Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club'

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Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club'
Live album by Cannonball Adderley
Released	1966
Recorded	Capitol Records (Los Angeles) October 20, 1966
Genre	Soul jazz Hard bop
Length	41:07
Label	EMI
Producer	David Axelrod
Professional reviews
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Cannonball Adderley chronology
Cannonball in Japan (1966) Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club' (1966) 74 Miles Away/Walk Tall (1966)

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club' is a 1966 (see 1966 in music) album by jazz musician Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. Though the original liner notes state that it was recorded at the Club De Lisa in Chicago, it was actually recorded in a 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 De Lisa (which had been re-named "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.

The title track from this album became a surprise hit, reaching #11 on the Billboard charts, and has been re-recorded numerous times (usually with lyrics added), perhaps most successfully by The Buckinghams in 1967.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Fun" (Nat Adderley) – 8:26
2. "Games" (N. Adderley) – 7:19
3. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (Joe Zawinul) – 5:10
4. "Sticks" (Cannonball Adderley) – 3:54
5. "Hippodelphia" (Zawinul) – 5:49
6. "Sack O' Woe" (C. Adderley) – 10:29

[edit] Musicians

• Cannonball Adderley - Alto saxophone, leader
• Nat Adderley - Cornet
• Joe Zawinul - Piano, electric piano
• Victor Gaskin - Bass
• Roy McCurdy - Drums