Tower Of Power "Direct Plus!" (1997) -Funk / Jazz Rock-

Label : Sheffield Lab Recordings, Inc.

 01 - Fanfare / You Know It (Greg Adams) / (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)

02 - You're Gonna Need Me (Albert King)
03 - Squib Cakes (Chester Thompson)
04 - That's Why I Sing (Chester Thompson)

05 - What Is Hip (Emilio Castillo, Stephn 'Doc' Kupka & David Garibaldi)
06 - Never Let Go Of Love (Michael Jeffries, Greg Levias & Hilary Thompson)

Previously Unreleased

07 - Fanfare / You Know It (Greg Adams) / (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)

08 - Squib Cakes (Chester Thompson)

09 - That's Why I Sing (Chester Thompson)
10 - What Is Hip (Emilio Castillo, Stephn 'Doc' Kupka & David Garibaldi)

Production
Produced & Engineered by Larry Brown for The Pasha Music Organization
Executive Producers : Lincoln Mayorga & Doug Sax
For Pasha : Spencer Proffer
Assistant Engineer : Mike Sanders
Chief Engineer for Sheffield Lab : Steve Haselton
Engineering Technician : Tom Pessagno
Production Coordinator : Patricia Meredith

Featuring the Talents of :
Saxophones : Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Lenny Pickett
Brass : Greg Adams, Mic Gillette, Rick Waychesko
Guitar : Willy Fulton
Drums : Mark Sanders
Lead Singer : Michael Jeffries
Keyboards : Chester Thompson
Bass : Vito San Filippo
Guest Percussionist : Victor Feldman
Guest Singers : Jim Gilstrap, Edie Lehmann, Oren Waters


01 - Fanfare / You Know It

Arranged by Greg Adams

02 - You're Gonna Need Me

Lead vocal : Willy Fulton

03 - Squib Cakes

Arranged by Chester Thompson
Saxophone Solo : Lenny Pickett
Flugelhorn Solo : Greg Adams

04 - That's Why I Sing

Arranged by Chester Thompson

05 - What Is Hip

Arranged by Greg Adams
Trumpet Solo : Greg Adams

06 - Never Let Go Of Love

Arranged by Greg Adams
Saxophone Solo : Lenny Pickett

Previously Unreleased

07 - Fanfare / You Know It

08 - Squib Cakes

09 - That's Why I Sing
10 - What Is Hip

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Tower Of Power "The Very Best Of - The Warner Years" (2001) -Soul / Funk-

Label : Warner Archives / Rhino Records

 01 - You Got To Funkifize (Stephen Kupka & Emilio Castillo)

02 - What Happened To The World That Day? (Stephen Kupka & Emilio Castillo)

03 - Down To The Nightclub (Stephen Kupka, Emilio Castillo & David Garibaldi)

04 - You're Still A Young Man (Emilio Castillo & Stephen Kupka)

05 - What Is Hip? (Stephen Kupka, Emilio Castillo & David Garibaldi)

06 - So Very Hard To Go (Emilio Castillo & Stephen Kupka)

07 - This Time It's Real (David Bartlett, Stephen Kupka & Emilio Castillo)

08 - Will I Ever Find A Love? (Stephen Kupka & Emilio Castillo)

09 - Soul Vaccination (Stephen Kupka & Emilio Castillo)

10 - Time Will Tell (Emilio Castillo & Stephen Kupka)

11 - Below Us, All The City Lights (Stephen Kupka & Emilio Castillo)

12 - Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream) (Lenny Williams & Johnny Watson)

13 - Willing To Learn (Emilio Castillo & Stephen Kupka)

14 - Only So Much Oil In The Ground (Stephen Kupka & Emilio Castillo)

15 - I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To (Stephen Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Greg Adams)

16 - You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous (Stephen Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Frank Biner)

Original Recordings Produced by Ron Capone, Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power

Compilation Produced by Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Gary Peterson

Executive Producers : Michelle Zarin & David McLees

Project Coordination : Jo Motta

Sound Produced by Bill Inglot

Remastering : Dan Hersch & Bill Inglot at Digiprep

Tower Of Power

The Warner Bros. Years (1972-1976)

Lead Vocalists :

Rick Stevens (A)

Lenny Williams (B-D)

Hubert Tubbs (E-F)

Horn Section

Mic Gillette (A-F) : 1st Trumpet, Trombone, Flugelhorn, Bass Trombone, Piccolo Trumpet, French Horn, Baritone Horn, Vocals

Greg Adams (A-F) : 2nd Trumpet, Flugelhorn, French Horn, Orchestra Bells, Conductor/Strings, Vocals

Skip Mesquite (A) : 1st Tenor Sax, Flute, Vocals

Lenny Pickett (B-F) : 1st Tenor Sax, Flute, Alto Sax, Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Alto Flute, Piccolo, Contra-Bass Clarinet, Bass Sax, Lyricon, Vocals

Emilio Castillo (A-F) : 2nd Tenor Sax, Vocals, Co-Lead on "Down To The Nightclub" & "You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous"

Stephen 'Doc' Kupka (A-F) : Baritone Sax, Oboe, English Horn, Vocals

Rhythm Section :

Willie Fulton (A) : Guitar, Vocals

Bruce Conte (B-F) : Guitar, Vocals

Chester Thompson (B-F) : Organ, Bass Pedals, Clavinet, Piano, Arp String Ensemble, Fender Rhodes Piano, Vocals

Francis Rocco Prestia (A-F) : Bass

David Garibaldi (A-C, E-F) : Drums

David Bartlett (D) : Drums, Vocals

Brent Byars (A-C) : Congas, Bongos, Vocals

All Horn & String Arrangements by Greg Adams, except the Horn Arrangement for "Don't Change Horses" by Tower Of Power Horn Section

01 - You Got To Funkifize

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02 - What Happened To The World That Day?

Also issued as Warner Bros. Single #WB-7635 (9/20/72)

03 - Down To The Nightclub

Also issued as Warner Bros. Single #WB-7635 (9/20/72) ; Pop #66

04 - You're Still A Young Man 

An Edited Version was issued as Warner Bros. Single #WB-7612 (6/8/72) : Pop #29, R&B #24

Tracks 01-04

From the Album 'Bump City' (A)

Warner Bros. #BS-2616 (5/72) ; Pop #85, R&B #16

Produced by Ron Capone (for Trans Maximus) & Tower Of Power

Engineered by Ron Capone & Steve Cropper

Recorded & Mixed at TMI Sound Studios, Memphis, TN

05 - What Is Hip?

An Edited Version was issued as Warner Bros. Single #WB-7748 (10/31/73) ; Pop #91, R&B #39

06 - So Very Hard To Go

Also issued as Warner Bros. Single #WB-7687 (3/21/73) ; Pop #17, R&B #11

07 - This Time It's Real

Also issued as Warner Bros. Single #WB-7733 (8/8/73) ; Pop #65, R@B #27

08 - Will I Ever Find A Love?

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09 - Soul Vaccination

Also issued as Warner Bros. Single #WB-7733 (8/8/73)

Tracks 05-09

From the Album 'Tower Of Power' (B)

Warner Bros. #BS-2681 (5/11/73) ; Pop #15, R&B #11

Produced by Tower Of Power

Production Supervision : Emilio Castillo

Engineered by Jim Gaines

Assisted by Alan Chinowsky

Recorded & Mixed at Wally Heider Recording Studios, San Francisco, CA

Additional Musicians / Jay Spell : Piano on "So Very Hard To Go", "This Time It's Real" & "Will I Ever Find A Love?"

