Released 1966 Label Capitol Producer David Axelrod | Length 41:07 Release date 1966 Genres Hard bop, Soul jazz | |
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Recorded Capitol (Los Angeles) October 20, 1966 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club'
(1966) Cannonball in Japan
(1966) Artists Cannonball Adderley, The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Awards Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album Similar Cannonball Adderley albums, Hard bop albums, Other albums | ||
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club' is a 1966 album by jazz musician Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. It received the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Group or Soloist with Group in 1967. Though the original liner notes state that it was recorded at the Club DeLisa in Chicago, it was actually recorded at Capitol's Hollywood studio with an invited audience and an open bar. The reason for this discrepancy, according to the liner notes in the CD reissue, is that Adderley and the new manager of Club DeLisa (which had been renamed "The Club", after operating for years in Chicago under its old name) were friends, and Adderley offered to give the club a bit of free publicity.
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The title track became a surprise hit, reaching #11 on the Billboard charts. On this album, Joe Zawinul played a Wurlitzer electric piano; however, subsequent live performances saw him taking up the new and mellower-sounding Fender Rhodes instrument.
The track "Hippodelphia" is sometimes mis-spelt "Hipadelphia" on other recordings. The track listing for the album uses "Hippodelphia", while the liner notes, written by E. Rodney Jones, for the same album refer to "Hipadelphia".
The title track has been covered numerous times (usually with lyrics added), perhaps most successfully by the Buckinghams in 1967.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 5 stars and states: "Adderley's irrepressible exuberance was a major part of his popularity, and no document captures that quality as well -- or with such tremendous musical rewards -- as Mercy, Mercy, Mercy." The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 out of 4 stars, stating: "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy is a hard swinging live album with one of Cannon's hottest outings on 'Sticks'.".
Track listing
- "Fun" (Nat Adderley) – 8:26
- "Games" (N. Adderley) – 7:19
- "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (Joe Zawinul) – 5:10
- "Sticks" (Cannonball Adderley) – 3:54
- "Hippodelphia" (Zawinul) – 5:49
- "Sack O' Woe" (C. Adderley) – 10:29
Musicians
Songs
1Introduction0:07
2Fun7:46
3Games7:59