''Live and in Living Color'' is a 1976 live album by

Tower of Power Tower of Power is an American R&B and funk based band and horn section, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing since 1968. There have been a number of lead vocalists, the best-known being Lenny Williams, who fronted the b ...

and is their last album on

Warner Bros. Records Warner Records Inc. (formerly Warner Bros. Records Inc.) is an American record label. A subsidiary of the Warner Music Group, it is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded on March 19, 1958, as the recorded music division of the ...

. It features a few of their biggest hits and some gems from their first album ''

East Bay Grease ''East Bay Grease'' is the debut album by the soul and funk group Tower of Power, released in 1970. The band was one of the early music groups to be signed by Bill Graham's Fillmore Records, which released the LP. The album shows the band at an ...

''. David Garibaldi left the band again after this album.

Track listing

#"Down to the Nightclub (Bump City)" (David Garibaldi, Emilio Castillo, Steve Kupka) - 2:30 #"You're Still a Young Man" (Emilio Castillo, Steve Kupka) - 5:14 #"What is Hip?" (David Garibaldi, Emilio Castillo, Steve Kupka) - 6:35 #"Sparkling in the Sand" (Emilio Castillo, Lawrence J. Lopez, Steve Kupka) - 8:12 #"Knock Yourself Out" (Emilio Castillo, Steve Kupka) - 23:08

Personnel

;Tower of Power * Hubert Tubbs - lead vocals * Bruce Conte - guitar, co-lead vocals on "Sparkling in the Sand" * Chester Thompson - organ, keyboards, vocals * Francis "Rocco" Prestia - bass * David Garibaldi - drums *

Lenny Pickett Lenny Pickett (born April 10, 1954) is an American saxophonist and musical director of the ''Saturday Night Live'' band. From 1973 to 1981 he was a member of Tower of Power. He is known for his skill in the altissimo register (executed by using ...

- first tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute *

Emilio Castillo Emilio Castillo (born September 24, 1950) is an American saxophone player and composer, best known as the founder of the band Tower of Power. Background In 1965, Emilio Castillo took to music after he and his brother Jack were caught stealing by ...

- second tenor saxophone, vocals * Stephen "Doc" Kupka - baritone saxophone *

Mic Gillette Mic Gillette (May 7, 1951 – January 17, 2016) was an American brass player, born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay. He is best known for being a member of the bands; Tower of Power, Cold Blood, and The Sons of Champlin. He pl ...

- trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, bass trombone, vocals * Greg Adams - trumpet, flugelhorn

References

External links

* {{Tower of Power 1976 live albums Live albums by American artists Tower of Power albums Warner Records live albums