10 - Time Will Tell

Also issued as Warner Bros. Single #WB-7796 (3/13/74) ; Pop #69, R&B #27

11 - Below Us, All The City Lights

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12 - Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream)

An Edited Version was issued as Warner Bros. Single #WB-7828 (6/19/74), Pop #26, R&B #22

Tracks 10-12

From the Album 'Back To Oakland' (C)

Warner Bros. #BS-2749 (2/18/74), Pop #26, R&B #13

Produced by Tower Of Power

Production Supervision : Emilio Castillo

Engineered by Jim Gaines, Tom Flye & Alan Chinowsky

Recorded at Kaye/Smith Studios, Seattle, WA ; Record Plant, Sausalito, CA

Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA

Additional Musicians / Ray Gillette & Kell Houston : Trombone on "Time Will Tell"

Vincent DeRosa, David Duke & Richard Perissi : French Horn

Frank Rosolino & Tom Shepard : Trombone

Bud Shank : Flute, Alto Flute, Alto Sax, Piccolo

Harry Betts : Conductor on "Below Us, All The City Lights"

Marilyn Scott : Backing vocals on "Time Will Tell" & "Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream)"

Alice Thompson : Backing vocals on "Time Will Tell"

Pepper Watkins : Backing vocals on "Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream)"

13 - Willing To Learn

An Edited Version was issued as Warner Bros. Single #WB-8083 (3/5/75) ; R&B #77

14 - Only So Much Oil In The Ground

An Edited Version was issued as Warner Bros. Single #WB-8055 (11/6/74) ; Pop #102, R&B #85

15 - I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To

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Tracks 13-15

From the Album 'Urban Renewal' (D)

Warner Bros. #BS-2834 (1/3/75), Pop #22, R&B #19

Produced by Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power

Engineered by Tom Flye & Alan Chinowsky

Assisted by Kurt Kinzel & Cris Morris

Recorded & Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA

Additional Musicians / David Garibaldi : Drums on "Willing To Learn"

Carter Collins : Congas on "Only So Much Oil In The Ground"

Bootche Anderson, Marilyn Scott & Pepper Watkins : Backing vocals on "Only So Much Oil In The Ground"

Gerald Vinci : Concertmaster on "Willing To Learn" & "I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To"

16 - You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous

Track 16

From the Album 'In The Slot (E)

Warner Bros. #BS-2880 (9/15/75) ; Pop #67, R&B #29

Produced by Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power

Engineered by Tom Flye & Alan Chinowsky

Assisted by Cris Morris

Recorded & Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA

Additional Musicians / David Bartlett, Ron Beck, Frank Biner & Roger Rifkind : Backing vocals

Also Available :

'Live And In Living Color' (F)

Warner Bros. #BS-2924 (4/23/76) ; Pop #99, R&B #29

Produced by Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power

Engineered by Tom Flye & Alan Chinowsky

Assisted by Cris Morris & Tom Anderson

Recorded Live at Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA ; Cerritos College, Norwalk, CA by Record Plant Remote

Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA

Tower Of Power "Direct" (1981) -Funk / Jazz Rock-

Label : Sheffield Lab, Inc.

 Side One

01 - Fanfare / You Know It (Greg Adams) / (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
02 - You're Gonna Need Me (Albert King)
03 - Squib Cakes (Chester Thompson)

Side Two

01 - That's Why I Sing (Chester Thompson)
02 - What Is Hip (Emilio Castillo, Stephn 'Doc' Kupka & David Garibaldi)
03 - Never Let Go Of Love (Michael Jeffries, Greg Levias & Hilary Thompson)


Produced & Engineered by Larry Brown for The Pasha Music Organization
Executive Producers : Lincoln Mayorga & Doug Sax
For Pasha : Spencer Proffer
Assistant Engineer : Mike Sanders
Chief Engineer for Sheffield Lab : Steve Haselton
Engineering Technician : Tom Pessagno
Production Coordinator : Patricia Meredith

Tower Of Power :
Saxophones : Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Lenny Pickett
Brass : Greg Adams, Mic Gillette & Rick Waychesko
Guitar : Willy Fulton
Drums : Mark Sanders
Lead Singer : Michael Jeffries
Keyboards : Chester Thompson
Bass : Vito San Filippo

Guest Percussionist : Victor Feldman
Guest Singers : Jim Gilstrap, Edie Lehmann & Oren Waters


Side One

01 - Fanfare / You Know It

Arranged by Greg Adams

02 - You're Gonna Need Me

Lead vocal : Willy Fulton

03 - Squib Cakes

Arranged by Chester Thompson
Saxophone Solo : Lenny Pickett
Flugelhorn Solo : Greg Adams

Side Two

01 - That's Why I Sing

Arranged by Chester Thompson

02 - What Is Hip

Arranged by Greg Adams
Trumpet Solo : Greg Adams

03 - Never Let Go Of Love

Arranged by Greg Adams
Saxophone Solo : Lenny Pickett

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

Label : Warner Bros. Records

 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

Various Artists "The World Of Yamaha" (1985) -Funk / Jazz Rock / Westcoast Rock-

Label : Yamaha Records

01 - Fanfare / You Know (Greg Adams) / (Emilio Castillo & Stephen Kupka)
02 - Borealis / E-Minor Shuffle (James Newton Howard) / (David Paich)
03 - Wise To The Lines (Robbie Buchanan & Charlie Dore)
04 - She (Steve Porcaro & David Paich)
05 - Squib Cakes (Chester Thompson)
06 - L'Daddy (David Paich)
07 - O-Daiko (Yushikazu Fujimoto)
08 - Gone Buttlefishin' (James Newton Howard & David Paich)
09 - Amuseum (James Newton Howard & Wendy Smith Howard)


A Yamaha Special Collection CD featuring Selections by James Newton Howard & Tower Of Power

Performance & Production Credits

JAMES NEWTON HOWARD AND FRIENDS
James Newton Howard : Synthesizers
David Paich : Synthesizers & Grand Piano
Steve Porcaro : Synthesizers
Jeff Porcaro : Drums
Joe Porcaro : Percussion
Produced & Engineered by Bill Schnee
Assistant Engineer : Jack Puig
Executive Producers : Dog Sax & Lincoln Mayorga
Recorded at Sheffield Lab Studios, December 16, 17, 19, 1983

TOWER OF POWER DIRECT
Saxophones : Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka, Lenny Pickett
Brass : Greg Adams, Mic Gillette, Rick Waychesko
Guitar : Willy Fulton
Drums : Mark Sanders
Lead Singer : Michael Jeffries
Keyboards : Chester Thompson
Bass : Vito San Filippo
Guest Percussionist : Victor Feldman
Guest Singers : Jim Gilstrap, Edie Lehman, Oren Waters
Produced & Engineered by Larry Brown for The Pasha Music Organization
Executive Producers : Lincoln Mayorga & Doug Sax ; For Pasha : Spencer Proffer

THE SHEFFIELD TRACK RECORD
Keyboards : Robbie Buchanan, James Newton Howard
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Bass : Nathan East
Guitar : Michael Landau
Drums : Carlos Vega
Produced & Engineered by Bill Schnee
Executive Producer : Doug Sax
Recorded at Sheffield Lab Studios, May 22, 1982


01 - Fanfare / You Know

From "TOWER OF POWER DIRECT"
"Fanfare" (Instrumental)
Arranged by Greg Adams

02 - Borealis / E-Minor Shuffle

From "JAMES NEWTON HOWARD AND FRIENDS"

03 - Wise To The Lines

From "THE SHEFFIELD TRACK RECORD"

04 - She

From "JAMES NEWTON HOWARD AND FRIENDS"

05 - Squib Cakes

From "TOWER OF POWER DIRECT"
Arranged by Chester Thompson
Saxophone Solo : Lenny Pickett
Flugelhorn Solo : Greg Adams

06 - L'Daddy

From "JAMES NEWTON HOWARD AND FRIENDS"

07 - O-Daiko

From "KODO: HEARTBEAT DRUMMERS OF JAPAN"

08 - Gone Buttlefishin'

From "JAMES NEWTON HOWARD AND FRIENDS"

09 - Amuseum

From "JAMES NEWTON HOWARD AND FRIENDS"

