Tower of Power - Medley: Stroke '75 and more (live at North Sea Jazz 2008)

Tower of Power plays a medley at the North Sea Jazz Festival 2008: Stroke '75 (E. Castillo/S. Kupka); Ain't nothin' stoppin' us now (E. Castillo/S. Kupka/D. Bartlett); You ought to be havin' fun (E. Castillo/S. Kupka/H. Tubbs); Only so much oil (E. Castillo/S. Kupka).
Line-up:
Emilio Castillo (vocals, sax); Larry Braggs (vocals); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (baritone sax); Tom Politzer (sax); Adolfo Acosta, Mike Bogart (trumpet); Mark Harper, Jeff Tamelier (guitar); Roger Smith (keyboards); Francis "Rocco" Prestia (bass); David Garibaldi (drums).

[@mugwaii2008]

The best band in the whole world, bar none!!!!!!
Great video....thanks!

[@JackiesGroove]

Nothing, I mean NOTHING like Tower of Power!!! My right hand to God!!!!!

[@yakface100]

For the love of all things good and holy in this depraved world, who would give this a thumbs down...? That's kooky talk.

[@bigkahuna4826]

I agree.

[@PoorNewsNetworkPrensaPOBRE]

OH hell yeah...stroke '75 and "Ain't Nothin' Stoppin!"
TOP my favorite band of all time....
Thanks for posting this!

[@woody95124]

these guys r totally awesomeeeeee

[@bassistdc]

I sat stunned after hearing this!!!

[@olivercissams]

TÒP has been a very teacher for me Bless you ❤Oliver C Sams

[@56BUICKRiviera]

Those guys are amazing

[@enxtek]

WOW, Rocco , Garibaldi, and Sparks just rip it up.

[@MegaMartinZZ]

awesome

[@whiteflag1000]

This wakes me up... ;)

[@chungiemunchin]

There are a lot of live TOP videos on youtube and there are examples of some off nights (for them anyway) where they're not quite in the groove or the tempo fluctuates but this video is a great example of the band at their best. They are unmistakably in the pocket and feeling it on this one.

[@URSTUCK-ut4fs]

Who are you and what have you accomplished to give you the right to criticize the great Tower of Power about anything?

[@boardmanfan]

​@@URSTUCK-ut4fslol😂

[@shaney4149]

They make it look so freaking easy...My brother once said to me, something heavenly hovers over Emilio. I think he's right.

[@webstercat]

At a certain point of growth as a musician it does become easy. Hundreds of hrs to reach that point.

[@chungiemunchin]

David Garibaldi is THE MAN! Rocco is THE BASS PLAYER SUPREME. What the heck.........................TOWER OF POWER ARE THE KINGS OF FUNK. I want me some of that.

[@tacoque]

Bobby Sparks is a cold monster on the B3!

[@DonColton]

Where in the hell are the bands of this generatons talent in todays music????

[@DaveCaulkins]

Don Colton agreed100%!!!!!

[@adgo22]

Dirty Loops...Here on You Tube..

[@QuantumOfSolace1]

Larry Braggs!! Tom Politzer!!

[@floridacandle]

Best band in the world live!!.
Keyboard player is Bobby Sparks who was standing in for Roger who was absent due health reaons.

[@tywoodruff2218]

Also, the guitar player is not Jeff T.. It’s Mark Harper.

[@gunnarprinzmadsen662]

One word is " OUTSTANDING !

[@arvinadhiraharjo5343]

please come to indonesia...

[@fookermaru]

OMG..bobby..

[@robertdowler3347]

The other Bobby it is.& He's excellent on Keyboards.

[@sergioibarra8444]

Sin comentarios

[@feelinggrape]

it's the keyboarder of the Marcus Miller Band right?

[@robertdowler5073]

Bobby it is.wit a Capital "S".

[@mackcastillo4564]

yeah baby oakland east bay OAKLAND RAIDERS TOWER OF POWER!

[@bigkahuna4826]

Actually, they're not really from Oakland, Doc's from Livermore and Rocco and Emilio are from Fremont. It's easier to say Oakland than to mention little towns.

[@jimbosan710]

@@bigkahuna4826- So what?

[@robertdowler8105]

Stroke 75 it is. ..

[@larrygeffen3132]

They don't"t know how wr do at Bagdad by The Bay.

[@jazzmadmax]

what does this text with "gefängnisstrafe" mean??

[@terry_willis]

It's German for Prison Sentence.

[@deuberry9784]

It’s a damn shame that the tenor Sax player 0:34 is allowed to fu*k- up that solo like that.