“I’m addicted to the response you get from people when you can be a blessing to somebody else and be their miracle” - Ben Tankard
42 years ago, legendary alto saxophonist Julian “Cannonball” Adderley and his quintet recorded a song composed by their Austrian keyboardist Joe Zawinul that struck a nerve with listeners around the world. It was a churchy, soulful instrumental titled “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy” that was recorded live before an enthusiastic audience and went on to become a million-selling jazz classic. During one of his patented, preacher-like intros for this 1966 recording (smack in the Civil Rights era), “Cannon” spoke with deep empathy about coping through hard times and overcoming adversity. It is a message that resonates as much or more in today’s trying times with the internati...
