Mercy, Mercy is a 1968 live album by the Buddy Rich Big Band, recorded at Caesars Palace.
Track listing LP side A "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (Joe Zawinul) – 5:34 "Preach and Teach" (Johnny Burch) – 4:06 "Channel One Suite" (Bill Reddie) – 12:50 LP side B "Big Mama Cass" (Don Sebesky) – 3:22 "Goodbye Yesterday" (Don Piestrup) – 6:18 "Acid Truth" (Don Menza) – 5:50 "Alfie" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:49 "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobbie Gentry) – 3:39 Bonus tracks added to 1997 Blue Note CD reissue "Chavala" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) – 5:20 "Mr. Lucky" (Jerry Livingston, Henry Mancini) – 5:47 "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) – 5:09
Personnel The Buddy Rich big band Buddy Rich - drums Walter Namuth - guitar Gary Walters - double bass, electric bass Joe Azarello - piano Charles Owens - alto saxophone Art Pepper - alto saxophone Pat LaBarbera - tenor saxophone Don Menza - tenor saxophone John Laws - baritone saxophone Jim Trimble - trombone Rick Stepton - trombone Peter Graves - bass trombone Al Porcino - trumpet David Culp - trumpet Kenneth Faulk - trumpet Bill Prince - trumpet Arrangers: Don Menza Allyn Ferguson Charles Owens Don Piestrup Bill Reddie Don Sebesky Phil Wilson Production
Bob Belden - producer Richard Bock - producer Dean Pratt - producer Bill Porter – engineer Gabor Halmos - cover design David Redfern - photography Ron Waller - photography Peter Whorf - photography
References
Pacific Jazz ST 20133 Blue Note 54331 (1997 CD re-issue) Mercy, Mercy at discogs.com