercy, Mercy Wikipedia
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