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Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! - Live At "The Club"

The Cannonball Adderley Quintet

Recorded	Oct 20, 1966
Label	Capitol Records
Released	1966
Personnel	5 credited players
Discogs	master 118128

The record

A gospel backbeat and Zawinul's new electric piano turned this club recording into a crossover hit, the band translating church feeling into a tight, swinging shorthand. Adderley's alto stays warm and unhurried throughout.

Session personnel

Cannonball Adderley — alto saxophone
Victor Gaskin — bass
Nat Adderley — cornet
Roy McCurdy — drums
Joe Zawinul — electric piano

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 69 pressings on file.

1967	Capitol Records · T 2663 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Scranton Pressing earliest on file
1967	Capitol Records · ST 2663 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Scranton Pressing
1967	Capitol Records · ST 2663 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1967	Capitol Records · ST 2663 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Los Angeles Pressing
1967	Capitol Records · SMK 74294 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1967	Capitol Records · T 2663 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Album
1967	Capitol Records · CTTX 240.439 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1967	Capitol Records · T 2663 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1967	Capitol Records · ST 2663 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1967	Capitol Records · Y1T 2663 — Reel-To-Reel, 3 ¾ ips, ¼", 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album
1967	Capitol Records · SU-2663 — Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Jukebox, Stereo
1967	Capitol Records · ST 2663 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Jacksonville Pressing
1967	Capitol Records · T 2663 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Jacksonville Pressing
1967	Capitol Records · 4CL-2663 — 4-Track Cartridge, Album, Stereo