One of my all time fave groups who like Earth Wind & Fire were pioneers of fusing together soul/funk/jazz producing some fantastic albums from the 29 studio recorded. They come from Oakland across the bay from San Francisco, an area i got to know well in my hunt for rare soul 45,s years back. This was their 3rd album released. They have had an array of members in the band but on this album was the backbone of members fromf their heady days in the early 1970,s. Lenny Williams being the best known to soul fans for his fabulous vocals....The members on here are Lenny Williams: lead vocals, Chester Thompson: organ, vocals, Bruce Conte: guitar, vocals, Francis "Rocco" Prestia: bass, Brent Byars: conga drums, bongos, David Garibaldi: drums, Lenny Pickett: 1st tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet, vocals, Emilio Castillo: 2nd tenor saxophone, vocals, Stephen Kupka: baritone saxophone, oboe, vocals, Mic Gillette: trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn, baritone horn, vocals, Greg Adams: trumpet, flugelhorn (solo on track 6) vocals, Jay Spell: piano. This is an upgrade from the old blog. Head over to their site for more info on these legends HERE. First taster played on the NSS.
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18 comments:
Thank you AMM For The Tower Of Power Album
Thanks AMM for some rare funk!
great group, Lenny Williams one of my favorite singers. Thanks for the review.
Fantastic group , thanks AMM .
A great album, glad to see it here. Thanks for review, P.
I can't get my feet back on the ground! I'm on the second floor!
Thanks, AMM!
Thank you for the TOP review AMM
T of P were great. Thanks.
It just doesn't get any better than TOP :)
Awesome post AMM.
BigD
Thank you very much for the review mate
Thanks AMM for this powerful review.
Thanks AMM for this great set love this ensemble had some great lead vocals over the years
Cheers Pedro
I own this album and others by this group. TOP are tops in their sound. Thank you AMM.
Nice review AMM thanks
Thank you for the review AMM
EXCELLENT album and post!
Multitudinous Thank Yous!
Cheers!
Bill
Great band thanks for the review AMM
Another one i missed first time round MM, thank you.
cheers,ELtel
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