Tower Of Power - East Bay Grease (1970)
01. Knock Yourself Out
02. Social Lubrication
03. The Price
04. Back on the Streets Again
05. The Skunk, the Goose, and the Fly
06. Sparkling in the Sand
Rufus Miller (Lead vocals except "Sparkling in the Sand"); Emilio "Mimi" Castillo (Alto saxophone, vocals, extra greasy vocal on "The Skunk, the Goose, and the Fly"); David Garibaldi (Drums, vibes, background vocals); Greg Adams (First trumpet); Steve Kupka (Baritone saxophone, background vocals); Skip Mesquite (Tenor saxophone, flute, vocals); David Padron (Second trumpet); Frank Prestia (Bass); Rick Stevens (Lead vocal on "Sparkling in the Sand", background vocals); Willy Fulton (Guitar, background vocals); Mic Gillette (Trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn with solo on "Sparkling in the Sand"); Ken Balzell (Trumpet).
Tower Of Power - Bump City (1972)
01. You Got to Funkifize
02. What Happened To The World That Day?
03. Flash In The Pan
04. Gone (In Memory Of Jacqueline Mesquite)
05. You Strike My Main Nerve
06. Down To The Nightclub (Bump City)
07. You're Still A Young Man
08. Skating On Thin Ice
09. Of The Earth
Stephen Kupka (Baritone Saxophone, Vocals); Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass); Brent Byars (Congas, Vocals); David Garibaldi (Drums); Willie James Fulton (Guitar, Vocals); Rick Stevens (Lead Vocals); Jay Spell (Piano, Organ); Skip Mesquite (Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Vocals); Emilio Castillo (Tenor Saxophone, Vocals); Greg Adams (Trumpet, Flugelhorn, French Horn, Piano, Vocals); Mic Gillette (Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Vocals).
Tower Of Power - Tower Of Power (1973)
01. What Is Hip?
02. Clever Girl
03. This Time It's Real
04. Will I Ever Find A Love?
05. Get Yo' Feet Back On The Ground
06. So Very Hard To Go
07. Soul Vaccination
08. Both Sorry Over Nothin'
09. Clean Slate
10. Just Another Day
Lenny Williams (Lead vocals); Chester Thompson (Organ, vocals); Bruce Conte (Guitar, vocals); Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass); Brent Bryars (Conga drums, bongos); David Garibaldi (Drums); Lenny Pickett (1st tenor sax, flute, clarinet, vocals); Emilio Castillo (2nd tenor sax, vocals); Stephen Kupka (Baritone sax, oboe, vocals); Mic Gillette (Trumpet, trombone, fluegelhorn, baritone horn, vocals); Greg Adams (Trumpet, fluegelhorn (solo on So Very Hard To Go), vocals).
Tower Of Power - Back To Oakland (1974)
01. Oakland Stroke...
02. Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream)
03. Just When We Start Makin' It
04. Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)
05. Squib Cakes
06. Time Will Tell
07. Man From The Past
08. Love's Been Gone So Long
09. I Got The Chop
10. Below Us, All The City Lights
11. ...Oakland Stroke
Lenny Pickett (1st tenor sax, alto sax, bass sax, soprano sax, flute, alto flute, piccolo); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone sax, English horn, background vocals); Greg Adams (Trumpet, fluegelhorn, orchestra bells, background vocals); Mic Gillette (Trumpet, fluegelhorn, trombone, bass trombone, background vocals); Bruce Conte (Guitar, background vocals); Chester Thompson (Organ, bass pedals, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, clavinet, background vocals); Emilio Castillo (2nd tenor sax, background vocals); Brent Byars (Conga drums); David Garibaldi (Drums); Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass); Lenny Williams (Lead vocals).
Tower Of Power - Urban Renewal (1974)
01. Only So Much Oil in the Ground
02. Come Back, Baby
03. It's Not the Crime
04. I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To
05. Maybe It'll Rub Off
06. (To Say the Least) You're the Most
07. Willing to Learn
08. Give Me the Proof
09. It Can Never Be the Same
10. I Believe in Myself
11. Walkin' Up Hip Street
Lenny Williams (Lead vocals); Bruce Conte (Guitars, backing vocals); Chester Thompson (Keyboards, organ, acoustic piano, clavinet, backing vocals, bass pedals); Francis "Rocco" Prestia (Bass guitar); David Bartlett (Drums except "Willing To Learn"); David Garibaldi (Drums on "Willing To Learn"); Carter Collins (Congas, percussion); Greg Adams (Trumpet, flugelhorn); Emilio Castillo (Tenor saxophone, backing vocals); Mic Gillette (Trumpet, trombone, backing vocals); Stephen Kupka (Baritone saxophone); Lenny Pickett (Clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute, baritone, tenor & soprano saxophones); Bootche Anderson, Marilyn Scott, Pepper Watkins (Vocals).
Tower Of Power - In The Slot (1975)
01. Just Enough and Too Much
02. Treat Me Like Your Man
03. If I Play My Cards Right
04. As Surely As I Stand Here
05. Fanfare: Matanuska
06. On the Serious Side
07. Ebony Jam
08. You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous
09. Vuela Por Noche
10. Essence of Innocence
11. The Soul of a Child
12. Drop It in the Slot
Hubert Tubbs (Lead vocals); Bruce Conte (Guitar, vocals); Chester Thompson (Organ, bass pedals, piano, clavinet, ARP ensemble,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, vocals (co-lead on "You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous"); Steve Kupka Baritone sax); Mic Gillette (Trumpet, trombone, fluegelhorn, piccolo trumpet, bass,trombone, vocals); Greg Adams (Trumpet (solo in "Vuela Por Noche"), fluegelhorn (solo in "Ebony Jam").
Tower Of Power - Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now (1976)
01. Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now
02. By Your Side
03. Make Someone Happy
04. Doin' Alright
05. Because I Think The World Of You
06. You Ought To Be Havin' Fun
07. Can't Stand To See The Slaughter
08. It's So Nice
09. Deal With It
10. While We Went To The Moon
Greg Adams (Trumpet, conductor, flugelhorn, vocals, producer, horn arrangements, string arrangements); Ron E. Beck (Vocals, drums, snare drum); Emilio Castillo (Tenor saxophone, vocals); Bruce Conte (Guitar, vocals); Mic Gillette (Percussion, trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn, baritone, bass trombone, vocals); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone saxophone); Bill Lamb (Trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn); Edward McGee (Vocals); Lenny Pickett (Alto and tenor saxophones, lyricon); Francis Prestia (Bass guitar); Patricia Henley, Melba Joyce, Carol Rogers, Ivory Stone (Background vocals); Chester Thompson (Organ, synthesizer, acoustic piano, keyboards, vocals, clavinet, Moog synthesizer, bass pedals, horn arrangements, string arrangements).
