Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club' [LIVE]

Cannonball Adderley

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 3, 1995)
• Original Release Date: October 20, 1966
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000005GY5
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,321 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

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"Live at 'The Club'" boasts the cover of this 1966 album. Of course, this turned out to be a lie, as did the entirety of the original liner notes. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy was not recorded at that Chicago venue, but instead at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles. (The ruse was a favor to the club owner.) The hollering audience was comprised of invited guests and stimulated by free booze. Still, their enthusiasm is definitely well warranted, as alto man Cannonball Adderley and his band offer a riveting blend of postbop calisthenics and soul-jazz grooves. Joe Zawinul's famous title track, with its hypnotic, gospel-drenched funkiness, was a crossover top 10 pop hit, as well as an astonishing exercise in restraint for Zawinul, who somehow resists the urge to dig in on his electric piano, instead opting for a deep, mellow mood. The rest of the album cooks, with Cannonball, brother Nat on cornet, and Zawinul supplying the heat. --Marc Greilsamer

Product Description

Cannonball Adderley Quintet: Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), Nat Adderley (cornet), Joe Zawinul (piano), Victor Gaskin (bass), Roy McCurdy (drums).

Customer Reviews

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I could listen to this for the rest of my life, May 1, 2001

By	Ben Saxe (Berkeley, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This is the person that inspired me to play better and practice harder. Not only that, but it made me want to get every other CD he has, and I'm still trying to find as many CDs of his I can get. Let me tell you, this is by FAR the best Cannonball CD there is! There's no way any other alto saxophone in history beats Cannonball's liveliness and technique. Not only that, but he has the biggest variation on tone you could find. If you listen to the most beautiful "Nearness of You" with Cannonball, then go straight to the funky "Fun", you will be amazed by his amazing technique. GET THIS NOW! And while you're at it, go for "In San Fransisco Live." And if you're into jazz funk and hard bop, go check out "Roots of Jazz Funk". It includes the following artists in one of the best compilations of jazz funk I've ever heard: Cannonball Adderley, Art Blakely and the Jazz Messengers, Herbie Hancock, Wes Montgomery, Horace Silver, Lee Morgan, John Coltrane,

Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Rollins, Jimmy Smith, and Charles Mingus.

Don't miss the best oppurtunity of a lifetime!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, August 22, 2004

By	Tom B. (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

Let me just tell you, this is about as exciting as it gets! The recording actually feels like it took place at a famous jazz club on a summer night, but as everyone knows by now, this wasn't so, and it was recorded in Capitol studios. This album finds the quintet at the top of its game, this time featuring Cannonball, his brother Nat on cornet, the spectacular Joe Zawinul on piano, Victor Gaskin on bass, and Roy McCurdy on drums. Of the six exciting numbers, I'd have to say that "Games" is my favorite, another great example of how amazingly underrated Nat was as a composer. The title track has this after-hours mood that you won't be able to find anywhere else. Whenever you're down about something, just put on that track, and I guarantee it will help you deal with whatever your problem is. You can't possibly call yourself a jazz or Cannonball fan and not own this magnificent album, so order it now!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Call yourself a jazz fan? Not without this CD!, September 29, 1999

By A Customer

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy is one of my favorite jazz tunes--with Zawinul's soulful electric piano and Cannonball's unmistakeable intro to the piece. Sticks and Sack O Woe are the other gems on this album. The entire album deserves 5 stars, and should be part of every jazz collection.