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Tower Of Power

Initial release : 1997

Sheffield Labs 10074

An expanded version of the 1981 Direct album. This material was recorded direct to digital.

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Tracks

  • Fanfare/And You Know It (Adams / Castillo / Kupka)
  • You're Gonna Need Me (King)
  • Squib Cakes (Thompson)
  • That's Why I Sing (Thompson)
  • What Is Hip? (Castillo / Kupka / Garibaldi)
  • Never Let Go Of Love (Jeffries / Levias / Thompson)
  • Fanfare/And You Know It (Adams / Castillo / Kupka)*
  • Squib Cakes (Thompson)*
  • That's Why I Sing (Thompson)*
  • What Is Hip? (Castillo / Kupka / Garibaldi)*
* previously unreleased alternate takes

Musicians

  • Lenny Pickett - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Emilio Castillo - tenor saxophone, vocals
  • Stephen Kupka - baritone saxophone
  • Greg Adams - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Mic Gillette - trumpets, flugelhorn, trombones
  • Chester Thompson - keyboards, vocals
  • Willy Fulton - guitar, vocals
  • Michael Jeffries - vocals
  • Vito San Filippo - bass
  • Mark Sanders - drums

  • Rick Waychesko - trumpet
  • Victor Feldman - percussion
  • James Gilstrap - vocals
  • Edie Lehmann - vocals
  • Oren Walters - vocals
Credits

  • Producer, engineer - Larry Brown
  • Assistant engineer - Mike Sanders
  • Chief engineer for Sheffield Labs - Steve Haselton
  • Engineering technician - Tom Pessagno
  • Recorded at Sheffield Lab Studios (at MGM), Culver City
Related releases

The first five tracks were originally released as;

  • Direct, Tower Of Power, 1981

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