Tower Of Power - Live And In Living Color (1976)
01. Down To The Nightclub (Bump City)
02. You're Still A Young Man
03. What Is Hip?
04. Sparkling In The Sand
05. Knock Yourself Out
Lenny Pickett (Flute, Saxophone, Sax Alto, Sax Tenor); Francis "Rocco" Prestia (Bass); Hubert Tubbs (Vocals); Stephen Kupka (Sax Baritone, Vocals); Greg Adams (Trumpet, Vocals, Flugelhorn, Horn); Chester Thompson (Organ, Keyboards, Vocals, Clavinet); Emilio Castillo (Sax Tenor, Vocals); Bruce Conte (Guitar, Vocals); David Garibaldi (Drums); Mic Gillette (Trombone, Horn, Vocals, Piccolo, Flugelhorn, Trumpet); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Saxophone, Vocals, Sax Baritone).
Tower Of Power - We Came To Play (1978)
01. We Came To Play
02. Lovin' You Is Gonna See Me Through
03. Let Me Touch You
04. Yin-Yang Thang
05. Share My Life
06. Bittersweet Soul Music
07. Am I A Fool
08. Love Bug
09. Somewhere Down The Road
Victor Conte (Bass); Ronnie Beck (Drums, Backing Vocals); Bruce Conte (Guitar, Backing Vocals); Michael Jeffries (Lead Vocals); Chester Thompson (Organ, Clavinet, Piano, Backing Vocals); Steven Kupka (Saxophone); Emilio Castillo (Saxophone, Backing Vocals); Lenny Pickett (Saxophone, Synthesizer, Clarinet, Flute); Greg Adams (Trumpet, Flugelhorn); Mic Gillette (Trumpet, Trombone, Flugelhorn, Backing Vocals).
Tower Of Power - Back On The Streets (1979)
01. Rock Baby
02. Our Love
03. Heaven Must Have Made You
04. And You Know It
05. Nowhere To Run
06. Something Calls Me
07. It Takes Two (To Make It Happen)
08. In Due Time
09. Just Make A Move (And Be Yourself)
Vito Sanfilippo (Bass); Chester Thompson (Clavinet, organ, piano); David Garibaldi (Drums); Danny Hoefer (Guitar); Michael Jeffries (Lead Vocals); Emilio Castillo, Lenny Pickett, Steven Kupka (Saxophone); Lenny Pickett (Synthesizer); Mic Gillette (Trombone, Trumpet, Flugelhorn); Greg Adams (Trumpet, Flugelhorn); Chester Thompson, Emilio Castillo, Greg Adams, Lenny Pickett, Mic Gillette, Michael Jeffries, Steven Kupka, Vito Sanfilippo (Vocals).
Tower Of Power - Power (1988)
01. Baby's Got The Power
02. Credit
03. Some Days Were Meant For Rain
04. Boys Night Out
05. Ball And Chain
06. Through Lovers Eyes
07. Count On Me
08. On The One
09. Up Against Yourself
Richard Elliot (Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Lyricon); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone Saxophone); Francis "Rocco" Prestia (Bass); Mick Mestek (Drums); Willie Fulton (Guitar, Vocals); Lee Thornburg (Vocals); Ellis Hall (Vocals, Keyboards, Rhythm Guitar); Emilio Castillo (Tenor Saxophone, Vocals); Greg Adams, Lee Thornburg (Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals).
Tower Of Power - Monster On A Leash (1991)
01. Little Knowledge (Is A Dangerous Thing)
02. How Could This Happen To Me
03. Who Do You Think You Are
04. Attitude Dance
05. You Can't Fall Up (You Just Fall Down)
06. Funk The Dumb Stuff
07. Believe It
08. Personal Possessions
09. Miss Trouble (Got a Lot of Nerve)
10. Keep Your Monster on a Leash
11. Someone New
12. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
Tom Bowes (Vocals); Carmen Grillo (Guitar, vocals); Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass); Russ McKinnon (Drums, percussion); Nick Milo (Keyboards); Steve Grove (Alto & tenor saxophone); Emilio Castillo (Tenor saxophone, lead vocals on "Funk The Dumb Stuff"); Stephen 'Doc' Kupka (Baritone saxophone); Greg Adams (Trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals); Lee Thornburg (Trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, lead vocals on "Keep Your Monster on a Leash").
Tower Of Power - T.O.P (1993)
01. Soul With a Capital 'S'
02. It All Comes Back
03. Please Come Back (To Stay)
04. The Real Deal
05. Come to a Decision
06. Cruise Control
07. The Educated Bump Part 1
08. Mama Lied
09. Quiet Scream
10. I Like Your Style
11. You
12. South of the Boulevard
13. Come on With It
14. The Educated Bump Part 2
Tom Bowes (Vocals, background vocals); Carmen Grillo (Guitar, background vocals); Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass); Russ McKinnon (Drums, percussion); Nick Milo (Keyboards); Emilio Castillo (Tenor saxophone, background vocals); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone saxophone); Greg Adams (Trumpet, flugelhorn, horn arrangements); Lee Thornburg (Trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, vocals); Lenny Pickett, Brandon Fields (Saxophone), Paul Perez (Tenor saxophone, alto saxophone); Poncho Sanchez (Congas on "South of the Boulevard", "You").
Tower Of Power - Souled Out (1995)
01. Souled Out
02. Taxed To The Max
03. Keep Comin' Back
04. Soothe You
05. Do You Wanna (Make Love To Me)
06. Lovin' You Forever
07. Gotta Make A Change
08. Diggin' On James Brown
09. Sexy Soul
10. Just Like You
11. Once You Get A Taste
12. Undercurrent
Emilio Castillo (Tenor saxophone, background vocals, lead vocals on "Diggin' on James Brown"); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone saxophone); Barry Danielian (Trumpet, flugelhorn); Bill Churchville (Trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone); Brandon Fields (Saxophones); Francis "Rocco" Prestia (Bass); Carmen Grillo (Guitar, background vocals); Nick Milo (Keyboards, background vocals); Herman Matthews (Drums, percussion); Lenny Castro (Percussion); Jeff Lorber (Guitar); Brent Carter (Lead and background vocals).