Tower Of Power "Soul With A Capital "S"" (2002) -Soul / Funk-

Label : Sony Music Entertainment

01 - Attitude Dance (Emilio Castillo & Stephen "Doc" Kupka)
02 - Soul With A Capital "S" (Emilio Castillo & Stephen "Doc" Kupka)
03 - Souled Out (Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka & Marlon McClain)
04 - So I Got To Groove (Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka & Herman Matthews)
05 - Diggin' On James Brown (Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka & Ken Kessie)
06 - Funk The Dumb Stuff (Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka & Francis "Rocco" Prestia)
07 - I Love That Girl So Much (Previously Unreleased) (Emilio Castillo & Stephen "Doc" Kupka)
08 - You Ought To Be Havin' Fun (Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka & Hubert Tubbs)
09 - And You Know It (Emilio Castillo & Stephen "Doc" Kupka)
10 - Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now (Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka & David Bartlett)
11 - We Came To Play (Emilio Castillo & Stephen "Doc" Kupka)
12 - So Very Hard To Go (Live) (Emilio Castillo & Stephen "Doc" Kupka)
13 - You're Still A Young Man (Live) (Emilio Castillo & Stephen "Doc" Kupka)
14 - What Is Hip? (Live) (Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka & David Garibaldi)


Original Recordings Produced by Emilio Castillo
"And You Know It" Produced by Richard Evans, Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power 
"We Came To Play" Produced by Steve Cropper 
Compilation Produced by Leo Sacks & Emilio Castillo 
Mastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio at Sony Music Studios, New York


01 - Attitude Dance

Lead vocal by Tom Bowes
Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams
Organ Solo by Nick Milo
Recorded & Mixed by Al Schmitt
From "MONSTER ON A LEASH" (1991)
Emilio Castillo : Tenor Saxophone, Background vocals & Lead vocal on "Funk The Dumb Stuff"
Russ McKinnon : Drums & Percussion
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Saxophone
Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Background vocals
Lee Thornburg : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone, Background vocals
Carmen Grillo : Guitar & Background vocals
Steve Grove : Alto & Tenor Saxophones
Francis "Rocco" Prestia : Bass
Nick Milo : Keyboards
Tom Bowes : Lead vocals

02 - Soul With A Capital "S"

Lead vocal by Tom Bowes
Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams
Recorded by Ken Kessie & Maureen Droney
Mixed by Ken Kessie
From "T.O.P" (1993)
Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Flugelhorn Solo on "Cruise Control" & Trumpet Solo on "Quiet Scream"
Tom Bowes : Lead & Background vocals
Emilio Castillo : Tenor Saxophone, Background vocals
Carmen Grillo : Guitar, Background vocals & Lead vocals on "You"
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Saxophone
Russ McKinnon : Drums & Percussion
Nick Milo : Keyboards
Francis "Rocco" Prestia : Bass
Lee Thornburg : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone & Background vocals

03 - Souled Out

Lead vocal by Emilio Castillo
Horn Arrangement by Barry Danielian & David Mann
Recorded by Ken Kessie
Mixed by Alan Meyerson
From "SOULED OUT" (1995)
Brent Carter : Lead & Background vocals
Emilio Castillo : Second Tenor Sax & Background vocals
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Sax
Bill Churchville : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Barry Danielian : Trumpet
David Mann : Tenor & Alto Sax
Francis "Rocco" Prestia : Bass
Herman Matthews : Drums & Percussion
Carmen Grillo : Guitar & Background vocals
Nick Milo : Keyboards

04 - So I Got To Groove

Lead vocal by Brent Carter
Horn Arrangement by David Eskridge
Tenor Sax Solo by John Scarpulla
Recorded by Ken Kessie
Mixed by Tom Flye
From "RHYTHM & BUSINESS" (1997)
Nick Milo : Keyboards
Emilio Castillo : Tenor Saxophone & Background vocals
Bill Churchville : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Barry Danielian : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Herman Matthews : Drums & Percussion
Francis "Rocco" Prestia : Bass
John Scarpula : Tenor & Alto Saxophones
Brent Carter : Lead & Background vocals
Jeff Tamelier : Guitar & Background vocals
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Saxophone

05 - Diggin' On James Brown

Lead vocal by Emilio Castillo
Horn Arrangement by Barry Danielian & David Mann
Tenor Sax Solo by David Mann
Recorded by Ken Kessie
Mixed by Alan Meyerson
From "SOULED OUT" (1995)
Brent Carter : Lead & Background vocals
Emilio Castillo : Second Tenor Sax & Background vocals
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Sax
Bill Churchville : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Barry Danielian : Trumpet
David Mann : Tenor & Alto Sax
Francis "Rocco" Prestia : Bass
Herman Matthews : Drums & Percussion
Carmen Grillo : Guitar & Background vocals
Nick Milo : Keyboards

06 - Funk The Dumb Stuff

Lead vocal by Emilio Castillo
Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams
Recorded & Mixed by Al Schmitt
From "MONSTER ON A LEASH" (1991)
Emilio Castillo : Tenor Saxophone, Background vocals & Lead vocal on "Funk The Dumb Stuff"
Russ McKinnon : Drums & Percussion
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Saxophone
Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Background vocals
Lee Thornburg : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone, Background vocals & Lead vocal on "Keep Your Monster On A Leash"
Carmen Grillo : Guitar & Background vocals
Steve Grove : Alto & Tenor Saxophones
Francis "Rocco" Prestia : Bass
Nick Milo : Keyboards
Tom Bowes : Lead vocals

07 - I Love That Girl So Much (Previously Unreleased)

Lead vocal by Michael Jeffries
Horn & Strings Arrangements by Greg Adams
Recorded by Paul Serrano
Mixed by Alan Chinowsky & Jim Gaines
From The Sessions for "BACK ON THE STREETS" (1979)
Michael Jeffries : Lead & Background vocals
Lenny Pickett : 1st Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Soprano Sax, Synthesizer & Background vocals
Emilio Castillo : 2nd Tenor Sax & Background vocals
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Sax & Background vocals
Mic Gillette : Trumpet, Trombone, Piccolo Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Bass Trombone & Background vocals
Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Background vocals
Chester Thompson : Organ, Clavinet, Mini-Moog, Fender Rhodes Piano, Acoustic Piano & Background vocals
Danny Hoefer : Guitar
Vito San Filippo : Bass & Background vocals
David Garibaldi : Drums & Syndrums 

08 - You Ought To Be Havin' Fun

Lead vocal by Edward McGhee
Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams
Recorded by Alan Chinowsky
Mixed by Alan Chinowsky & Jim Gaines
From "AIN'T NOTHIN' STOPPIN' US NOW" (1976)
Lenny Pickett : 1st Tenor Sax, Alto Sax & Lyricon
Emilio Castillo : 2nd Tenor Sax & Vocals
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Sax
Mic Gillette : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone, Superbone, Bass Trombone, Baritone Horn & Vocals
Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Vocals
Edward McGee : Lead vocals
Chester Thompson : Organ, Bass Pedals, Fender Rhodes Piano, Acoustic Piano, Clavinet, Moog Synthesizer & Vocals
Bruce Conte : Guitar & Vocals
Francis "Rocco" Prestia : Bass
Ronnie Beck : Drums, Dhaka-di-bello & Vocals

09 - And You Know It

Lead vocal by Michael Jeffries
Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams
Guitar Solo by Danny Hoefer
Recorded by Paul Serrano
Mixed by Alan Chinowsky & Jim Gaines
From The Sessions for "BACK ON THE STREETS" (1979)
Michael Jeffries : Lead & Background vocals
Lenny Pickett : 1st Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Soprano Sax, Synthesizer & Background vocals
Emilio Castillo : 2nd Tenor Sax & Background vocals
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Sax & Background vocals
Mic Gillette : Trumpet, Trombone, Piccolo Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Bass Trombone & Background vocals
Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Background vocals
Chester Thompson : Organ, Clavinet, Mini-Moog, Fender Rhodes Piano, Acoustic Piano & Background vocals
Danny Hoefer : Guitar
Vito San Filippo : Bass & Background vocals
David Garibaldi : Drums & Syndrums

