Mercy, Mercy, Mercy

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy is a jazz composition, the Joe Zawinul in 1966 originally wrote for the singer Esther Marrow. Instead, it was, however, by the quintet of Julian " Cannonball" Adderley known on the album Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at ' The Club ' was published it for the first time.

General

The basic melody in the original version of Joe Zawinul played himself on a Wurlitzer electric piano.

The composition became a surprise hit, reaching number 11 on the Billboard charts in 1968 and won a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance category. Marlena Shaw wrote a text on the instrumental piece.

The composition has been included in the series of many artists, especially in the year 1967 by The Buckinghams, which reached number five on the Billboard charts with her ​​singing version, but in the same year, Johnny Guitar Watson, Larry Williams and the American soul singer Madeline Bell. Other interpretations, such as Ernestine Anderson, Eddie Jefferson, Jimmy McGriff and Buddy Rich, followed, making the song to jazz standards. Also the next generation of musicians like Monty Alexander, Kevin Eubanks, Maceo Parker and Nils Landgren interpreted the Zawinul number. Most recently, she took Dana Owens, aka Queen Latifah, in a " classic " version arranged on.