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Tower of Power.(Sound Recording Reviews)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
Tower of Power. Oakland Zone. Or Music OR 803022, 2003.
Few bands have forged quite as intimate a connection between themselves and their home towns as has the legendary funk crew Tower of Power with its beloved Oakland, California. Primary architects of the sound now known as "Bay Area funk," the various members of Tower of Power (particularly its world-famous horn section and the great bassist Francis "Rocco" Prestia) are in constant demand for studio and live work, and have contributed to hundreds of important recordings over the past three decades while keeping up an impressive touring and recording schedule of their own. Some critics have bemoaned a falloff in the quality of Tower of Power's studio work since its heyday in the early 1970s, but Oakland Zone does not offer much support for that ...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 23, 2009 700+ words
...Partnership Program tax credits, the Oakland Zone will receive $482,000 per year for...contribution back as state tax credits. The Oakland Zone includes six community groups: Oakland...success and integration. Together the Oakland Zone is realizing a shared voice and a vision...
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- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) May 9, 2003 700+ words
Tower of Power is the top brass of funk-soul...Area group's new Epic/Legacy album, "Oakland Zone," is its first new disc in six years...been one of the top-selling albums in Tower of Power history, making its debut recently...
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- Newspaper article from: Stamford Advocate (Stamford, CT) April 2, 2006 700+ words
...Garibaldi (drums) and Castillo. Tower of Power plays the Ridgefield...and we'd be burning." If Tower of Power's mission is questioned...The most recent disc, "Oakland Zone," includes "This Type of...passion and a lot of energy." Tower of Power's horn section has...
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- News wire article from: United Press International November 8, 2002 700+ words
...acoustic version. BRAND NEW TOWER OF POWER Tower of Power hit B.B. Kings Blues...Thursday previewing songs from "Oakland Zone," T.O.P.'s first studio...new indie label Or Music. "Oakland Zone" features the recording debut...
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- Newspaper article from: The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) July 24, 2003 700+ words
...entertaining. Rob Clark R&B Tower of Power C Oakland Zone (Ormusic) In stores now It...days. Such is the case with Tower of Power, the Oakland band...saxophonist Emilio Castillo. Oakland Zone is the group's first studio...
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- Magazine article from: Music Trades March 1, 2006 700+ words
...David Garibaldi and music of Tower of Power to the drumming world...features eight tracks from Tower Of Power's most recent album, Oakland Zone (Or Music), minus drums...as just like sitting in with Tower of Power--one of the funkiest...
- The Stamford Advocate, Conn., Concerts & Clubs column: Concerts & Clubs.
- Newspaper article from: Stamford Advocate (Stamford, CT) March 30, 2006 700+ words
...Hartford. (860) 525-5553. Tower of Power, Ridgefield Playhouse, 8 p.m. Sunday If you think Tower of Power's mission has wavered over...look at song titles on the recent "Oakland Zone" disc to put those fears to rest...
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- Magazine article from: Music Trades November 1, 2006 700+ words
...at the concepts underlying Garibaldi's genre-defining work with Tower of Power. It includes detailed drum part transcriptions of eight tunes from T.O.P's Oakland Zone plus incisive commentary, photos, a biography, suggested listening...
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