Tower Of Power - Rhythm And Business (1997)
01. So I Got To Groove
02. Crazy For You
03. East Bay Way
04. Unconditional Love
05. You Do The Math
06. The More You Know
07. Recapture The Magic
08. What's Your Trip
09. Rhythm And Business
10. Don't Knock Me Down
11. That Was Then And This Is Now
12. It Really Doesn't Matter
13. Spank-A-Dang
Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone Saxophone); Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass); Herman Matthews (Drums); Jeff Tamelier (Guitar); Nick Milo (Keyboards); Emilio Castillo, John Scarpulla (Tenor Saxophone); Mic Gillette (Trombone, Trumpet); Barry Danielian, Bill Churchville (Trumpet).
Tower Of Power - Direct (Plus!) (1998)
01. Fanfare / You Know It
02. You're Gonna Need Me
03. Squibcakes
04. That's Why I Sing
05. What Is Hip
06. Never Let Go Of Love
07. Fanfare / You Know It (Plus!)
08. Squibcakes (Plus!)
09. That's Why I Sing (Plus!)
10. What Is Hip (Plus!)
Vito San Filippo (Bass); Greg Adams, Mic Gillette, Rick Waychesko (Brass); Mark Sanders (Drums); Willie Fulton (Guitar); Chester Thompson (Keyboards); Victor Feldman (Percussion); Emilio Castillo, Lenny Pickett, Stephen Kupka (Saxophone); Michael Jeffries (Vocals); Edie Lehmann, James Gilstrap, Oren Waters (Vocals [Guest Singer]).
Tower Of Power - Dinosaur Tracks (1999)
01. Credit
02. You're Something Special
03. Why Do You Do My Heart Like That
04. Simple As That
05. Your Love Is Like A Little Rain
06. Move You Lose
07. I Think You'll Like It
08. Never Let Go Of Love
09. Got To Have Your Lovin'
10. I Want To Lovr You More (Than Words Will Ever Say)
11. Can't You Feel It?
12. You Took The "L" Out Of Love
13. You Tought Me To Love
14. That's Why I Sing
Marc Russo (Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone Saxophone); Vito Sanfilippo (Bass); Mark Sanders, Victor Patterson (Drums); Willie James Fulton (Guitar, Backing Vocals); Michael Jeffries (Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals); Chester Thompson (Organ [Hammond B3], Piano, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals); Emilio Castillo (Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals); Lenny Pickett (Tenor Saxophone); Greg Adams (Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Backing Vocals); Mic Gillette (Trumpet, Trombone, Backing Vocals).
Tower Of Power - Soul Vaccination [Live] (1999)
01. Soul With A Capital ‘S’
02. I Like Your Style
03. Soul Vaccination
04. Down To The Night Club (Bump City)
05. Willin’ To Learn
06. Souled Out
07. Diggin’ On James Brown
08. To Say The Least You’re The Most
09. You Strike My Main Nerve
10. Can’t You See (You Doin’ Me Wrong)
11. You Got To Funkifize
12. So Very Hard To Go
13. What Is Hip
14. You’re Still A Young Man
15. So I Got To Groove
Brent Carter (Vocals); Emilio Castillo (Tenor Saxophone, Vocals); Stephen Kupka (Baritone Saxophone); Norbert Stachel (Tenor Saxophone); Jesse McGuire (Trumpet); Bill Churchville (Trumpet, Flugelhorn); Nick Milo (Piano, Vocals); Francis Prestia (Bass); David Garibaldi (Drums); Jeff Tamelier (Guitar).
Tower Of Power - Soul With A Capital "S" [The Best Of Tower Of Power] (2002)
01. Attitude Dance
02. Soul With A Capital 'S'
03. Souled Out
04. So I Got To Groove
05. Diggin' On James Brown
06. Funk The Dumb Stuff
07. I Love That Girl So Much (Previously Unreleased)
08. You Ought To Be Havin' Fun
09. And You Know It
10. Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now
11. We Came To Play
12. So Very Hard To Go (Live)
13. You're Still A Young Man (Live)
14. What Is Hip? (Live)
Tower Of Power - Oakland Zone (2003)
01. Eastside
02. Give Me Your Love
03. Get What You Want
04. Could've Done It Better
05. This Type Of Funk
06. Pocketful Of Soul
07. Remember Love
08. Oakland Zone
09. Life Is What You Make It
10. Happy Bout That
11. Stranger In My Own House
12. Back In The Day
13. Page One
14. Eastside
Emilio Castillo (Vocals, tenor saxophone); Larry Braggs (Vocals); Jeff Tamelier (Guitar, background vocals); Tom Politzer (Alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone saxophone); Mike Bogart (Trumpet, flugel horn, trombone); Adolfo Acosta (Trumpet, flugel horn); Roger Smith (Keyboards, background vocals); Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass); David Garibaldi (Drums).
Additional personnel: Sid Page, Berj Garabedian, Arman Garabedian, John Wittenberg (Violin); Diane Louie (Synthesizer strings); Sakai, Nikita Germaine, John Lee Sanders (Background vocals).
Tower Of Power - The East Bay Archive, Vol. I (2008)
01. Check It Out (Instrumental)
02. What Is Hip?
03. Clean Slate
04. So Very Hard to Go
05. You're Still a Young Man
06. Soul Vaccination
07. This Time It's Real
08. Back on the Streets
09. Don't Change Horses
10. Knock Yourself Out
11. Main Nerve
12. Get Yo' Feet Back on the Ground
13. Sparkling in the Sand
14. Both Sorry over Nothin'
15. Down to the Nightclub
16. You Got to Funkifize
17. Just Another Day
18. Don't Fight It
Tower Of Power 1973:
Lenny Williams (Lead Vocals); Mic Gillette, Greg Adams (Trumpet, Vocals); Emilio Castillo (Tenor Saxophone, Vocals); Lenny Pickett (Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Vocals); Stephen “Doc” Kupka (Baritone Saxophone); Chester Thompson (Keyboards, Vocals); Bruce Conte (Guitar, Vocals); Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass); David Garibaldi (Drums); Brent Byars (Congas).