10 - Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now

Lead vocal by Edward McGhee
Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams
Tenor Sax Solo by Lenny Pickett
Recorded by Alan Chinowsky
Mixed by Alan Chinowsky & Jim Gaines
From "AIN'T NOTHIN' STOPPIN' US NOW" (1976)
Lenny Pickett : 1st Tenor Sax, Alto Sax & Lyricon
Emilio Castillo : 2nd Tenor Sax & Vocals
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Sax
Mic Gillette : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone, Superbone, Bass Trombone, Baritone Horn & Vocals
Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Vocals
Edward McGee : Lead vocals
Chester Thompson : Organ, Bass Pedals, Fender Rhodes Piano, Acoustic Piano, Clavinet, Moog Synthesizer & Vocals
Bruce Conte : Guitar & Vocals
Francis "Rocco" Prestia : Bass
Ronnie Beck : Drums, Dhaka-di-bello & Vocals

11 - We Came To Play

Lead vocal by Michael Jeffries
Horn Arrangement by Chester Thompson
Flugelhorn Solo by Greg Adams
Recorded & Mixed by Alan Chinowsky
From "WE CAME TO PLAY" (1978)
Michael Jeffries : Lead vocals
Lenny Pickett : 1st Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Computone Wind Synthesizer Driver/E-Mu Systems Synthesizer, BBb Contrabass Clarinet, Eb Clarinet, Alto Flute & Bass Flute
Emilio Castillo : 2nd Tenor Sax & Background vocals
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Sax
Mic Gillette : Trumpet, Trombone, Flugelhorn, Bass Trombone & Background vocals
Greg Adams : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Chester Thompson : Organ, Clavinet, Mini-Moog, Polymmog, ARP String Ensemble, Fender Rhodes Piano, Yamaha Electric Grand Piano, Acoustic Grand Piano & Background vocals
Bruce Conte : Guitar & Background vocals
Victor Conte : Bass
Ronnie Beck : Drums & Background vocals

12 - So Very Hard To Go (Live)

Lead vocal by Brent Carter
Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams
Trumpet Solo by Bill Churchville
Recorded by Biff Dawes at The Fox Theatre, Stockton, CA, October 8, 1998
Mixed by Clarke Rigsby
From "SOUL VACCINATION: TOWER OF POWER LIVE!" (1999)
Brent Carter : Lead & Background vocals
Emilio Castillo : Second Tenor Sax, Lead & Background vocals
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Sax
Norbert Stachel : Lead Tenor Sax
Jessie McGuire : Lead Trumpet & Background vocals
Bill Churchville : Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Background vocals
Francis "Rocco" Prestia : Bass
David Garibaldi : Drums
Jeff Tamelier : Guitar & Background vocals
Nick Milo : Keyboards & Background vocals

13 - You're Still A Young Man (Live)

Lead vocal by Brent Carter
Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams 
Recorded by Biff Dawes at The Fox Theatre, Stockton, CA, October 8, 1998
Mixed by Clarke Rigsby
From "SOUL VACCINATION: TOWER OF POWER LIVE!" (1999)
Brent Carter : Lead & Background vocals
Emilio Castillo : Second Tenor Sax, Lead & Background vocals
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Sax
Norbert Stachel : Lead Tenor Sax
Jessie McGuire : Lead Trumpet & Background vocals
Bill Churchville : Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Background vocals
Francis "Rocco" Prestia : Bass
David Garibaldi : Drums
Jeff Tamelier : Guitar & Background vocals
Nick Milo : Keyboards & Background vocals

14 - What Is Hip? (Live)

Lead vocal by Brent Carter
Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams
Flugelhorn Solo by Bill Churchville
Organ Solo by Nick Milo
Recorded by Biff Dawes at The Fox Theatre, Stockton, CA, October 8, 1998
Mixed by Clarke Rigsby
From "SOUL VACCINATION: TOWER OF POWER LIVE!" (1999)
Brent Carter : Lead & Background vocals
Emilio Castillo : Second Tenor Sax, Lead & Background vocals
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Sax
Norbert Stachel : Lead Tenor Sax
Jessie McGuire : Lead Trumpet & Background vocals
Bill Churchville : Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Background vocals
Francis "Rocco" Prestia : Bass
David Garibaldi : Drums
Jeff Tamelier : Guitar & Background vocals
Nick Milo : Keyboards & Background vocals

Tower Of Power "The Tower Of Power Anthology - What Is Hip?" (1999) -Funk / Soul-

Label : Warner Bros. Records & Rhino Entertainment

Disc 1

01 - Knock Yourself Out (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
02 - Back On The Streets Again (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
03 - Sparkling In The Sand (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Lawrence Lopez)
04 - Down To The Nightclub (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & David Garibaldi)
05 - You're Still A Young Man (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
06 - You Got To Funkifize (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
07 - What Happened To The World That Day? (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
08 - What Is Hip? (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & David Garibaldi)
09 - Will I Ever Find A Love? (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
10 - This Time It's Real (David Bartlett, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
11 - So Very Hard To Go (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
12 - Soul Vaccination (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
13 - Below Us, All The City Lights (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
14 - Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong) (Emilio Castillo, Lenny Williams & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
15 - Squib Cakes (Chester Thompson)

Disc 2

01 - Oakland Stroke (Unedited Single Version) (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & David Garibaldi)
02 - Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream) (Lenny Williams & Johnny "Guitar" Watson)
03 - Time Will Tell (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
04 - It's Not The Crime (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
05 - I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Greg Adams)
06 - Only So Much Oil In The Ground (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
07 - Willing To Learn (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
08 - You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Frank Biner)
09 - Just Enough And Too Much (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Frank Biner)
10 - As Surely As I Stand Here (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Chester Thompson)
11 - Stroke '75 (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
12 - The Soul Of A Child (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Bruce Conte & Emilio Castillo)
13 - You Ought To Be Havin' Fun (Hubert Tubbs, Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
14 - Simple As That (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Frank Biner)
15 - Credit (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, John Whitney & Emilio Castillo)
16 - A Little Knowledge (Is A Dangerous Thing) (Nick Milo, Dana Meyers, Zeke Zirngiebel & Emilio Castillo)
17 - I Like Your Style (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Nick Milo)
18 - Soul With A Capital "S" (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
19 - Souled Out (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Marlon McClain)
20 - So I Got To Groove (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Herman Matthews)


Original Recordings Produced by Emilio Castillo, Tower Of Power, David Rubinson, Ron Capone & Steve Cropper
Compilation Produced by Emilio Castillo, Michelle Zarin, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Gary Peterson & David McLees
Executive Producers : Michelle Zarin & Emilio Castillo
Project Coordination : Jo Motta
Remastering : Dan Hersch / DigiPrep
Sound Produced by Bill Inglot


Tower Of Power / On Record :
Lead vocals :
Rufus Miller (A) : Lead vocals
Rick Stevens (A-B) : Lead vocals on "Sparkling In The Sand" & Background vocals (A) & Lead vocals (B)
Lenny Williams (C-E) : Lead vocals
Hubert Tubbs (F-G) : Lead vocals
Edward McGee (H) : Lead vocals
Michael Jeffries (I-L) : Lead & Background vocals
Ellis Hall (M) : Lead vocals, Keyboards & Rhythm Guitar
Tom Bowes (N-O) : Lead & Background vocals
Brent Carter (P-R): Lead & Background vocals

