Tower Of Power / Back In Tokyo 2010 (2CDR)

◆Recorded Live in Tokyo, Japan May 2010
Disc 1
01. Opening SE (Oakland Zone)
02. Soul Vaccination intro
03.Stroke '75
04. Ain't Nothing Stoppin' Us Now
05. You Ought To Be Havin' Fun
06. Only So Much Oil In The Ground
07. You Strike My Main Nerve
08. Just Enough And Too Much
09. Loveland
10. (To Say The Least) You're The Most
11. Willing to Learn

Disc 2
01. You Got To Funkifize
02.Walkin' Up Hip Street
03.band introduction
04. This Time It's Real
05. So Very Hard To Go
06. What Is Hip? (incl. Soul Power)
encore;
07.Souled Out

◇Personnel;
Emillio Castillo (tenor saxophone, vocal)
Stephen "Doc" Kupka (baritone saxophone)
Larry Braggs (vocal)
Tom Politzer (tenor saxophone)
Mic Gillette (trumpet, trombone)
Adolfo Acosta (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Roger Smith (keyboards)
Jerry Cortez (guitar)
Francis Rocco Prestia (bass) & David Garibaldi (drums)

The annual May tradition, Tower of Power!

This recording captures the Tokyo performance held in mid-May 2010, in superb sound quality thanks to 24-bit digital remastering of the Wildlife label's original audience master!

For this Japan tour, trumpeter Mic Gillette, who was a core member of the horn section during their golden age in the 70s, has returned, and many fans were undoubtedly unable to contain their excitement leading up to the day of the concert.

The show began with the sound effects of "Oakland Zone," followed by the intro to "Soul Vaccination," and then launched into a familiar Stroke medley, continuing at a furious pace all the way to "Only So Much Oil In the Ground."

After getting the audience dancing with their signature songs, the set concluded with "Walkin' Up Hip Street," the final track from 'Urban Renewal.' Roger Smith's exhilarating solo in this song, with its more refined arrangement, is a must-listen.