Recorded Live at K-K-K-Katy’s – Boston, Massachusetts, April 23, 1973
Tower Of Power - Great American Soulbook (2009)
01. You Met Your Match
02. I Thank You (featuring Tom Jones)
03. Loveland
04. It Takes Two (featuring Joss Stone)
05. Me & Mrs. Jones
06. Star Time [Tribute to James Brown]
07. Mr. Pitiful (featuring Sam Moor)
08. Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel
09. Since You've Been Gone [Baby, Baby, Sweet Baby]
10. [Heaven Must Have Sent] Your Precious Love (featuring Joss Stone)
11. 634-5789-featuring Huey Lewis
12. Who Is He [And What Is He To You]?
Larry Braggs (Vocals, background vocals); Tom Politzer (Saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Emilio Castillo (Tenor saxophone); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone saxophone); Michael Bogart (Trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone); Adolfo Acosta (Trumpet, flugelhorn); Roger Smith (Keyboards); Francis "Rocco" Prestia (Bass instrument); David Garibaldi (Drums, drum); Huey Lewis, Joss Stone (Vocals); Mark Harper, Bruce Conte (Guitar); George Duke (Keyboards); Charlean Carmon (Background vocals).
Tower Of Power - 40th Anniversary (Live) (2011)
01. We Came To Play
02. Soul With a Capital “S”
03. Can’t Stand To See the Slaughter
04. Down To the Nightclub
05. It’s Not the Crime
06. You Got To Funkifize
07. As Surely As I Stand Here
08. I Got to Groove
09. This Time It’s Real
10. Souled Out
11. Time Will Tell
12. Only So Much Oil In the Ground
13. Credit
14. A Little Knowledge (Is a Dangerous Thing)
15. What Is Hip?
16. You’re Still a Young Man
17. Knock Yourself Out
Emilio Castillo (Tenor Sax and vocals); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone Sax); Rocco Prestia (Bass); David Garibaldi (Drums); Adolfo Acosta (Trumpet); Mike Bogart (Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone); Tom E. Politzer (Tenor Sax); Roger Smith (Keyboards); Mark Harper (Guitar); Larry Braggs (Lead Vocalist).
Tower Of Power - Hipper Than Hip Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow (2013)
Cd 1:
01. Intro
02. Oakland Stroke
03. Squib Cakes
04. This Time It's Real
05. Soul Vaccination
06. You're Still a Young Man
07. Clean Slate
08. So Very Hard to Go
09. Get Yo' Feet Back on the Ground
Cd 2:
01. Intro
02. Time Will Tell
03. Man from the Past
04. Down to the Nightclub
05. Just When We Start Makin' It
06. Knock Yourself Out
07. What Is Hip?
Stephen (Doc) Kupka (Baritone Saxophone); Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass); Brent Byars (Congas); David Garibaldi (Drums); Bruce Conte (Guitar); Chester Thompson (Keyboards); Emilio Castillo, Lenny Pickett (Tenor Saxophone); Greg Adams, Mic Gillette (Trumpet); Lenny Williams (Vocals).
Tower Of Power - Soul Side Of Town (2018)
01. East Bay! All Day!
02. Hangin' With My Baby
03. Do You Like That?
04. On The Soul Side Of Town
05. Do It With Soul
06. Love Must Be Patient And Kind
07. Butter Fried
08. Selah
09. Let It Go
10. Stop
11. When Love Takes Control
12. After Hours
13. Can't Stop Thinking About You
14. East Bay! Oakland Style!
Stephen Kupka (Baritone Saxophone); Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass Guitar); Chuck Hansen (Bass Saxophone); David Garibaldi (Drums); Jerry Cortez (Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar, Baritone Guitar, Sitar, Backing Vocals); Joe Vannelli (Keyboards); Roger Smith (Keyboards, Organ); Tom Politzer (Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute); Emilio Castillo (Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals); Ray Greene (Trombone, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals); Adolfo Acosta, Sal Cracchiolo (Trumpet, Flugelhorn); Scott Marcus (Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals); Leah Meux, Melanie Jackson-Cracchiolo, Tiwana Porter (Backing Vocals).
Tower of Power - Step Up (2020)
01. East Bay! All the Way!
02. Step Up
03. The Story of You and I
04. Who Would Have Thought?
05. Addicted to You
06. Look in My Eyes
07. You da One
08. Sleeping with You Baby
09. If It's Tea Give Me Coffee
10. Beyond My Wildest Dreams
11. Any Excuse Will Do
12. If You Wanna Be a Winner
13. Let's Celebrate Our Love
14. East Bay! Oaktown All the Way!
Emilio Castillo (Tenor saxophone, vocals, background vocals); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone saxophone); Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass guitar); David Garibaldi (Drums); Roger Smith (Keyboards, Hammond B3 organ, vocals); Jerry Cortez (Guitars, background vocals, electric sitar); Tom E. Politzer (Tenor saxophone, alto saxophone); Adolfo Acosta, Sal Cracchiolo (Trumpet, flugelhorn); Marcus Scott, Ray Greene (Vocals, background vocals; Joe Vannelli (Keyboards, vibes, marimba); Chuck Hansen (Bass saxophone); Leah Meux, Tiwana Porter, Melanie Jackson (Background vocals); Dave Eskridge (Horn and string arrangements).
Tower Of Power - 50 Years Of Funk And Soul (Live At The Fox Theater Oakland, Ca June 2018) (2021)
01. Stroke ’75
02. Ain’t Nothing Stopping Us Now
03. You Ought To Be Having Fun
04. Soul With A Capital ''S''
05. Stop
06. You’re So Wonderful, So Marvelous
07. On The Serious Side
08. Just When We Start Makin’ It
09. Soul Vaccination
10. What Is Hip? / Soul Power
11. Do You Like That?
12. Drop It In The Slot
13. Can’t You See (You Doin’ Me Wrong)?
14. Maybe It’ll Rub Off
15. Don’t Change Horses
16. Squib Cakes
17. On The Soul Side Of Town
18. Diggin’ On James Brown (Medley): Diggin’ On James Brown / It’s A New Day / Mother Popcorn / There It Is / I Got The Feelin’
19. So Very Hard To Go
20. Knock Yourself Out
21. You’re Still A Young Man
22. Souled Out (Live)
Stephen 'Doc" Kupka (Baritone Saxophone); Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, Marc Van Wageningen (Bass); David Garibaldi (Drums); Sal Cracchiolo (Flugelhorn, Backing Vocals, Trumpet); Jerry Cortez (Guitar, Backing Vocals); Dave Eskridge (Keyboards); Roger Smith (Keyboards, Backing Vocals); Chester Thompson (Organ [Hammond B3]); Emilio Castillo (Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals); Tower Of Power Funky Strings (Strings); Lenny Pickett (Tenor Saxophone); Tom Politzer (Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals); Ray Greene (Trombone); Adolfo Acosta (Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Backing Vocals); Emilio Castillo, Marcus Scott (Lead Vocals); Melanie Jackson, Tony Lindsay (Backing Vocals).