Horns :
Emilio Castillo (A-R) : 2nd Tenor Sax, Background vocals, Alto Sax (A), Lead vocals on "It's Not The Crime", Colead vocals on "Down To The Nightclub" & "You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous"
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : (A-R) : Baritone Sax, Oboe, English Horn & Background vocals
Greg Adams (A-O) : 2nd Trumpet, Flugelhorn, French Horn, Piano, Orchestra Bells, Conductor / Strings & Background vocals
Skip Mesquite (A-B) : 1st Tenor Sax, Flute & Background vocals
Mic Gillette (B-L) : 1st Trumpet, Trombone, Flugelhorn, Piccolo Trumpet, Bass Trombone, Superbone, Baritone Horn, French Horn & Background vocals
Lenny Pickett (C-K) : 1st Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Soprano Sax, Contrabass, Clarinet, Alto Flute, Flute, Piccolo, Lyricon, Synthesizer, Bass Sax & Bass Flute
Rick Waychesko (K) : 2nd Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Marc Russo (L) : Alto & 1st Tenor Sax
Lee Thornburg (M-O) : 1st Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone & Background vocals
Richard Elliot (M) : Alto, 1st Tenor Sax & Lyricon
Steve Grove (N) : Alto & 1st Tenor Sax
Bill Churchville (P-R) : 1st & 2nd Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Barry Danielian (P-Q) : 1st & 2nd Trumpet, Flugelhorn
David Mann (P) : 1st Tenor & Alto Sax
John Scarpulla (Q) : 1st Tenor & Alto Sax
Jesse McGuire (R) : 1st Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Norbert Stachel (R) : 1st Tenor & Alto Sax

Keyboards :
Chester Thompson (C-L) : Organ, Bass Pedals, Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes Piano & Background vocals
Nick Milo (N-R) : Keyboards

Guitar :
Willie Fulton (A-B-K-M) : Guitar & Background vocals
Bruce Conte (C-I) : Guitar & Background vocals
Danny Hoefer (J) : Guitar
Carmen Grillo (N-P) : Guitar & Background vocals
Jeff Tamelier (Q-R) : Guitar & Background vocals

Bass :
Francis 'Rocco' Prestia (A-H, M-R) : Bass
Victor Conte (I) : Bass
Vito San Filipo (J-L) : Bass

Drums & Percussion :
David Garibaldi (A-D, F-G, J-R) : Drums, Vibes, Syndrums & Background vocals
Brent Byars (B-D) : Congas & Bongos
David Bartlett (E) : Drums & Background vocals
Ronnie Beck (H-I) : Drums, Dhaka-di-bello & Background vocals
Mark Sanders (K-L) : Drums
Mick Mestek (M) : Drums
Russ McKinnon (N-O) : Drums & Percussion
Herman Matthews (P-Q) : Drums

With Guests :
(A) Mic Gillette : 1st Trumpet, Trombone & Flugelhorn 
Ken Balzell : Trumpet
(C) Jay Spell : Piano on "Will I Ever Find A Love?", "This Time It's Real" & "So Very Hard To Go"
(D) Vincent De Rosa, David Duke & Richard Perissi : French Horn on "Below Us, All The City Lights"
Frank Rosolino & Tom Sheppard : Trombone on "Below Us, All The City Lights"
Bud Shank : Flute, Alto Flute, Alto Sax & Piccolo on ""Below Us, All The City Lights"
Harry Betts : Conductor on ""Below Us, All The City Lights"
Marilyn Scott & Pepper Watkins : Background vocals on "Can't You See" & "Don't Change Horses In The Middle Of A Stream"
Ray Gillette & Kell Houston : Trombone on "Time Will Tell"
Marilyn Scott & Alice Thompson : Background vocals on "Time Will Tell"
(E) Gerald Vinci : Concertmaster on "I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To" & "Willing To Learn"
Carter Collins : Conga on "Only So Much Oil In The Ground"
David Garibaldi : Drums on "Willing To Learn"
(F) Bootche Anderson, Marilyn Scott & Pepper Watkins : Background vocals on "Just Enough And Too Much", "As SurelyAs I Stand Here" & "The Soul Of A Child"
David Bartlett, Ron Beck, Frank Biner & Roger Rifkind : Additional Background vocals
(H) Pat Henley, Melba Joyce & Ivory Stone : Background vocals on "You Ought To Be Havin' Fun"
(O) Paul Perez : Ensemble Tenor & Alto Saxes

All Horn & String Arrangements by Greg Adams, except Horn Arrangements for the following : "Knock Yourself Out", "Back On The Streets Again", "Sparkling In The Sand" & "Don't Change Horses In The Middle Of A Stream" by Tower Of Power Horn Section ; "Squib Cakes" & "As Surely As I Stand Here" by Chester Thompson ; "Oakland Stroke" by Greg Adams & Tower Of Power Horn Section ; "Just Enough And Too Much" by Chester Thompson & Tower Of Power Horn Section ; "Souled Out" by Barry Danielian & David Mann ; "So I Got To Groove" by Dave Eskridge


(A) East Bay Grease
San Francisco / Atlantic #SD-204 (11/70) ; LPs #106
Produced by David Rubinson for Fillmore Corporation
Recorded & Mixed by David Rubinson
Recorded & Mixed at Mercury Recording Studios, San Francisco, CA

(B) Bump City
Warner Bros. #BS-2616 (5/72) ; LPs #85
Produced by Ron Capone (for Trans Maximus) & Tower Of Power
Recording Engineer : Ron Capone
Remix Engineers : Steve Cropper & Ron Capone
Recorded & Mixed at TMI Sound Studios, Memphis, TN

(C) Tower Of Power
Warner Bros. #BS-2681 (5/11/73) ; LPs #15
Produced by Tower Of Power
Production Supervision : Emilio Castillo
Recorded & Mixed by Jim Gaines
Mixing Assistant : Alan Chinowsky
Recorded & Mixed at Wally Heider Recording Studios, San Francisco, CA

(D) Back To Oakland
Warner Bros. #BS-2749 (2/18/74) ; LPs #26
Produced by Tower Of Power
Production Supervision : Emilio Castillo
Sound Production : Alan Chinowsky
Recording Engineers : Jim Gaines & Tom Flye
Remix Engineers : Jim Gaines & Alan Chinowsky
Recorded at Kaye / Smith Studios, Seattle, WA & Record Plant, Sausalito, CA
Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA

(E) Urban Renewal
Warner Bros. #BS-2834 (1/3/75) ; LPs #22
Produced by Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power
Engineers : Tom Flye & Alan Chinowsky
Assistant Engineers : Kurt Kinzel & Cris Morris
Recorded & Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA

(F) In The Slot
Warner Bros. #BS-2880 (9/15/75) ; LPs #67
Produced by Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power
Engineers : Tom Flye & Alan Chinowsky
Assistant Engineers : Kurt Kinzel & Cris Morris
Recorded & Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA

(G) Live And In Living Color
Warner Bros. #BS-2924 (4/23/76) ; LPs #99
Produced by Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power
Recording & Remix Engineers : Tom Flye & Alan Chinowsky
Assistant Engineers : Cris Morris & Tom Anderson
Recorded Live at Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA & Cerrito College, Norwalk, CA (by Record Plant Remote)
Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA

(H) Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now
Columbia #PC 34302 (8/76) LPs #42
Produced by Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power
Production Assistance & Recording Engineer : Alan Chinowsky
Mixing Engineers : Alan Chinowsky & Jim Gaines
Assistant Engineers : Bob Edwards & Rich Ehrman
Recorded at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA ; Record Plant (3rd Street), Los Angeles, CA ; Record Plant, Sausalito, CA & CBS Studios, San Francisco, CA
Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA

(I) We Came To Play!
Columbia #PC 34906 (3/78) LPs #89
Produced by Steve Cropper for Midnight Hour Music
Engineered by Alan Chinowsky
Assistant Engineers : Cheech d'Amico, Rick Sanchez, Steve Fontano & Alex Kashevaroff
Recorded & Mixed at Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA & Record Plant, Sausalito, CA

(J) Back On The Streets
Columbia #JC-35784 (5/79) LPs #106
Produced by McKinley Jackson & Richard Evans, With Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power
Recording Engineers : Alan Chinowsky, Jim Gaines & Paul Serrano
Mixing Supervision : Emilio Castillo
Mixing Engineers : Alan Chinowsky, Jim Gaines & Michael Stone
Assistant Engineers : Steve Fontano, Rick Sanchez & Phil Jamtaas
Recorded at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA ; Record Plant (3rd Street), Los Angeles, CA ; P.S. Studios, Chicago, IL ; Universal Recording Studio, Chicago, IL & United Western Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA & Record Plant (3rd Street), Los Angeles, CA

