Tower Of Power – Soul Vaccination: Tower Of Power Live (1998) [Reissue 2000]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 71:38 minutes | Scans included | 2,88 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans included | 1,48 GB
“All I wanted to do was to get to Sacramento to play the topless bars,” recalls tower of power founder and tenor saxophonist Emilio Castillo about his band’s early days in the late ’60s. Clearly, the funk horn ensemble has accomplished much more than that. A major influence on fusion and smooth jazz, the 10-piece band has recorded albums for Epic, Columbia, and Warner Bros. and continues to tour the summer jazz-festival circuit. Tower’s new album, Soul Vaccination: Tower of Power Live, features 15 of the band’s most popular songs as recorded during a 1998 world tour. Half of the tunes were recorded at the Fillmore in San Francisco, where the band performed frequently back in the day.
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Tower Of Power – Ain’t Nothing Stopping (1976) [Reissue 2016]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 38:11 minutes | Scans included | 1,67 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Scans included | 760 MB
Features Stereo and Multichannel surround sound | Label: Vocalion # 8523 | Genre: Soul
Ain’t Nothin’ Stoppin’ Us Now is an album by American R&B band Tower of Power released in 1976, their first record on Columbia Records. Ron Beck takes up the drummers spot after David Garibaldi exited for a second time. This also would be the last album to feature bassist Francis “Rocco” Prestia as he would go on an extended hiatus from the band until his return in 1986. It is also the only album to feature vocalist Edward McGee.
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Tower Of Power – 50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater – Oakland, CA – June 2018 (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:53:16 minutes | 2,30 GB | Genre: Funk, Soul, R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Artistry Music
Over the course of two electrifying evenings in June 2018, Tower of Power returned to its hometown of Oakland, CA to celebrate half a century of music with family, friends, and a few thousand friends. On Friday, the legendary funk outfit announced 50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater – Oakland, CA June 2018, a live release encapsulating the band’s 50th-anniversary run.
The live album is due for a wide release on March 26th via Artistry Music/Mack Avenue Music Group, but it will also be available for hi-res streaming and download exclusively on Qobuz a month early on February 26th. The full release will come in a variety of formats including a three-LP set, a two-CD/DVD combo, a standalone DVD, as well as digitally.
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Tower of Power – Soul Side of Town (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 59:14 minutes | 1,24 GB | Genre: Funk, Soul
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Artistry Music
Tower of Power – the most dynamic and distinctive band of survivors in Soul Music – is roaring into its unprecedented 50th anniversary with a dynamic disc of all new material. A labor of love, definitively titled Soul Side of Town, this package is charged with 14 filler-free songs. As always, the songs on Tower of Power’s Soul Side of Town were primarily composed by the hit-making team of founding members Emilio Castillo and Stephen “Doc” Kupka who also hold down the world famous 5-man Tower of Power Horns. For the special occasion of Tower of Power’s 50th anniversary, leader Emilio Castillo brought in a most-astute choice in co-producer, Joe Vannelli in addition to mastering engineer Bernie Grundman. Along with the legendary rhythm section drums and bass lock of David Garibaldi and Francis Rocco Prestia, respectively, T.O.P. consists of guitarist Jerry Cortez, Hammond B3 organist/keyboardist Roger Smith, 1st tenor saxophonist Tom Politzer, and trumpeters Adolfo Acosta and Sal Cracchiolo. Soul Side of Town is also blessed with not one but two lead singers: outgoing Ray Greene and incoming Marcus Scott (boldly introduced on several selections, including “Hangin’ With My Baby”). The 10-piece Tower of Power band is prepared to throw down with a celebratory tour that will include sweet spots around the globe.
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