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Johan Jansen
From:
Europe
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Posted 9 Nov 2015 10:24 am |
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Is someone aware of a steeler that recorded Mercy, Mercy, Mercy from Joe Zawinul?
Just curious....
regards, Johan |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 9 Nov 2015 11:00 am
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| If it's the old Cannoball Adderly tune, Larry "Wimpy" Sasser did it on a Sassy Country cassette that I have. Don't know if it's still available. |
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Jack Aldrich
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2015 1:05 pm
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Zawinul was Cannonball's keyboardist, and he wrote "Mercy, Mercy". Jow went on to found Weather Report, and he was the composer of "Birdland".
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Peter Freiberger
From:
California, USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2015 6:12 pm
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| Curly Chalker did a great version of "Mercy Mercy" on his "Counterpoint" album. |
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Jan Jonsson
From:
Gothenburg, Sweden
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Posted 10 Nov 2015 1:28 am
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Hi Johan,
Dave Ristrim has a great version on his "Crisis at the Theme Park" CD.
-- Jan
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Boo Bernstein
From:
Los Angeles, CA
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Posted 10 Nov 2015 8:53 am
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| Interestingly, I did a European tour with an amazing Austrian artist Hubert von Goisern this summer and I used an old Silverface Twin that had belonged to Joe Zawinul. The amp did some weird things over the course of the tour so it became a running joke about whether Joe was happy that night! Out of respect, I even went to visit his grave in Vienna. |
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Joe Goldmark
From:
San Francisco, CA 94131
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Posted 10 Nov 2015 8:19 pm
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There's an old and great Jeff Newman course called "Music To C6 By" or something like that, where it's tabbed out, and it's a pretty hip version. Haven't seen those courses in many years however.
Joe |
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Michael Johnstone
From:
Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 10 Nov 2015 9:30 pm
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| I learned it note-for-note off the Jeff Newman course in the 70s and played it for years on C6 as an offbeat steel instrumental whenever it fit the gig. I play it now also on Chapman Stick,also note-for-note off Jeff's course where it lays beautifully BTW. Same key too - Bb. Sublime tune. |
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Olli Haavisto
From:
Jarvenpaa,Finland
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Posted 11 Nov 2015 4:32 am
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It lays well on the E9, too. Especially if you play it in C instead of Bb.
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 11 Nov 2015 8:45 am
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| Fortunately I have not had to play this boring tune in at least 20 years. I think however that I did have to play Last Date a couple of times, which is the same thing. OTOH if I'm not creative enough to find something interesting to play over a brain-dead chord progression, then it's my own fault. |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 11 Nov 2015 9:13 am
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| Go back to bed, Earnest... |
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Michael Haselman
From:
St. Paul
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Posted 11 Nov 2015 6:23 pm
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Earnest, you crack me up.  I'm reading through this post thinking to myself, "I've had to play that boring thing on 6-string many times and I never saw the charm." The original has some nice solos by Zawinul and Cannonball, but then there's the Buckinghams version...
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Godfrey Arthur
From:
3rd Rock
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Posted 13 Nov 2015 3:49 am
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I saw Weather Report and Joe with Miroslav Vitouš on bass.
They opened up for Buddy Miles would you believe the juxtaposition.
Are there any clips of Birdland done on a psg? 
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Godfrey Arthur
From:
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Posted 13 Nov 2015 3:55 am
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| Michael Haselman wrote: |
| some nice solos by Zawinul and Cannonball, but then there's the Buckinghams version... |
ta-tah..ta-tah...ta-tah....
My baybeh is made outta love...
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Steve Hitsman
From:
Waterloo, IL
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Godfrey Arthur
From:
3rd Rock
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Posted 13 Nov 2015 5:49 am
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Thanks Steve. That was an undertaking. I liked the added flurries at the end. Was hoping for something like that.
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Bryan Staddon
From:
Buffalo,New York,
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Posted 18 Feb 2016 8:14 am Mercy Mercy
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Hey, I like the Buckinghams ,
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Skip Edwards
From:
LA,CA
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Posted 18 Feb 2016 9:19 am
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| They're kind of a drag... |
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Bryan Staddon
From:
Buffalo,New York,
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Posted 18 Feb 2016 9:38 am Mercy mercy
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Nice reply, love it
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Mark Eaton
From:
Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Skip Edwards
From:
LA,CA
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Posted 18 Feb 2016 12:45 pm
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Bruce Kaphan has recorded Birdland on steel on his Bruce Kaphan Quartet CD...very cool.
Amazing player. |
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Godfrey Arthur
From:
3rd Rock
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Posted 18 Feb 2016 4:20 pm
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| Skip Edwards wrote: |
| They're kind of a drag... |
That is one way-cool song!
Skip thanks for mentioning Bruce.
Begging the artist's kind permission:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFeiDEuNUrg
Roller bar-by.
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 18 Feb 2016 4:46 pm
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| did the buckinghams actually play in those suits? |
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Godfrey Arthur
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Paul Wade
From:
mundelein,ill
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Posted 19 Feb 2016 8:04 am
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| chris ivey wrote: |
| did the buckinghams actually play in those suits? |
yep saw them all the time Chicago boys
p.w |
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