07/12/2022

Tower Of Power "In The Slot" (1975) -Funk / Jazz Funk / Soul Jazz-



Label : Warner Bros. Records


États-Unis Slot One

01 - Just Enough And Too Much (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Frank Biner)
02 - Treat Me Like Your Man (Lenny Williams, Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
03 - If I Play My Cards Right (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Frank Biner)
04 - As Surely As I Stand Here (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Chester Thompson & Emilio Castillo)
05 - Fanfare: Matanuska (Greg Adams)
06 - On The Serious Side (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)

Slot Two

01 - Ebony Jam (Chester Thompson)
02 - You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous (Frank Biner, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
03 - Vuela Por Noche (David Garibaldi, Bruce Conte, Greg Adams & Francis 'Rocco' Prestia)
04 - Essence Of Innocence (Chester Thompson)
05 - The Soul Of A Child (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Bruce Conte & Emilio Castillo)
06 - Drop It In The Slot (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)


Produced by Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power

Strings Arranged & Conducted by Greg Adams
Additional Background vocals : Bootche Anderson, Marilyn Scott, Pepper Watkins, David Bartlett, Ron Beck, Frank Biner & Roger Rifkind 
Special Thanks To Ron Barnett, Doug 'Kim' Sohn, David Crockett, Jerry Perkins & Peter Sultzbach

Hubert Tubbs : Lead vocals
Bruce Conte : Guitar, Background vocals
Chester Thompson : Organ, Bass Pedals, Piano, Clavinet, ARP Ensemble, Background vocals
Francis 'Rocco' Prestia Bass
David Garibaldi : Drums
Lenny Pickett : 1st Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Soprano Sax (All Sax Solos), Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Contra-Bass Clarinet, Lyricon
Emilio Castillo : 2nd Tenor Sax, Background vocals (Co-Lead on "You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous")
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Mic Gillette : Trumpet, Trombone, Flugelhorn, Piccolo Trumpet, Bass Trombone, Background vocals
Greg Adams : Trumpet (Solo on "Vuela Por Noche"), Flugelhorn (Solo on "Ebony Jam")

Recorded & Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito
Engineers : Tom Flye & Alan Chinowsky
Assistant Engineer : Cris Morris