Enlace
01. Knock Yourself Out
02. Social Lubrication
03. The Price
04. Back on the Streets Again
05. The Skunk, the Goose, and the Fly
06. Sparkling in the Sand
Rufus Miller (Lead vocals except "Sparkling in the Sand"); Emilio "Mimi" Castillo (Alto saxophone, vocals, extra greasy vocal on "The Skunk, the Goose, and the Fly"); David Garibaldi (Drums, vibes, background vocals); Greg Adams (First trumpet); Steve Kupka (Baritone saxophone, background vocals); Skip Mesquite (Tenor saxophone, flute, vocals); David Padron (Second trumpet); Frank Prestia (Bass); Rick Stevens (Lead vocal on "Sparkling in the Sand", background vocals); Willy Fulton (Guitar, background vocals); Mic Gillette (Trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn with solo on "Sparkling in the Sand"); Ken Balzell (Trumpet).
Tower Of Power - Bump City (1972)
01. You Got to Funkifize
02. What Happened To The World That Day?
03. Flash In The Pan
04. Gone (In Memory Of Jacqueline Mesquite)
05. You Strike My Main Nerve
06. Down To The Nightclub (Bump City)
07. You're Still A Young Man
08. Skating On Thin Ice
09. Of The Earth
Stephen Kupka (Baritone Saxophone, Vocals); Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass); Brent Byars (Congas, Vocals); David Garibaldi (Drums); Willie James Fulton (Guitar, Vocals); Rick Stevens (Lead Vocals); Jay Spell (Piano, Organ); Skip Mesquite (Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Vocals); Emilio Castillo (Tenor Saxophone, Vocals); Greg Adams (Trumpet, Flugelhorn, French Horn, Piano, Vocals); Mic Gillette (Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Vocals).
Tower Of Power - Tower Of Power (1973)
01. What Is Hip?
02. Clever Girl
03. This Time It's Real
04. Will I Ever Find A Love?
05. Get Yo' Feet Back On The Ground
06. So Very Hard To Go
07. Soul Vaccination
08. Both Sorry Over Nothin'
09. Clean Slate
10. Just Another Day
Lenny Williams (Lead vocals); Chester Thompson (Organ, vocals); Bruce Conte (Guitar, vocals); Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass); Brent Bryars (Conga drums, bongos); David Garibaldi (Drums); Lenny Pickett (1st tenor sax, flute, clarinet, vocals); Emilio Castillo (2nd tenor sax, vocals); Stephen Kupka (Baritone sax, oboe, vocals); Mic Gillette (Trumpet, trombone, fluegelhorn, baritone horn, vocals); Greg Adams (Trumpet, fluegelhorn (solo on So Very Hard To Go), vocals).
Tower Of Power - Back To Oakland (1974)
01. Oakland Stroke...
02. Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream)
03. Just When We Start Makin' It
04. Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)
05. Squib Cakes
06. Time Will Tell
07. Man From The Past
08. Love's Been Gone So Long
09. I Got The Chop
10. Below Us, All The City Lights
11. ...Oakland Stroke
Lenny Pickett (1st tenor sax, alto sax, bass sax, soprano sax, flute, alto flute, piccolo); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone sax, English horn, background vocals); Greg Adams (Trumpet, fluegelhorn, orchestra bells, background vocals); Mic Gillette (Trumpet, fluegelhorn, trombone, bass trombone, background vocals); Bruce Conte (Guitar, background vocals); Chester Thompson (Organ, bass pedals, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, clavinet, background vocals); Emilio Castillo (2nd tenor sax, background vocals); Brent Byars (Conga drums); David Garibaldi (Drums); Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass); Lenny Williams (Lead vocals).
Tower Of Power - Urban Renewal (1974)
01. Only So Much Oil in the Ground
02. Come Back, Baby
03. It's Not the Crime
04. I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To
05. Maybe It'll Rub Off
06. (To Say the Least) You're the Most
07. Willing to Learn
08. Give Me the Proof
09. It Can Never Be the Same
10. I Believe in Myself
11. Walkin' Up Hip Street
Lenny Williams (Lead vocals); Bruce Conte (Guitars, backing vocals); Chester Thompson (Keyboards, organ, acoustic piano, clavinet, backing vocals, bass pedals); Francis "Rocco" Prestia (Bass guitar); David Bartlett (Drums except "Willing To Learn"); David Garibaldi (Drums on "Willing To Learn"); Carter Collins (Congas, percussion); Greg Adams (Trumpet, flugelhorn); Emilio Castillo (Tenor saxophone, backing vocals); Mic Gillette (Trumpet, trombone, backing vocals); Stephen Kupka (Baritone saxophone); Lenny Pickett (Clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute, baritone, tenor & soprano saxophones); Bootche Anderson, Marilyn Scott, Pepper Watkins (Vocals).
Tower Of Power - In The Slot (1975)
01. Just Enough and Too Much
02. Treat Me Like Your Man
03. If I Play My Cards Right
04. As Surely As I Stand Here
05. Fanfare: Matanuska
06. On the Serious Side
07. Ebony Jam
08. You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous
09. Vuela Por Noche
10. Essence of Innocence
11. The Soul of a Child
12. Drop It in the Slot
Hubert Tubbs (Lead vocals); Bruce Conte (Guitar, vocals); Chester Thompson (Organ, bass pedals, piano, clavinet, ARP ensemble,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, vocals (co-lead on "You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous"); Steve Kupka Baritone sax); Mic Gillette (Trumpet, trombone, fluegelhorn, piccolo trumpet, bass,trombone, vocals); Greg Adams (Trumpet (solo in "Vuela Por Noche"), fluegelhorn (solo in "Ebony Jam").
Tower Of Power - Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now (1976)
01. Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now
02. By Your Side
03. Make Someone Happy
04. Doin' Alright
05. Because I Think The World Of You
06. You Ought To Be Havin' Fun
07. Can't Stand To See The Slaughter
08. It's So Nice
09. Deal With It
10. While We Went To The Moon
Greg Adams (Trumpet, conductor, flugelhorn, vocals, producer, horn arrangements, string arrangements); Ron E. Beck (Vocals, drums, snare drum); Emilio Castillo (Tenor saxophone, vocals); Bruce Conte (Guitar, vocals); Mic Gillette (Percussion, trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn, baritone, bass trombone, vocals); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone saxophone); Bill Lamb (Trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn); Edward McGee (Vocals); Lenny Pickett (Alto and tenor saxophones, lyricon); Francis Prestia (Bass guitar); Patricia Henley, Melba Joyce, Carol Rogers, Ivory Stone (Background vocals); Chester Thompson (Organ, synthesizer, acoustic piano, keyboards, vocals, clavinet, Moog synthesizer, bass pedals, horn arrangements, string arrangements).
