Studio Jams #30 - "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"

Here is one of several tracks from Studio Jams Episode #30, taped "On The Road" at Hyde Street Recording Studios in San Francisco, CA (USA) on December 1, 2006. It features guitarists Peppino D'Agostino, Stef Burns and Jackie King, along with drummer Billy Johnson, bassist David Ewell and saxophonist Marc Russo. For more on the series, go to www.StudioJams.com.

[@chaplainmattsanders4884]

Returned to hear Russo’s alto solo. Brilliant...melodic, emotion, surprise, power, fun. Fantastic.

[@tehdreamer]

Holy cow Russo is something special! Love him in yellow jackets!

[@yoyopg123]

That's the SNL sax sound that makes my neck hairs stand at attention. Alas no more, but this guy captured it perfectly circa 1977.

[@altariabeats]

brb guys I need to go practice my altissimo

[@chaplainmattsanders4884]

Gonna go out on a limb here and say Zawinul & Cannonball would give this a thumbs up!

[@davesuiter]

Goddam right; finally! A group that knows have to do this song justice.

[@squishybeaver]

yooooo that sax solo was way too good

[@danielhutchins4130]

Russo is so good. Effortless technique and marvelous phrasing, timing and breath control.

[@iansaxmusic]

Effortless because he’s put so much effort into his craft

[@chaplainmattsanders4884]

Exactly-brilliant player!

[@alexandrelesage7598]

Marc Russo!!!! Wow,! Nice sound and great licks!

[@caroh67]

Nice to hear Marc Russo playing. Love his Sound and Style 🎷😀

[@NicholasKrise]

I'm a sax player. Him and Paul Desmond are my Gods.

[@rinahall]

@@NicholasKrise Bird ?

[@NicholasKrise]

He's just not grabbed me yet. ("Yet" being the keyword in that sentence.)

[@rinahall]

@@NicholasKrise kzbin.info/www/bejne/o17Rh4esfsuohtE

[@blues-indianer8667]

Best version of "Mercy, mercy" ever! Zawinul would highly be pleased! Everyone of this combo does a magnificient job!!

[@MegaByrds]

Everyone involved is dynamite. What a nice thrown together version.

[@rickstokes2239]

Somehow this spontaneous, raw and vulnerable setting makes it better that hearing the recorded versions which are almost sterile from the magic they create here. Excellent job by all!

[@rozenaxsax5133]

Marc Russo is a monster.

[@chaplainmattsanders4884]

Agreed. Amazing player!!

[@keithridenhour7033]

Marc I pick up my horn every time I hear you. Good stuff. K

[@alfredmadere9030]

this is amazing. that guitarist! with the hat!!! he is amazing and so is the saxophonist

[@moonwork742]

Really enjoyed that! Nice to see string bass for a change.

[@jayluck8047]

I guess you’re not ready for this... but your Great-Great Grandkids are gonna love it.

[@express49]

Such a pleasure to listen to good pros !

[@SonicIslandSongs]

RUSSO!!! Love Peppino on this too...

[@BillTaytree]

Very nice great to see and hear live musicians

[@segulaentertainment]

This is absolutely amazing!!!👍 🎵🎼👍🎼🎵👍

[@romielacefield732]

Love Marc's sound. So smooth and legit and has a bite to it when he wants to....thanks for sharing this!!!

[@BrentClay]

Great stuff all around. Always enjoy Marc Russo's playing...

[@escultordemusicascultas5566]

Gran solo de saxo , gran sonido y perfecta ejecución, grande Marc Russo 👍😜🎷

[@hahabass]

That was a great Jackie King solo. And listening to Russo, old Yelowjacket memories came flooding back. Beautiful stuff all round.

[@stefanodipinto1831]

Stef Burns on guitar stupendo!

[@pascaljeanne6520]

and the guy on arch top ...mamma mia

[@klausmathauer3316]

Haha the face of the saxophonist @6:32 says it all -> Lovely e-guitar solo man! :)

[@MrJefftheref]

Love this stuff , great music

[@Darrell1019]

Thank you for making this a wonderful break for me!

[@AspenTruth]

MR is the man.

[@akinolakunmi1901]

this is great and beautiful unique lovely tones from all the musicians

[@markrigsby2425]

Off the chain, badass!

[@MIKEARROYOJAZZ]

Grreat solo Mr.King...Amazing!! Blessings and Joy!

[@jacksharkey9257]

It fits so well.

[@Pat_S]

That’s what she said

[@henriquesousa112]

Marc russo é de outro mundo, o solo é tão impressionante que ele faz parecer fácil!

[@roarskaar-hanssen8350]

Great music, just love it.

[@woody95124]

Real nice sounding music...

[@cesareviglioli500]

Loving Marc Russo super groove

[@_uruloki]

Perfecto!

[@mohamedhinani4761]

This is amazing! love it!

[@kpsilas]

Pure Joy!!! ❤️

[@blues-indianer8667]

Extremely fine version of Zawinuls creation. Russo (solo & @Yellowjackets) is great, has personal sound, amazing. Rare variation, 100 points, BINGO!

