Tower of Power / Live and in Living Color ('76)

A1	Down to the Nightclub (Bump City)	B1	Knock Yourself out
A2	You're Still a Young Man
A3	What is Hip?
A4	Sparkling in the Sand

　タイトル通り、タワー・オブ・パワーのライヴです。
　実力派のプレイヤーたちが、ひたすらテンパった演奏を繰り広げます。

「はりきってるなあ」とか「すごいなあ」とは思うものの、では面白いかというと、あまり面白くないんだこれが。
　B面全面を占める"Knock Yourself out"は、山あり谷ありで飽きさせないようにがんばっています。しかし長すぎる。
　つかみのA1をはじめとするA面の流れは悪くないのに、B面のせいで台無しというか。

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Tower of Power
Hubert Tubbs: Lead Vocals

Tower of Power Horn Section
Lenny Pickett: 1st Tenor Sax (Solo on B1), Alto Sax, Flute
Emilio Castillo: 2nd Tenor Sax, Vocals (Co-Lead On A1)
Steve Kupka: Baritone Sax, Vocals
Mic Gillette: Trumpet, Flugenhorn (Solo on A4), Trombone, Piccolo Trumpet, Vocals
Greg Adams: Trumpet (Solo on A3), Flugelhorn, Vocals

Tower of Power Rhythm Section
Chester Thompson: Organ, Bass Pedals, Clavinet, ARP String Ensemble, Vocals
Bruce Conte: Guitar, Vocals (Co-Lead On A4)
Francis Rocco Prestia: Bass
David Garibaldi: Drums

Recorded Live at Sacramento Memorial Auditorium and Cerritos College by the Record Plant, Sausalito
Recording and Re-Mix Engineers: Tom Flye and Alan Chinowsky
Assistant Engineers: Cris Morris and Tom Anderson
Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank
Album Design, Art and Photography: Bruce Steinberg