Tower Of Power - Live And In Living Color (1976)
01. Down To The Nightclub (Bump City)
02. You're Still A Young Man
03. What Is Hip?
04. Sparkling In The Sand
05. Knock Yourself Out
Lenny Pickett (Flute, Saxophone, Sax Alto, Sax Tenor); Francis "Rocco" Prestia (Bass); Hubert Tubbs (Vocals); Stephen Kupka (Sax Baritone, Vocals); Greg Adams (Trumpet, Vocals, Flugelhorn, Horn); Chester Thompson (Organ, Keyboards, Vocals, Clavinet); Emilio Castillo (Sax Tenor, Vocals); Bruce Conte (Guitar, Vocals); David Garibaldi (Drums); Mic Gillette (Trombone, Horn, Vocals, Piccolo, Flugelhorn, Trumpet); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Saxophone, Vocals, Sax Baritone).
Tower Of Power - We Came To Play (1978)
01. We Came To Play
02. Lovin' You Is Gonna See Me Through
03. Let Me Touch You
04. Yin-Yang Thang
05. Share My Life
06. Bittersweet Soul Music
07. Am I A Fool
08. Love Bug
09. Somewhere Down The Road
Victor Conte (Bass); Ronnie Beck (Drums, Backing Vocals); Bruce Conte (Guitar, Backing Vocals); Michael Jeffries (Lead Vocals); Chester Thompson (Organ, Clavinet, Piano, Backing Vocals); Steven Kupka (Saxophone); Emilio Castillo (Saxophone, Backing Vocals); Lenny Pickett (Saxophone, Synthesizer, Clarinet, Flute); Greg Adams (Trumpet, Flugelhorn); Mic Gillette (Trumpet, Trombone, Flugelhorn, Backing Vocals).
Tower Of Power - Back On The Streets (1979)
01. Rock Baby
02. Our Love
03. Heaven Must Have Made You
04. And You Know It
05. Nowhere To Run
06. Something Calls Me
07. It Takes Two (To Make It Happen)
08. In Due Time
09. Just Make A Move (And Be Yourself)
Vito Sanfilippo (Bass); Chester Thompson (Clavinet, organ, piano); David Garibaldi (Drums); Danny Hoefer (Guitar); Michael Jeffries (Lead Vocals); Emilio Castillo, Lenny Pickett, Steven Kupka (Saxophone); Lenny Pickett (Synthesizer); Mic Gillette (Trombone, Trumpet, Flugelhorn); Greg Adams (Trumpet, Flugelhorn); Chester Thompson, Emilio Castillo, Greg Adams, Lenny Pickett, Mic Gillette, Michael Jeffries, Steven Kupka, Vito Sanfilippo (Vocals).
Tower Of Power - Power (1988)
01. Baby's Got The Power
02. Credit
03. Some Days Were Meant For Rain
04. Boys Night Out
05. Ball And Chain
06. Through Lovers Eyes
07. Count On Me
08. On The One
09. Up Against Yourself
Richard Elliot (Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Lyricon); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone Saxophone); Francis "Rocco" Prestia (Bass); Mick Mestek (Drums); Willie Fulton (Guitar, Vocals); Lee Thornburg (Vocals); Ellis Hall (Vocals, Keyboards, Rhythm Guitar); Emilio Castillo (Tenor Saxophone, Vocals); Greg Adams, Lee Thornburg (Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals).
Tower Of Power - Monster On A Leash (1991)
01. Little Knowledge (Is A Dangerous Thing)
02. How Could This Happen To Me
03. Who Do You Think You Are
04. Attitude Dance
05. You Can't Fall Up (You Just Fall Down)
06. Funk The Dumb Stuff
07. Believe It
08. Personal Possessions
09. Miss Trouble (Got a Lot of Nerve)
10. Keep Your Monster on a Leash
11. Someone New
12. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
Tom Bowes (Vocals); Carmen Grillo (Guitar, vocals); Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass); Russ McKinnon (Drums, percussion); Nick Milo (Keyboards); Steve Grove (Alto & tenor saxophone); Emilio Castillo (Tenor saxophone, lead vocals on "Funk The Dumb Stuff"); Stephen 'Doc' Kupka (Baritone saxophone); Greg Adams (Trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals); Lee Thornburg (Trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, lead vocals on "Keep Your Monster on a Leash").
Tower Of Power - T.O.P (1993)
01. Soul With a Capital 'S'
02. It All Comes Back
03. Please Come Back (To Stay)
04. The Real Deal
05. Come to a Decision
06. Cruise Control
07. The Educated Bump Part 1
08. Mama Lied
09. Quiet Scream
10. I Like Your Style
11. You
12. South of the Boulevard
13. Come on With It
14. The Educated Bump Part 2
Tom Bowes (Vocals, background vocals); Carmen Grillo (Guitar, background vocals); Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass); Russ McKinnon (Drums, percussion); Nick Milo (Keyboards); Emilio Castillo (Tenor saxophone, background vocals); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone saxophone); Greg Adams (Trumpet, flugelhorn, horn arrangements); Lee Thornburg (Trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, vocals); Lenny Pickett, Brandon Fields (Saxophone), Paul Perez (Tenor saxophone, alto saxophone); Poncho Sanchez (Congas on "South of the Boulevard", "You").
Tower Of Power - Souled Out (1995)
01. Souled Out
02. Taxed To The Max
03. Keep Comin' Back
04. Soothe You
05. Do You Wanna (Make Love To Me)
06. Lovin' You Forever
07. Gotta Make A Change
08. Diggin' On James Brown
09. Sexy Soul
10. Just Like You
11. Once You Get A Taste
12. Undercurrent
Emilio Castillo (Tenor saxophone, background vocals, lead vocals on "Diggin' on James Brown"); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone saxophone); Barry Danielian (Trumpet, flugelhorn); Bill Churchville (Trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone); Brandon Fields (Saxophones); Francis "Rocco" Prestia (Bass); Carmen Grillo (Guitar, background vocals); Nick Milo (Keyboards, background vocals); Herman Matthews (Drums, percussion); Lenny Castro (Percussion); Jeff Lorber (Guitar); Brent Carter (Lead and background vocals).
