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1	Mercy Mercy Mercy Arranged By – Phil WilsonSoloist [Guitar] – Walt Namuth*Soloist [Piano] – Joe AzarelloSoloist [Tenor Sax] – Don MenzaWritten-By – Josef Zawinul*	5:34
2	Preach And Teach Arranged By – Don SebeskySoloist [Trumpet] – Bill Prince*Written-By – Johnny Burch	4:06
3	Channel 1 Suite Arranged By, Written-By – Bill ReddieSoloist [Drums] – Buddy RichSoloist [Tenor Sax] – Don MenzaSoloist [Trumpet] – Bill Prince*	12:50
4	Big Mama Cass Arranged By, Written-By – Don SebeskySoloist [Guitar] – Walt Namuth*Soloist [Tenor Sax] – Don Menza	3:22
5	Goodbye Yesterday Soloist [Tenor Sax] – Don MenzaWritten-By, Arranged By – Don Piestrup	6:18
6	Acid Truth Soloist [Tenor Sax] – Don MenzaSoloist [Trombone] – Rick SteptonWritten-By, Arranged By – Don Menza	5:50
7	Alfie Arranged By – Don PiestrupSoloist [Alto Sax] – Art PepperWritten-By – H. David-B. Bacharach*	3:49
8	Ode To Billy Joe Arranged By – Charles OwensSoloist [Guitar] – Walt Namuth*Soloist [Tenor Sax] – Don MenzaWritten-By – Bobbie Gentry	3:39
9	Chavala Arranged By – Allyn FergusonSoloist [Alto Sax] – Art PepperSoloist [Drums] – Buddy RichWritten-By – J. Bock*, S. Harnick*	5:20
10	Mr. Lucky Arranged By – Phil WilsonSoloist [Tenor Sax] – Don MenzaSoloist [Trumpet] – Bill Prince*Written-By – Henry Mancini	5:47
11	Chelsea Bridge Arranged By – Phil WilsonSoloist [Alto Sax] – Art PepperWritten-By – Billy Strayhorn	5:09

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – EMI Music Japan Inc
• Recorded At – Cesar's Palace

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet – Art Pepper, Charles Owens
• Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – John Laws
• Bass – Gary Walters
• Design [Cover] – Gabor Halmos
• Drums – Buddy Rich
• Engineer – Bill Porter
• Guitar – Walt Namuth*
• Liner Notes [Original] – Leonard Feather
• Liner Notes [Reissue] – Dean Pratt
• Photography By [Black And White] – David Redfern
• Photography By [Color] – Peter Whorf, Ron Waller
• Piano – Joe Azarello
• Producer – Richard Bock
• Recorded By – Wally Heider
• Reissue Producer – Bob Belden, Dean Pratt
• Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Don Menza, Pat LaBarbera
• Trombone – Jim Trimble, Peter Graves, Rick Stepton
• Trumpet – Al Porcino, David Culp, Ken Faulk, William Prince

Notes

Recorded on July 7, 1968 at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Tracks 1 to 8 originally issued as Pacific Jazz ST-20133.
Tracks 9 to 11 previously unissued.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4988006885806

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ST-20133	The Buddy Rich Big Band*	Mercy, Mercy ‎(LP, Album)	World Pacific Jazz	ST-20133	US	1968
ST-20133	The Buddy Rich Big Band*	Mercy, Mercy ‎(LP, Album, RE)	United Artists Records	ST-20133	US	Unknown
SLYL-933,101	The Buddy Rich Big Band*	Mercy, Mercy ‎(LP, Album)	Liberty	SLYL-933,101	New Zealand	1968
JP-8545	Buddy Rich Big Band	Mercy, Mercy ‎(LP)	Pacific Jazz Records	JP-8545	Japan	1968
ST-20133	The Buddy Rich Big Band*	Mercy, Mercy ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	World Pacific Jazz	ST-20133	US	1968

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