Tower Of Power - Hipper Than Hip-Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (2013) [2CDs] {Warner}

Posted By: tiburon
Date: April 8, 2014

Tower Of Power - Hipper Than Hip-Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (2013) [2CDs] {Warner}
EAC 1.0b3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 600dpi | 589MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz Funk, Soul

Tower of Power have had their ups and downs as a recording act during a career that's still rolling over 45 years on, but very rarely has anyone disputed their strength as a live band, and those who doubt the power of Oakland's perennial funk machine will get schooled in a big way with this archival release. On May 14, 1974, Tower of Power rolled into Long Island's Ultrasonic Studios to cut a live set for broadcast on Hempstead's WLIR-FM, and nearly four decades later this performance has finally been given an authorized release as Hipper Than Hip: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (Live - On the Air & In the Studio 1974). That title sure is clumsy, but Tower of Power weren't the night the tapes rolled for this show. This lineup, on the road in support of one TOP's best albums, Back to Oakland, is a well-oiled R&B machine, and the precision of the horn arrangements and the ceaseless groove of the rhythm section would be impressive under any circumstances.
Track List

Disc 1
01. Intro 0:30
02. Oakland Stroke 1:56
03. Squib Cakes 9:45
04. This Time It's Real 4:01
05. Soul Vaccination 5:22
06. You're Still A Young Man 5:29
07. Clean Slate 6:10
08. So Very Hard To Go 5:11
09. Get Yo' Feet Back On The Ground 5:11

Disc 2
01. Intro 0:20
02. Time Will Tell 3:30
03. Man From The Past 4:22
04. Down To The Nightclub 2:38
05. Just When We Start Makin' It 7:59
06. Knock Yourself Out 0:18
07. What Is Hip 6:22

musicians
Greg Adams - trumpet
Brent Byars - congas
Emilio Castillo - tenor sax
Bruce Conte - guitar
David Garibaldi - drums
Mic Gillette - trumpet
Stephen Kupka - baritone sax
Lenny Picket - tenor sax
Francis Rocco Prestia - bass
Chester Thompson - keyboards
Lenny Williams - vocals

Recorded At Ultrasonic Recording Studio, Hempstead, Long Island Broadcast Over WLIR-FM on May 14, 1974

Produced by Gordon Anderson


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DR12 -0.37 dB -13.70 dB 1:57 02-Oakland Stroke
DR12 -0.36 dB -13.97 dB 9:46 03-Squib Cakes
DR12 -0.37 dB -13.70 dB 4:01 04-This Time It's Real
DR12 -0.37 dB -14.06 dB 5:22 05-Soul Vaccination
DR12 -0.37 dB -14.13 dB 5:29 06-You're Still A Young Man
DR13 -0.37 dB -14.60 dB 6:10 07-Clean Slate
DR13 -0.37 dB -15.46 dB 5:12 08-So Very Hard To Go
DR12 -0.37 dB -14.23 dB 5:11 09-Get Yo' Feet Back On The Ground
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Official DR value: DR12

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Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 923 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR12 -0.37 dB -14.87 dB 3:30 02-Time Will Tell
DR13 -0.36 dB -15.39 dB 4:23 03-Man From The Past
DR13 -0.38 dB -15.10 dB 2:38 04-Down To The Nightclub
DR14 -0.37 dB -16.36 dB 8:00 05-Just When We Start Makin' It
DR13 -0.32 dB -14.56 dB 18:51 06-Knock Yourself Out
DR12 -0.36 dB -14.02 dB 6:22 07-What Is Hip
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Official DR value: DR13

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Bitrate: 912 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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