(K) Direct
Sheffield Lab #LAB-17 (10/81)
Produced & Engineered by Larry Brown for The Pasha Music Organization
Assistant Engineer : Mike Sanders
Chief Engineer for Sheffield Lab : Steve Haselton
Engineering Technician : Tom Pessagno
Recorded at Sheffield Lab Studios (At MGM), Culver City, CA

(L) Dinosaur Tracks
Recorded 1982
First Issued at Rhino / Handmade (limited Issue) #7412 (8/99)
Produced by Emilio Castillo
Recorded by Phil Jamtaas & Bill Thomas
Mixed by Lee Keifer, Clarke Rigsby & Tom Flye
Assistant Engineers : Carolyn Blades & Kevin Kimmel
Recorded at Record Plant (3rd Street), Los Angeles, CA ; Dawnbreaker Studios, San Fernando, CA & Different Fur Studios, San Francisco, CA
Mixed at Baby'O Recorders, Hollywood, CA ; Tempest Recording, Tempe, AZ & The Automatt, San Francisco, CA

(M) TOP
Genlyd Grammofon (Denmark) #GENCD-158 (1986)
Revised Version Domestically as Power
Cypress #YL-0106 (8/87)
Produced by Emilio Castillo
Coproduction by Double E Productions (Ellis Hall)
Engineered & Mixed by Ron Pendragon
"Credit" Mixed by George Massenburg
Second Engineers : Sharon Rice & Duane Seykora
Recorded & Mixed at The Complex, West Los Angeles, CA

(N) Monster On A Leash
Epic #EK-47387 (5/91)
Produced by Emilio Castillo
Recorded & Mixed by Al Schmitt
Assistant Engineers : Bob Loftus & Chris Rich
Recorded at Bill Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, CA & Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Mixed at at Bill Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, CA

(O) T.O.P
Epic #EK-52805 (3/93)
Produced by Emilio Castillo
Recorded by Ken Kessie & Maureen Droney
Mixed by Ken Kessie
Additional Engineering : Danny Alonso
Assistant Engineers : Danny Alonso, John Jackson, Randy Long, Pete Magdaleno, Pat Rodman & Louie Teran
Recorded & Mixed at Can-Am Recorders, Tarzana, CA ; Pacifique Recording Studios, North Hollywood, CA ; Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, CA ; Skip Saylor Recording, Hollywood, CA & Track Record, North Hollywood, CA

(P) Souled Out
Epic #EK-67218 (8/95)
Produced by Emilio Castillo & Jeff Lorber
"Souled Out" Produced by Emilio Castillo
Recorded by Ken Kessie, Alan Meyerson, Richard Bosworth, Jeff Lorber & Randy Faustino
Mixed by Alan Meyerson
Assistant Engineers : Roland Alvarez & Trent Slatton
Recorded at The Complex, West Los Angeles, CA ; JHL Sound, Pacific Palisades, CA ; Stagg Street Studio, Van Nuys, CA & Wings West Recording, Encino, CA
Mixed at JHL Sound, Pacific Palisades, CA

(Q) Rhythm & Business
Epic #68002 (9/97)
Produced by Emilio Castillo
Recorded by Ken Kessie
Mixed by Tom Flye, Ken Kessie & Alan Meyerson
"So I Got To Groove" Mixed by Tom Flye
Additional Engineering : David Bryant
Assistant Engineering : Troy Gonzalez & Zac Allentuck
Recorded & Mixed at House Of Blues, Los Angeles, CA ; Sony Music Studios, Santa Monica, CA ; Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA & JHL Sound, Pacific Palisades, CA

(R) Soul Vaccination : Tower Of Power Live!
Epic #BK-69829 (8/3/99)
Produced by Emilio Castillo
Recorded by Tom Flye & Biff Dawes
Mixed by Clarke Rigsby
Recorded Live at The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA (by Design FK Remote Recording) ; The Fox Theatre, Stockton, CA (by Westwood One Mobile Recording)
Mixed at Tempest Recording, Tempe, AZ

Tower Of Power "Dinosaur Tracks" (1999) -Funk-

Label : Rhino Entertainment Company

01 - Credit (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Whitney)
02 - You're Something Special (Hilary Thompson)
03 - Why Do You Do My Heart Like That (Michael Jeffries)
04 - Simple As That (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
05 - Your Love Is Like A Little Rain (Hilary Thompson)
06 - Move You Lose (Michael Jeffries & Greg Levias)
07 - I Think You'll Like It (Hilary Thompson)
08 - Never Let Go Of Love (Michael Jeffries, Greg Levias & Hilary Thompson)
09 - Got To Have Your Lovin' (Michael Jeffries)
10 - I Want To Love You More (Than Words Will Ever Say) (Michael Jeffries)
11 - Can't You Feel It? (Hilary Thompson)
12 - You Took The "L" Out Of Love (Michael Jeffries & Hill)
13 - You Taught Me To Love (Hilary Thompson, Michael Jeffries & Emilio Castillo)
14 - That's Why I Sing (Chester Thompson)


Produced by Emilio Castillo
Horns Arranged by Greg Adams
Horns on "Your Love Is Like A Little Rain", "Can't You Feel It?" & "That's Why I Sing" Arranged by Chester Thompson
Tracks 01, 03, 04, 06, 08, 10 & 14 Recorded by Phil Jamtaas, Assisted by Carolyn Blades at Record Plant (3rd Street) Los Angeles, 1982
Mixed by Lee Keifer at Baby O, Los Angeles, CA
Tracks 02, 05, 07, 09, 11 & 12 Recorded by Bill Thomas, Assisted by Kevin Kimmel at Dawnbreaker Recording, Los Angeles, 1983
Mixed by Clarke Rigsby at Tempest Recording, Tempe, AZ
"Got To Have Your Lovin'" Mixed by Tom Flye at The Automatt, San Francisco, CA
Track 13 Recorded at Different Fur Studios, San Francisco, 1980
Mixed by Clarke Rigsby at Tempest Recording, Tempe, AZ
Mastered by David Shirk at Sonorous Mastering, Tempe, AZ

Tower Of Power :
Emilio Castillo : 2nd Tenor Sax & Background vocals
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Greg Adams : 2nd Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Background vocals
Chester Thompson : Hammond B3 Organ, Acoustic Piano, Synthesizer & Background vocals
Willie James Fulton : Guitar & Background vocals
Mic Gillette : Lead Trumpet, Trombone & Background vocals
Marc Russo : Alto & Lead Tenor Sax
Michael Jeffries : Lead & Background vocals
Vito San Filippo : Bass
Mark Sanders : Drums
Lenny Pickett : Lead Tenor Sax on "You Taught Me To Love"
Victor Patterson : Drums on "You Taught Me To Love"

Tower Of Power "Back On The Streets" (1979) -Funk / Disco / Soul-

Label : CBS, Inc.

 Side 1

01 - Rock Baby* (Michael Jeffries & Greg Crockett)
02 - Our Love* (Clifford Coulter & Edward McGee)
03 - Heaven Must Have Made You* (Geoffrey Leib)
04 - And You Know It** (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
05 - Nowhere To Run* (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland)

Side 2

01 - Something Calls Me** (Lenny Pickett)
02 - It Takes Two (To Make It Happen)** (Chester Thompson, David Garibaldi, Michael Jeffries & Emilio Castillo)
03 - In Due Time** (Michael Jeffries & Greg Crockett)
04 - Just Make A Move (And Be Yourself)** (Chester Thompson)


*Produced by McKinley Jackson with Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power
**Produced by Richard Evans with Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power

Tower Of Power :
Michael Jeffries : Lead vocals, Background vocals
Lenny Pickett : 1st Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Soprano Sax, Synthesizer, Background vocals
Emilio Castillo : 2nd Tenor Sax, Background vocals
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax, Background vocals
Mic Gillette : Trumpet, Trombone, Piccolo Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Bass Trombone, Background vocals
Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Background vocals
Chester Thompson : Organ, Clavinet, Mini-Moog, Fender Rhodes Piano, Acoustic Piano, Background vocals
Danny Hoefer : Guitar
Vito San Filippo : Bass, Background vocals
David Garibaldi : Drums, Syndrums 

