Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!

Title: Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live At "The Club"
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1967, Soul Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Tampa, Florida 9/26
Matrix #: T 2663
Condition: VG (LM) | Members: Cannonball A (28' - 75'), Nat A (31' - 00'), Joe Z (32' - 07'), Victor G (34' - 12'), Roy M (36' - ) | Producer: David Axelrod
Cultural Facts:

1. The Fake Live Club: Despite the title, this album was not actually recorded at Chicago's "The Club." Cannonball and producer David Axelrod recreated a nightclub atmosphere inside Capitol Studios in Hollywood with an invited audience and free drinks, then credited the Chicago venue as a favor to a friend who ran the club.

2. An Electric Piano Breakthrough: Joe Zawinul wrote "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" and played it on a Wurlitzer electric piano, giving the track a churchy, soulful sound that stood apart from conventional acoustic jazz. The tune became a crossover hit and helped push electric keyboards further into modern jazz.

3. Brothers on the Bandstand: Cannonball's cornet-playing younger brother Nat Adderley was far more than a sideman. The brothers spent years working together, and Nat contributed compositions including "Fun" and "Games" to this album, making the quintet one of jazz's great family partnerships.