Tower of Power

Artist:  Tower Of Power
Origin:  Oakland, California, USA
Genre:  Soul, Funk, R&B, Jazz, Jazz Funk, Jazz Rock

Original line-up:

Emilio "Mimi" Castillo:  Alto Saxophone, Vocals
Steve Kupka:  Baritone Saxophone, Background Vocals
Skip Mesquite:  Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Vocals
Greg Adams:  First Trumpet
David Padron:  Second Trumpet
Frank Prestia:  Bass
Will Fulton:  Guitar, Background Vocals
Mic Gillette:  Trumpet, Trombone, Flugelhorn
Ken Balzell:  Trumpet
David Garibaldi"  Drums, Vibes, Background Vocals
Rufus Miller:  Lead Vocals

Tower Of Power is an American R&B Band from Oakland, California, formed in 1968.  Their music style mixed between Soul, Funk, R&B and Jazz.  Their most-successful single "So Very Hard To Go", "This Time It's Real" and "What Is Hip?".

Title:  In The Slot (Limited Edition) (2024)

Genre:  Soul, Funk, R&B, Jazz, Jazz Funk, Jazz Rock

Label:  Music On Vinyl

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Just Enough And Too Much (3:25)

 2.  Treat Me Like Your Man (3:08)

 3.  If I Play My Cards Right (3:14)

 4.  As Surely As I Stand Here (5:17)

 5.  Fanfare: Matanuska (0:16)

 6.  On The Serious Side (2:54)

Side Two:

 1.  Ebony Jam (6:45)

 2.  You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous (3:13)

 3.  Vuela Por Noche (1:34)

 4.  Essence Of A Child (0:35)

 5.  The Soul Of A Child (4:56)

 6.  Drop It In The Slot (3:12)

Personnel:

Emilio "Mimi" Castillo:  2nd Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals, Co-Lead Vocals on Track 2/2
Steve Kupka:  Baritone Saxophone

Greg Adams:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Bruce Conte:  Guitars, Backing Vocals

Lenny Pickett:  Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, 1st Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone Solo, Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet, Flute,, Piccolo Flute, Lyricon

Mic Gillette:  Trumpet, Trombone, Flugelhorn, Flugelhorn Solo on Track 2/1,Trumpet Solo on Track 2/3
David Garibaldi"  Drums
Hubert Tubbs:  Lead Vocals

In The Slot is the sixth studio album by Tower Of Power, originally released on September 1975 by Warner Bros., remastered and reissued on January 26, 2024 by Music On Vinyl.  Limited Edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on translucent Yellow Coloured Vinyl, 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.