Tower Of Power - Rhythm And Business (1997)
01. So I Got To Groove
02. Crazy For You
03. East Bay Way
04. Unconditional Love
05. You Do The Math
06. The More You Know
07. Recapture The Magic
08. What's Your Trip
09. Rhythm And Business
10. Don't Knock Me Down
11. That Was Then And This Is Now
12. It Really Doesn't Matter
13. Spank-A-Dang
Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone Saxophone); Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass); Herman Matthews (Drums); Jeff Tamelier (Guitar); Nick Milo (Keyboards); Emilio Castillo, John Scarpulla (Tenor Saxophone); Mic Gillette (Trombone, Trumpet); Barry Danielian, Bill Churchville (Trumpet).
Tower Of Power - Direct (Plus!) (1998)
01. Fanfare / You Know It
02. You're Gonna Need Me
03. Squibcakes
04. That's Why I Sing
05. What Is Hip
06. Never Let Go Of Love
07. Fanfare / You Know It (Plus!)
08. Squibcakes (Plus!)
09. That's Why I Sing (Plus!)
10. What Is Hip (Plus!)
Vito San Filippo (Bass); Greg Adams, Mic Gillette, Rick Waychesko (Brass); Mark Sanders (Drums); Willie Fulton (Guitar); Chester Thompson (Keyboards); Victor Feldman (Percussion); Emilio Castillo, Lenny Pickett, Stephen Kupka (Saxophone); Michael Jeffries (Vocals); Edie Lehmann, James Gilstrap, Oren Waters (Vocals [Guest Singer]).
Tower Of Power - Dinosaur Tracks (1999)
01. Credit
02. You're Something Special
03. Why Do You Do My Heart Like That
04. Simple As That
05. Your Love Is Like A Little Rain
06. Move You Lose
07. I Think You'll Like It
08. Never Let Go Of Love
09. Got To Have Your Lovin'
10. I Want To Lovr You More (Than Words Will Ever Say)
11. Can't You Feel It?
12. You Took The "L" Out Of Love
13. You Tought Me To Love
14. That's Why I Sing
Marc Russo (Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone Saxophone); Vito Sanfilippo (Bass); Mark Sanders, Victor Patterson (Drums); Willie James Fulton (Guitar, Backing Vocals); Michael Jeffries (Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals); Chester Thompson (Organ [Hammond B3], Piano, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals); Emilio Castillo (Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals); Lenny Pickett (Tenor Saxophone); Greg Adams (Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Backing Vocals); Mic Gillette (Trumpet, Trombone, Backing Vocals).
Tower Of Power - Soul Vaccination [Live] (1999)
01. Soul With A Capital ‘S’
02. I Like Your Style
03. Soul Vaccination
04. Down To The Night Club (Bump City)
05. Willin’ To Learn
06. Souled Out
07. Diggin’ On James Brown
08. To Say The Least You’re The Most
09. You Strike My Main Nerve
10. Can’t You See (You Doin’ Me Wrong)
11. You Got To Funkifize
12. So Very Hard To Go
13. What Is Hip
14. You’re Still A Young Man
15. So I Got To Groove
Brent Carter (Vocals); Emilio Castillo (Tenor Saxophone, Vocals); Stephen Kupka (Baritone Saxophone); Norbert Stachel (Tenor Saxophone); Jesse McGuire (Trumpet); Bill Churchville (Trumpet, Flugelhorn); Nick Milo (Piano, Vocals); Francis Prestia (Bass); David Garibaldi (Drums); Jeff Tamelier (Guitar).
Tower Of Power - Soul With A Capital "S" [The Best Of Tower Of Power] (2002)
01. Attitude Dance
02. Soul With A Capital 'S'
03. Souled Out
04. So I Got To Groove
05. Diggin' On James Brown
06. Funk The Dumb Stuff
07. I Love That Girl So Much (Previously Unreleased)
08. You Ought To Be Havin' Fun
09. And You Know It
10. Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now
11. We Came To Play
12. So Very Hard To Go (Live)
13. You're Still A Young Man (Live)
14. What Is Hip? (Live)
Tower Of Power - Oakland Zone (2003)
01. Eastside
02. Give Me Your Love
03. Get What You Want
04. Could've Done It Better
05. This Type Of Funk
06. Pocketful Of Soul
07. Remember Love
08. Oakland Zone
09. Life Is What You Make It
10. Happy Bout That
11. Stranger In My Own House
12. Back In The Day
13. Page One
14. Eastside
Emilio Castillo (Vocals, tenor saxophone); Larry Braggs (Vocals); Jeff Tamelier (Guitar, background vocals); Tom Politzer (Alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone saxophone); Mike Bogart (Trumpet, flugel horn, trombone); Adolfo Acosta (Trumpet, flugel horn); Roger Smith (Keyboards, background vocals); Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass); David Garibaldi (Drums).
Additional personnel: Sid Page, Berj Garabedian, Arman Garabedian, John Wittenberg (Violin); Diane Louie (Synthesizer strings); Sakai, Nikita Germaine, John Lee Sanders (Background vocals).
Tower Of Power - The East Bay Archive, Vol. I (2008)
01. Check It Out (Instrumental)
02. What Is Hip?
03. Clean Slate
04. So Very Hard to Go
05. You're Still a Young Man
06. Soul Vaccination
07. This Time It's Real
08. Back on the Streets
09. Don't Change Horses
10. Knock Yourself Out
11. Main Nerve
12. Get Yo' Feet Back on the Ground
13. Sparkling in the Sand
14. Both Sorry over Nothin'
15. Down to the Nightclub
16. You Got to Funkifize
17. Just Another Day
18. Don't Fight It
Tower Of Power 1973:
Lenny Williams (Lead Vocals); Mic Gillette, Greg Adams (Trumpet, Vocals); Emilio Castillo (Tenor Saxophone, Vocals); Lenny Pickett (Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Vocals); Stephen “Doc” Kupka (Baritone Saxophone); Chester Thompson (Keyboards, Vocals); Bruce Conte (Guitar, Vocals); Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass); David Garibaldi (Drums); Brent Byars (Congas).