Recording Engineers : Alan Chinowsky, Jim Gaines & Pau Serrano
Mixing Supervision : Emilio Castillo
Mixing Engineers : Alan Chinowsky, Jim Gaines & Michael Stone
Assistant Engineers : Steve Fontano, Rick Sanchez & Phil Jamtaas
Recorded at :
Record Plant (Sausalito)
Record Plant (Los Angeles)
P.S. Studios (Chicago)
Universal Recording (Chicago)
United Western (Los Angeles)
Mixed at :
Record Plant (Sausalito)
Record Plant (Los Angeles)


Side 1 

01 - Rock Baby

Rhythm Arrangement by McKinley Jackson & Tower Of Power
Horns Arranged by Chester Thompson
Percussion by Paulinho Da Costa
Additional Brass by Bill Lamb
Additional Background vocals by The Jones Girl

02 - Our Love

Rhythm Arrangement by McKinley Jackson & Tower Of Power
Horns & Strings Arranged by Greg Adams
Concertmaster : Harry Bluestone
Percussion by Eddie 'Bongo' Brown
Additional Brass by Bill Lamb
Additional Background vocals by The Jones Girl

03 - Heaven Must Have Made You

Rhythm Arrangement by McKinley Jackson & Tower Of Power
Horns & Strings Arranged by McKinley Jackson
Concertmaster : Harry Bluestone
Harp by Gail Levant
Additional Brass by Bill Lamb
Additional Background vocals by The Jones Girl

04 - And You Know It

Horns Arranged by Greg Adams
Guitar Solo by Danny Hoefer

05 - Nowhere To Run

Rhythm Arrangement by McKinley Jackson & Tower Of Power
Horns Arranged by Chester Thompson

Side 2

01 - Something Calls Me

Horns Arranged by Lenny Pickett

02 - It Takes Two (To Make It Happen)

Horns & Strings Arranged by Chester Thompson
Concertmaster : Sol Brotov

03 - In Due Time

Lead vocals : Cheryl Lynn & Michael Jeffries
Horns Arranged by Chester Thompson
Strings Arranged by Richard Evans
Concertmaster : Sol Brotov
Additional Guitar : Greg Crockett

04 - Just Make A Move (And Be Yourself)

Horns Arranged by Chester Thompson
Organ Solo by Chester Thompson

Tower Of Power "We Came To Play" (1978) -Funk / Soul-

Label : CBS, Inc.

 Side 1

01 - We Came To Play (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
02 - Lovin' You Is Gonna See Me Thru (Clifford Coulter)
03 - Let Me Touch You (Ron E. Beck, S. Beck, Victor Conte, Chester Thompson & Edward McGee)
04 - Ying-Yang Thang (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)

Side 2

01 - Share My Life (Bruce Conte, Hubert Tubbs & Coleman Head)
02 - Bittersweet Soul Music (Rob Moltoza)
03 - Am I A Fool (Hubert Tubbs, Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
04 - Love Bug (Ron E. Beck, Victor Conte, Chester Thompson & Steve Cropper)
05 - Somewhere Down The Road (Bruce Conte & Coleman Head)


Produced by Steve Cropper for Midnight Hour Music
Engineered by Alan Chinowsky
Assistant Engineers : Cheech D'Amico, Rick Sanchez, Steve Fontano & Alex Kashevaroff
Recorded & Mixed at Cherokee Studio (L.A.) & Record Plant (Sausalito)
Concertmaster : Gerald Vinci

Tower Of Power :
Michael Jeffries : Lead vocals
Lenny Pickett : 1st Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Computone Wind Synthesizer Driver/E-Mu Systems Synthesizer, BBb Contrabass Clarinet, Eb Clarinet, Alto Flute & Bass Flute
Emilio Castillo : 2nd Tenor Sax & Background vocals
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Mic Gillette : Trumpet, Trombone, Flugelhorn, Bass Trombone & Background vocals
Greg Adams : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Chester Thompson : Organ, Clavinet, Mini-Moog, Polymmog, ARP String Ensemble, Fender Rhodes Piano, Yamaha Electric Grand Piano, Acoustic Grand Piano & Background vocals
Bruce Conte : Guitar & Background vocals
Victor Conte : Bass
Ronnie Beck : Drums & Background vocals (Lead vocals on "Love Bug")


Side 1

01 - We Came To Play

Rhythm Section Arranged by Victor Conte & Chester Thompson
Horn Arrangement by Chester Thompson
Woodwind Break Arranged & Performed by Lenny Pickett
Flugelhorn Solo by Greg Adams

02 - Lovin' You Is Gonna See Me Thru

Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams, Clifford Coulter & Ronnie Beck
Mini-Moog Solo & Additional Background vocal by Clifford Coulter
Additional Guitar by Steve Cropper

03 - Let Me Touch You

Horn Arrangement by Mic Gillette & Stephen "Doc" Kupka
Additional Guitar by Steve Cropper

04 - Ying-Yang Thang

Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams

Side 2

01 - Share My Life

Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams
Additional Background vocal by Carol Rogers

02 - Bittersweet Soul Music

Horn & Strings Arrangements by Greg Adams
Additional Background vocals by Brooks Hunnicutt, Karen Wright & Lisa Roberts

03 - Am I A Fool

Horn & Strings Arrangements by Chester Thompson

04 - Love Bug

Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams
Lead vocal by Ronnie Beck
Additional Guitar by Steve Cropper
Additional Drums by David Garibaldi
Additional Background Bass Vocal by Jim McCandless

05 - Somewhere Down The Road

Horn & Strings Arrangements by Greg Adams
Synthesizer Solo by Lenny Pickett
Additional Guitar by Steve Cropper

Tower Of Power "Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now" (1976) -Funk / Rhythm & Blues-

Label : CBS, Inc.

 Side 1

01 - Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & David Bartlett)
02 - Be Your Side (Edward McGee & Clifford Coulter)
03 - Make Someone Happy (Ron E. Beck & Keith Rogers)
04 - Doin' Alright (Bruce Conte & Coleman Head)
05 - Because I Think The World Of You (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Frank Biner)

Side 2

01 - You Ought To Be Havin' Fun (Hubert Tubbs, Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
02 - Can't Stand To See The Slaughter (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
03 - It's So Nice (T. Castillo, Emilio Castillo, David Bartlett, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Frank Biner)
04 - Deal With It (Chester Thompson)
05 - While We Went To The Moon (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, David Bartlett & Emilio Castillo)


Produced by Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power
Production Assistance : Alan Chinowsky
Recorded at Kendun Recorders, Burbank ; Record Plant, Los Angeles / Sausalito & CBS Studios, San Francisco
Recording Engineer : Alan Chinowsky
Assistant Engineer : Bob Edwards
Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito
Mixing Engineers : Alan Chinowsky & Jim Gaines
Assistant Engineer : Rich Ehrman
Our thanks to Frank Capp for assembling the fine 16-piece String Section (Gerald Vinci, Concertmaster), & to D.B., Riff, "I Got To Be Frank" Biner, Red, Michelle and assorted Record Plant crazies, and several wives for comin' to the party...

