Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!

by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! cover art

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

  • Hard Bop
  • Soul Jazz

Tracklist

  1. Introduction
  2. Fun
  3. Games
  4. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
  5. Sticks
  6. Hippodelphia
  7. Sack 'O Woe