Recorded Live at K-K-K-Katy’s – Boston, Massachusetts, April 23, 1973
Tower Of Power - Great American Soulbook (2009)
01. You Met Your Match
02. I Thank You (featuring Tom Jones)
03. Loveland
04. It Takes Two (featuring Joss Stone)
05. Me & Mrs. Jones
06. Star Time [Tribute to James Brown]
07. Mr. Pitiful (featuring Sam Moor)
08. Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel
09. Since You've Been Gone [Baby, Baby, Sweet Baby]
10. [Heaven Must Have Sent] Your Precious Love (featuring Joss Stone)
11. 634-5789-featuring Huey Lewis
12. Who Is He [And What Is He To You]?
Larry Braggs (Vocals, background vocals); Tom Politzer (Saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Emilio Castillo (Tenor saxophone); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone saxophone); Michael Bogart (Trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone); Adolfo Acosta (Trumpet, flugelhorn); Roger Smith (Keyboards); Francis "Rocco" Prestia (Bass instrument); David Garibaldi (Drums, drum); Huey Lewis, Joss Stone (Vocals); Mark Harper, Bruce Conte (Guitar); George Duke (Keyboards); Charlean Carmon (Background vocals).
Tower Of Power - 40th Anniversary (Live) (2011)
01. We Came To Play
02. Soul With a Capital “S”
03. Can’t Stand To See the Slaughter
04. Down To the Nightclub
05. It’s Not the Crime
06. You Got To Funkifize
07. As Surely As I Stand Here
08. I Got to Groove
09. This Time It’s Real
10. Souled Out
11. Time Will Tell
12. Only So Much Oil In the Ground
13. Credit
14. A Little Knowledge (Is a Dangerous Thing)
15. What Is Hip?
16. You’re Still a Young Man
17. Knock Yourself Out
Emilio Castillo (Tenor Sax and vocals); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone Sax); Rocco Prestia (Bass); David Garibaldi (Drums); Adolfo Acosta (Trumpet); Mike Bogart (Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone); Tom E. Politzer (Tenor Sax); Roger Smith (Keyboards); Mark Harper (Guitar); Larry Braggs (Lead Vocalist).
Tower Of Power - Hipper Than Hip Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow (2013)
Cd 1:
01. Intro
02. Oakland Stroke
03. Squib Cakes
04. This Time It's Real
05. Soul Vaccination
06. You're Still a Young Man
07. Clean Slate
08. So Very Hard to Go
09. Get Yo' Feet Back on the Ground
Cd 2:
01. Intro
02. Time Will Tell
03. Man from the Past
04. Down to the Nightclub
05. Just When We Start Makin' It
06. Knock Yourself Out
07. What Is Hip?
Stephen (Doc) Kupka (Baritone Saxophone); Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass); Brent Byars (Congas); David Garibaldi (Drums); Bruce Conte (Guitar); Chester Thompson (Keyboards); Emilio Castillo, Lenny Pickett (Tenor Saxophone); Greg Adams, Mic Gillette (Trumpet); Lenny Williams (Vocals).
Tower Of Power - Soul Side Of Town (2018)
01. East Bay! All Day!
02. Hangin' With My Baby
03. Do You Like That?
04. On The Soul Side Of Town
05. Do It With Soul
06. Love Must Be Patient And Kind
07. Butter Fried
08. Selah
09. Let It Go
10. Stop
11. When Love Takes Control
12. After Hours
13. Can't Stop Thinking About You
14. East Bay! Oakland Style!
Stephen Kupka (Baritone Saxophone); Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass Guitar); Chuck Hansen (Bass Saxophone); David Garibaldi (Drums); Jerry Cortez (Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar, Baritone Guitar, Sitar, Backing Vocals); Joe Vannelli (Keyboards); Roger Smith (Keyboards, Organ); Tom Politzer (Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute); Emilio Castillo (Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals); Ray Greene (Trombone, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals); Adolfo Acosta, Sal Cracchiolo (Trumpet, Flugelhorn); Scott Marcus (Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals); Leah Meux, Melanie Jackson-Cracchiolo, Tiwana Porter (Backing Vocals).
Tower of Power - Step Up (2020)
01. East Bay! All the Way!
02. Step Up
03. The Story of You and I
04. Who Would Have Thought?
05. Addicted to You
06. Look in My Eyes
07. You da One
08. Sleeping with You Baby
09. If It's Tea Give Me Coffee
10. Beyond My Wildest Dreams
11. Any Excuse Will Do
12. If You Wanna Be a Winner
13. Let's Celebrate Our Love
14. East Bay! Oaktown All the Way!
Emilio Castillo (Tenor saxophone, vocals, background vocals); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone saxophone); Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass guitar); David Garibaldi (Drums); Roger Smith (Keyboards, Hammond B3 organ, vocals); Jerry Cortez (Guitars, background vocals, electric sitar); Tom E. Politzer (Tenor saxophone, alto saxophone); Adolfo Acosta, Sal Cracchiolo (Trumpet, flugelhorn); Marcus Scott, Ray Greene (Vocals, background vocals; Joe Vannelli (Keyboards, vibes, marimba); Chuck Hansen (Bass saxophone); Leah Meux, Tiwana Porter, Melanie Jackson (Background vocals); Dave Eskridge (Horn and string arrangements).
Tower Of Power - 50 Years Of Funk And Soul (Live At The Fox Theater Oakland, Ca June 2018) (2021)
01. Stroke ’75
02. Ain’t Nothing Stopping Us Now
03. You Ought To Be Having Fun
04. Soul With A Capital ''S''
05. Stop
06. You’re So Wonderful, So Marvelous
07. On The Serious Side
08. Just When We Start Makin’ It
09. Soul Vaccination
10. What Is Hip? / Soul Power
11. Do You Like That?
12. Drop It In The Slot
13. Can’t You See (You Doin’ Me Wrong)?
14. Maybe It’ll Rub Off
15. Don’t Change Horses
16. Squib Cakes
17. On The Soul Side Of Town
18. Diggin’ On James Brown (Medley): Diggin’ On James Brown / It’s A New Day / Mother Popcorn / There It Is / I Got The Feelin’
19. So Very Hard To Go
20. Knock Yourself Out
21. You’re Still A Young Man
22. Souled Out (Live)
Stephen 'Doc" Kupka (Baritone Saxophone); Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, Marc Van Wageningen (Bass); David Garibaldi (Drums); Sal Cracchiolo (Flugelhorn, Backing Vocals, Trumpet); Jerry Cortez (Guitar, Backing Vocals); Dave Eskridge (Keyboards); Roger Smith (Keyboards, Backing Vocals); Chester Thompson (Organ [Hammond B3]); Emilio Castillo (Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals); Tower Of Power Funky Strings (Strings); Lenny Pickett (Tenor Saxophone); Tom Politzer (Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals); Ray Greene (Trombone); Adolfo Acosta (Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Backing Vocals); Emilio Castillo, Marcus Scott (Lead Vocals); Melanie Jackson, Tony Lindsay (Backing Vocals).
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