Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!

by Cannonball Adderley

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February 1967
  • Label: Capitol
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:11
  • Community rating: 4.51/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Joe Zawinul, Roy McCurdy, Nat Adderley, David Axelrod, Victor Gaskin

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded live at a Chicago club before a highly receptive audience, this album perfectly encapsulates the energetic, gospel-inflected soul-jazz movement of the late 1960s. Joe Zawinul's iconic electric piano work on the title track became a massive crossover hit, defining the era's fusion of deep blues feeling and sophisticated jazz technique.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, rhythmic, improvisation, instrumental, live

Tracklist

  1. Introduction (0:07)
  2. Fun (7:33)
  3. Games (8:03)
  4. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (5:07)
  5. Sticks (3:53)
  6. Hippodelphia (5:43)
  7. Sack 'O Woe (10:45)

Credits

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