Tower Of Power :
Lenny Pickett : 1st Tenor Sax, Alto Sax & Lyricon
Emilio Castillo : 2nd Tenor Sax & Vocals
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Mic Gillette : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone, Superbone, Bass Trombone, Baritone Horn & Vocals
Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Vocals
Edward McGee : Lead vocals
Chester Thompson : Organ, Bass Pedals, Fender Rhodes Piano, Acoustic Piano, Clavinet, Moog Synthesizer & Vocals
Bruce Conte : Guitar & Vocals
Francis 'Rocco' Prestia : Bass
Ronnie Beck : Drums, Dhaka-di-bello & Vocals


Side 1

01 - Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now

Horns Arranged by Greg Adams & Tower Of Power
Tenor Sax Solo by Lenny Pickett
Additional Background vocals by Melba Joyce, Pat Henley & Ivory Stone

02 - Be Your Side

Horns Arranged by Greg Adams
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Greg Adams
Tenor Sax Solo by Lenny Pickett
Additional Trumpet, Trombone & Flugelhorn by Bill Lamb
Additional Background vocals by Melba Joyce, Pat Henley & Ivory Stone

03 - Make Someone Happy

Horns Arranged by Greg Adams
Flugelhorn Solo by Greg Adams
Additional Background vocals by Carol Rogers

04 - Doin' Alright

Horns Arranged by Greg Adams
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Greg Adams
Additional Background vocals by Melba Joyce, Pat Henley & Ivory Stone

05 - Because I Think The World Of You

Horns Arranged by Greg Adams
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Greg Adams
Additional Background vocals by Melba Joyce, Pat Henley & Ivory Stone

Side 2

01 - You Ought To Be Havin' Fun

Horns Arranged by Greg Adams
Additional Background vocals by Melba Joyce, Pat Henley & Ivory Stone

02 - Can't Stand To See The Slaughter

Horns Arranged by Chester Thompson

03 - It's So Nice

Horns Arranged by Greg Adams & Tower Of Power
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Greg Adams

04 - Deal With It

Horns Arranged by Chester Thompson
Additional Background vocals by Carol Rogers

05 - While We Went To The Moon

Horns Arranged by Chester Thompson
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Chester Thompson
Superbone Solo by Mic Gillette
Lunar Background vocals by Carol Rogers 

Tower Of Power "Live And In Living Color" (1976) -Funk-

Label : Warner Bros. Records

 Side I

01 - Down To The Nightclub (Bump City) (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & David Garibaldi)
02 - You're Still A Young Man (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
03 - What Is Hip? (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & David Garibaldi)
04 - Sparkling In The Sand (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Lawrence Lopez)

Side II

05 - Knock Yourself Out (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)


Produced by Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power

Tower Of Power :
Hubert Tubbs : Lead vocals

Tower Of Power Horn Section
Lenny Pickett : 1st Tenor Sax (Solo on "Knock Yourself Out"), Alto Sax, Flute
Emilio Castillo : 2nd Tenor Sax, Vocals (Co-Lead on "Down To The Nightclub")
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax, Vocals
Mic Gillette : Trumpet, Flugelhorn (Solo on "Sparkling In The Sand"), Trombone, Piccolo Trumpet, Vocals
Greg Adams : Trumpet (Solo on "What Is Hip?"), Flugelhorn, Vocals

Tower Of Power Rhythm Section
Chester Thompson : Organ, Bass Pedals, Clavinet, ARP String Ensemble, Vocals
Bruce Conte : Guitar, Vocals (Co-Lead on "Sparkling In The Sand")
Francis 'Rocco' Prestia : Bass
David Garibaldi : Drums

Recorded Live at Sacramento Memorial Auditorium & Cerritos College by The Record Plant, Sausalito
Recording & Re-mix Engineers : Tom Flye & Alan Chinowsky
Assistant Engineers : Cris Morris & Tom Anderson
Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank 

Tower Of Power "Urban Renewal" (1975) -Soul / Funk-

Label : Warner Bros. Records

 Side I

01 - Only So Much Oil In The Ground (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
02 - Come Back, Baby (Bruce Conte & Lenny Williams) 
03 - It's Not The Crime (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
04 - I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To (Greg Adams, Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka) 
05 - Maybe It'll Rub Off (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Chester Thompson)

Side II

01 - (To Say The Least) You're The Most (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Chester Thompson)
02 - Willing To Learn (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
03 - Give Me The Proof (David Bartlett) 
04 - It Can Never Be The Same (Emilio Castillo, Bruce Conte & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka) 
05 - I Believe In Myself (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
06 - Walkin' Up Hip Street (Chester Thompson)


Produced by Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power

Lenny Williams : Lead vocals
Chester Thompson : Organ, Bass Pedals, Piano, Clavinet, ARP Synthesizer, Vocals
Bruce Conte : Guitar, Vocals
Francis 'Rocco' Prestia : Bass
David Bartlett : Drums, Vocals
Lenny Pickett : 1st Tenor Sax (All Solos), Alto Sax, Soprano Sax, Alto Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
Emilio Castillo : 2nd Tenor Sax, Vocals
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Mic Gillette : Trumpet (Solo on "Walkin' Up Hip Street"), Trombone, Vocals
Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn

David Garibaldi Plays Drums on "Willing To Learn"
Carter Collins Plays Congas 

Strings Arranged & Conducted by Greg Adams
Concertmaster : Gerald Vinci
Recorded & Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito
Engineers : Tom Flye & Alan Chinowsky
Assistant Engineers : Kurt Kinzel & Chris Morris

Side I

01 - Only So Much Oil In The Ground

Arranged by Greg Adams
Lead vocal : Lenny Williams
Background vocals : Emilio Castillo, Bruce Conte, Mic Gillette, Chester Thompson, Bootche Anderson, Marilyn Scott & Pepper Watkins

02 - Come Back, Baby

Arranged by Greg Adams
Lead vocal : Lenny Williams
Background vocals : Bootche Anderson, Marilyn Scott & Pepper Watkins 

03 - It's Not The Crime

Arranged by Greg Adams
Lead vocal : Emilio Castillo

04 - I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To

Arranged by Greg Adams
Lead vocal : Lenny Williams
Background vocals : Emilio Castillo, Mic Gillette & Chester Thompson

05 - Maybe It'll Rub Off 

Arranged by Chester Thompson
Lead vocals : Lenny Williams & Emilio Castillo (Third Verse)
Background vocals : Emilio Castillo, Mic Gillette & Chester Thompson

Side II

01 - (To Say The Least) You're The Most

Arranged by Greg Adams
Lead vocal : Lenny Williams

02 - Willing To Learn

Arranged by Greg Adams
Lead vocal : Lenny Williams
Background vocals : Emilio Castillo, Mic Gillette & Chester Thompson 

03 - Give Me The Proof

Arranged by Greg Adams
Lead vocal : Lenny Williams
Background vocals : Emilio Castillo, Mic Gillette, Chester Thompson & David Bartlett

04 - It Can Never Be The Same

Arranged by Greg Adams
Lead vocal : Lenny Williams
Background vocals : Bootche Anderson, Marilyn Scott & Pepper Watkins

05 - I Believe In Myself

Arranged by Greg Adams
Lead vocal : Lenny Williams
Background vocals : Bootche Anderson, Marilyn Scott & Pepper Watkins

06 - Walkin' Up Hip Street

Arranged by Chester Thompson

Tower Of Power "Hipper Than Hip" (2013) -Soul / Funk-

 Label : Warner Bros. Records / Real Gone Music

Disc One

01 - Intro
02 - Oakland Stroke (David Garibaldi, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
03 - Squib Cakes (Chester Thompson)
04 - This Time It's Real (David Bartlett, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
05 - Soul Vaccination (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
06 - You're Still A Young Man (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
07 - Clean Slate (William J. Fulton, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
08 - So Very Hard To Go (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
09 - Get Yo' Feet Back On The Ground (William J. Fulton)

Disc Two

01 - Intro
02 - Time Will Tell (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
03 - Man From The Past (Lenny Williams, Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
04 - Down To The Nightclub (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & David Garibaldi)
05 - Just When We Start Makin' It (Emilio Castillo, Lenny Williams & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
06 - Knock Yourself Out (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
07 - What Is Ship? (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & David Garibaldi)


Recorded at Ultrasonic Recording Studio, Hempstead, Long Island
Broadcast Over WLIR-FM on May 14, 1974
Recording Provided by Dave Tamarkin
Mastered by Mike Milchner at Sonicvision

Tower Of Power '74 :
Greg Adams : Trumpet
Brent Byars : Congas
Emilio Castillo : Tenor Sax
Bruce Conte : Guitar
David Garibaldi : Drums
Mic Gillette : Trumpet
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Lenny Pickett : Tenor Sax
Francis 'Rocco' Prestia : Bass
Chester Thompson : Keyboards
Lenny Williams : Vocals