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"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" is a song written by Joe Zawinul in 1966 for Julian "Cannonball" Adderley and his album ''Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club'''. The song is the title track of the album and became a surprise hit.〔in Feb. 1967. "This album gave birth to a Top Ten single of the title tune, much to the astonishment of many..." Michael Cuscuna 1995 Capitol Reissue CD liner notes〕 "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" went to #2 on the Soul chart and #11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. ==Cover Versions== The song has been re-recorded numerous times, most notably by: * The Buckinghams who reached # 5 in August 1967, adding lyrics to the tune. musicians on the Buckingham's version included James Henderson, Lew McCreary and Richard Leith on trombone, Bill Peterson, Bud Childers on trumpet, John Johnson on sax, Lincoln Mayorga on Wurlitzer electric piano, Dennis Budimir on guitar, Carol Kaye on bass, and John Guerin on drums. *It was also recorded by The Mauds in 1967, with lyrics by Curtis Mayfield. It has now become a jazz standard performed by both beginner and advanced jazz musicians. *It was also recorded by Willie Mitchell in 1968 as the B-side of his single "Soul Serenade." This version was sampled by rapper GZA on the title track of his album ''Liquid Swords''. *The theme of the song on the original recording is performed by Joe Zawinul himself playing it on a Wurlitzer electric piano previously used by Ray Charles.〔Keyboards (german keyboard magazine), 06/2007 http://www.keyboards.de.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mercy, Mercy, Mercy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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