Tower Of Power ‎– Tower Of Power

 

Tower of Power (1973) – Classic Funk & Soul LP Review

Warner Bros. Records 1973 ‎– BS 2681

 

notes:

Tower of Power emerged from Oakland, California, in 1968 and quickly 

forged a signature sound that blended soul, funk, R&B, jazz, and jazz-funk 

 becoming one of the most influential horn bands in modern music.

Rather than simply supplementing rhythm and blues with brass,

Tower of Power made the horn section the heartbeat of their groove

 a bold move that set them apart from their contemporaries 

and influenced generations of musicians.

credits:

    Arranged By, Conductor [Strings], Trumpet, Flugelhorn, 

Vocals – Greg Adams

    Bass – Francis Rocco Prestia

    Congas, Bongos – Brent Byars

    Design, Illustration, Photography By, Harmonica – Bruce Steinberg

    Drums – David Garibaldi

    Guitar, Vocals – Bruce Conte

    Lead Vocals – Lenny Williams

    Organ, Vocals – Chester Thompson (2)

    Saxophone [1st Tenor Sax], Flute, Clarinet, Vocals – Lenny Pickett

    Saxophone [Baritone Sax], Oboe, Vocals – Stephen Kupka

    Trumpet, Trombone, Flugelhorn, Horns [Baritone Horn], Vocals – Mic Gillette

Mixed By [Mixing Assistant] – Alan Chinowsky

Recorded By, Mixed By – Jim Gaines

Producer – Tower Of Power

 Producer [Production Supervision], Saxophone [2nd Tenor Sax],

 Vocals – Emilio Castillo

tracklist:

A1 What Is Hip?

Written-By – D. Garibaldi*, E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*

5:03

A2 Clever Girl

Written-By – E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*, W. Fulton*

2:52

A3 This Time It's Real

Written-By – D. Bartlett*, E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*

2:52

A4 Will I Ever Find A Love?

Written-By – E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*

3:48

A5 Get Yo' Feet Back On The Ground

Written-By – W. Fulton*

4:51

B1 So Very Hard To Go

Soloist [Flugelhorn] – Greg Adams

Written-By – E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*

3:37

B2 Soul Vaccination

Written-By – E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*

5:10

B3 Both Sorry Over Nothin'

Written-By – E. Castillo*, L. Williams*, S. Kupka*

3:22

B4 Clean Slate

Written-By – E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*, W. Fulton*

3:20

B5 Just Another Day

Written-By – B. Conte*

4:38

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