Tower of Power - In Concert: Ohne Filter Tower of Power Ohne Filter Music Pub Recorded in Germany, on July 1st 1998 Tracks: 1. Strokes 75 2. Souled Out 3. I Like Your Style 4. You Strike My Nerve 5. East Bay Way 6. Soul Vaccination 7. What Is Hip? 8. Squib Cakes 9. Diggin' On James Brown 10. Soul with a Capital "S" 11. So I Got to Groove The renowned horn-driven funk outfit Tower of Power has been issuing albums and touring the world steadily since the early '70s, in addition to backing up countless other musicians. The group's leader since the beginning has always been tenor saxophonist Emilio Castillo, who was born in Detroit, but opted to pursue his musical dreams in Oakland, CA. It was in Oakland that Castillo put together a group called the Motowns, which as its name suggested, specialized in '60s-era soul. Castillo teamed up with a baritone sax player (and Motowns fan) Stephen "Doc" Kupka, and soon the Motowns had transformed into Tower of Power (one of the first tunes! the duo penned together was "You're Still a Young Man," which would eventually go on to be one of the TOP's signature compositions). Tower of Power played regularly in the Bay Area throughout the late '60s, as its lineup often swelled up to ten members, including such other mainstays as Greg Adams on trumpet and vocals and Rocco Prestia on bass. By 1970, the funk outfit had inked a recording contract with Bill Graham's San Francisco Records, resulting in the group's debut the same year, East Bay
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