[@omko73]

RIP jackie ...amazing techinque

[@millionmilesman]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@saxcover.]

Russo 🎷💓

[@davidbento9459]

YES,, JUST WOW... New fan here, wish I could jam with them...

[@SuperK9111]

brother Darius just as good great family... went to HS with them both

[@garyholdsworth53]

very different groove (better, IMO) than the other version on the site. I love this song, so it's great to hear many different interpretations

[@julianfann6407]

哇咧!!! 一首「Mercy Mercy Mercy」 Jam session被玩成這樣，真的、真的、真的......太爽了......Specially like Jackie King's session. Excellent!!!

[@un1que212]

+Julian Fann 你说是对了！

[@grampzstillkickin7252]

EXCELLENT PLAYING Thank you Thank you

[@ReinerSax]

wow im Love it

[@floppabingussled]

World class effort, guys! Literally, an explosion of raw talent on display. I would expect Mr. Hancock would approve of this musical appraisal of one of his seminal works.

[@TheHonudiver]

You mean Mr. Zawinul?

[@chaplainmattsanders4884]

Perhaps you mean Joe Zawinul?

[@annjeanmillikan]

so mellow!

[@saxcover.]

Marc Russo 👏👏👏👏👏!!!!

[@MrSoothingjazz]

very nice

[@mikmike51]

Kept fresh.

[@SC515]

Umm. Of course, WOW. Enjoyed 🎶

[@NicholasKrise]

What?!!? No Autotune!!??!! How are you supposed to perform?? I am a male and I still want Mark Russo's children. Man crush. All kidding aside.... My first exposure to him was in high school while listening to "The Spin" and "Shades". The guy can do more in the altissimo register than most are capable of in the stack. And his musical vocabulary is just astounding. Musically, he just doesn't make bad decisions on his solos. I have two saxophone heroes, Paul Desmond - and understated and deft touch produce some of the sweetest musical sentences and phrases you'll ever hear. The other one is Mark Russo. The man plays with authority, dexterity, in your face, and listening to that man work on a saxophone is its own reward. Sometimes even the music business (a.k.a. "record companies") can not keep a good musician down. (In spite of their best efforts to the contrary.)

[@larrybarker2495]

So cooool.

[@junevalmadeira1091]

Somente os feras

[@glitchill]

If Gandalf were a musician, That would be Marc Russo.

[@chaplainmattsanders4884]

😂 for sure

[@alejandrostaff784]

Muy bueno los felicito, limpio, redondo, armónico, fantástico... YAY

[@jimmysaxblack]

💕💕💕💕

[@manolobenoit6430]

great !!!

[@Lufimix]

Very nice:-)

[@khalilamd1]

Marc Russo, thanks sims 1♥

[@lexplex9780]

Огонь! From Russia!!!!!!!!

[@lucasaxofone]

Great

[@wyndhleodumegwu253]

Marc nails it in a Dave 'Sanbornian' fashion; hasn't he?

[@Truelight0]

Marc Russo is a different kind of beast. But i know what you saying. Its all good.

[@wyndhleodumegwu253]

+Ner de Leon OKay now, respectfully Yes, Marc's the man!

[@chaplainmattsanders4884]

Yes, exactly. Tremendous stuff.

[@vincentgaglio5106]

Rock on

[@robspackey3337]

Wonder who chose to do it in E

[@gusherrera7858]

Just 2 more BPM’s!!😎

[@chaplainmattsanders4884]

Russo. Crap. That alto work is fantastic.

[@huffnbassist8779]

The bassist snagged that solo from the acoustic guitar player (debatably) and then no one gave the acoustic 6 string a solo after, ya bastards! Just kidding, amazing jam guys!

[@SamSeriou]

Dude that alto players starts getting diiiiirty

[@woody95124]

Didnt russo play in tower of power?

[@hahabass]

Yellowjackets.

[@bartterhorst9604]

woody95124 he was a guest player a few times

[@toddlazich4915]

playing with the d00bies @ times

[@dariuspermadabuana1132]

woody95124 ...yeah marc Russo,Richard elliot.they had been in Tower of power...as a session player,except Richard elliot as member TOP.

[@Pingum0n]

0:48 , what

[@FrizzyDiouleBiGbonus]

drum solo?Where is the drum solo?lol😭😭😭😭😭😃

[@ouncy]

They're racist against drummers.

[@nicholaswise5818]

Def not the tune for a drum solo

[@rudyzulkarnaen1633]

I think there's two time in this jam session that when Mr D'Agostino started soloing, the other players steps in the way and also start soloing. And Mr D'Agostino is backing off immediately, letting that other players finish their solos. I search this video from start to finish that maybe I skipped the part when he did his soloing, and no solos from him and the drummer. Maybe they got their solo spot on another tune on this session. But if there's none, than maybe this is not really a good jam session.

[@joancarles9643]

a little big more vibrato please saxman.