No chef in the world can cook like Chester, Rocco and David. They're in a league of their own.
@thomaslanik721527 күн бұрын
sadly, "were"
@michaeljones65365 жыл бұрын
Chester Thompson killing that Hammond! Baddest keyboard player EVER! TOWER OF POWER FOREVER BABY!
@thomaslanik721527 күн бұрын
He's been with them forever... I love him, too but there are some cats that blow him away- not that this is competition...
@fansat775 жыл бұрын
Rocco + Garibaldi = perfect funk groove
@goldeee6664 жыл бұрын
the italian soul patrol ( with conte)
@aaacelebrations11 күн бұрын
Sad that Rocco (RIP)/Garabaldi (retired) era has passed - But Da Funk Lives On!!!!!
@chriswaslohn86863 ай бұрын
I know it's not for everybody, but there hasn't been a time that these couldn't put a smile on my face
@wilsonmillerjr98175 жыл бұрын
The Baddest Horn Section in All of Funk & Rhythm and Blues...PERIOD !!!
@davidmccall47769 ай бұрын
Carlos is out of his element.....and it shows. He was however, able to pick up the best organ player he could ever hope to have! I love Santana, and have for the better part of fifty years, it's just a different groove than he's used to. 🤘
@JB-tr6nu3 ай бұрын
Their all from the same musical neighborhood Fillmore West San Francisco War Sly & Family Stone... the Fillmore East with Allman Brothers ,Blood Sweat & Tears Chicago go to LA Hollywood CS&N Byrds, Mommas & Pappas .. demographically they all rubbed off on each other ✌🏽❤️🎸
@ronnieharper14455 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt, Tower of Power had the tightest rhythm section, the most phenomenal horn section and their vocals wasn't too shabby either. They had it all including some awesome tunes.
@kirksledge3104 жыл бұрын
You've must never heard of the Horney Horns James Brown, Brass Construction, EWF, LTD and a couple more horn sections. TP IS GOOD THOUGH.
@reggietownley63334 жыл бұрын
HAS. Still touring and recording.
@KoolHandJuke4 жыл бұрын
@@kirksledge310 always some has to do this shade throwing. Just stop.
@bootsieginger14 жыл бұрын
@@kirksledge310 Happen to agree. Also thought Earth Win & Fire had a tight rhythm also.
@jeffsutton47554 жыл бұрын
Oh, come on! TOP is the best ever funk horn band on the planet. They continued what James Brown started. Who will take TOP’s place?
@boulejazz Жыл бұрын
Consistently (over 50 years) the best live band I've ever seen. TOP never disappoints. I've seen many others mentioned here (big names) have bad nights but these guys ALWAYS deliver. Great ensemble and leadership from Emilio Castillo.
@michellejones24164 ай бұрын
Yes absolutely ❤
@terlinguakidbriones3 жыл бұрын
This is a killer performance by Chester CT Thompson! His playing on the Hammond B-3 Organ is over the top! Tower of Power is kicking it with the horns and rhythm including Carlos on guitar, but CT killed it on the B-3!
@jeepercreepers54 Жыл бұрын
You aren't kidding. Goosebump worthy!
@davidmalo7382 Жыл бұрын
and it's just him and David, on his solo, no bass, he's playing the bass, no guitar, just Chester and David
@danharris39253 ай бұрын
Every time I hear these fire-breathing guys play their ultra- funky soul; -- my music muscles get bigger, faster, and stronger! TOP is the best band ever to walk onto a stage, anywhere, -- anytime! They Never give up, Never surrender! They melted my face at Winter Land, 1971, San Francisco. 1:52 1:52
@cbh4404 жыл бұрын
David Garibaldi's sense of groove is just sick!
@benitesrar37 жыл бұрын
Santana can't hang to funky for him,,would love to see Jeff Beck jam with tower of power ,Jeff beck can be so funky and so creative
@abbynormal3068 Жыл бұрын
No.
@scottelam78655 жыл бұрын
I never get tired of listening to Tower of Power and Mr Garibaldi thumpin’ that funk pocket. mason, cobham, white, acuna, weckel and a bunch more play some sweet grooves, but Mr Garibaldi has such a distinct feel, sound, and approach to the music...yaaa, he’s The King of Funk
@alexmook47465 жыл бұрын
As James Brown said...."Good God!" This is on another level.
@kitsmith8062 жыл бұрын
I grew up in the 60s and had a son (now 50 yrs old) . My late brother , Tony ,was a phenomenal musician and played in bands back then (lead guitarist and also played upright Bass) any way my brother was babysitting for me one day ,and when I came home my son at 2 years old (couldn't pronounce his uncle's name so he called him 'uncle Toy' ) was demanding that my brother play( "Squib Cakes" uncle Toy, ) for him. I still have a good laugh and great memories of that, my brother was turning my toddler onto good music even then. ❤️
@19brittani3 жыл бұрын
squib cakes is the booty... love this groove old school 4ever....chester is legend..
@FrankVingiano12 жыл бұрын
Greatest band of all time. I've seen them 54 times
@waynefoote37818 ай бұрын
WHAT????
@chadyou81212 жыл бұрын
I do not understand why people are getting down on Mr. Santana. He has a distinctive style that is him and he at least has the balls to get up and play along with TOP a different style of music all together. TOP is awesome as is Santana but agreed they do not mix but that does not detract from each other in amount of respect.
@benjamincortez35743 жыл бұрын
What Santana does is this... Whatever he wants..he has earned it...he grooved according to Santana...just being himself.....loved it
@redbull17493 жыл бұрын
i was thinking the same thing lol😁
@tonewheel3 жыл бұрын
CS is undeniable as a guitarist, but he is absolutely one dimensional. He looks extremely uncomfortable trying to mete out a decent solo.
@bluesandmore7862 жыл бұрын
Santana's solo was excellent. HE ISNT FAMILIAR WITH THE SONG for crying out loud. After he got into the groove, he was fine.
@alphaomegastables6 ай бұрын
SANTANA, CARLOS...asked Bill Graham to have ToP be the opening act at Fillmore West, when they 1st played there back in the late '60s!!
@THE-HammerMan4 жыл бұрын
Who doesn't love 'Squib Cakes'??? I can eat Squib Cakes all nite long!
@newspapertaxis18 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Mic Gillette. One Badass horn player!
@bajadock4 жыл бұрын
Used this version for tonight's virtual happy hour on the Pacific coast, CHEERS Dave Garibaldi!
@lyndenmcdonald42855 жыл бұрын
Been following them since 1972 when i was the tender age of 17..
@tkrow872410 жыл бұрын
Funkiest band that ever walked the face of the earth. I had a smile on my face the whole time ... not to mention I couldn't sit stilll.
@marygordon46545 жыл бұрын
same here, totally
@alanfenn4245 жыл бұрын
10-4
@tonyosborne93785 жыл бұрын
Mary Gordon chiptrifkromonsro
@zeruchofficial5 жыл бұрын
TOP is great, but "Funkiest band that ever walked the face of the earth."? President (George) Clinton might differ on that.
@andykilvington16515 жыл бұрын
@@zeruchofficial Seen both, TOP in the 70's, GC last year. Personal view, no contest, TOP have it by a mile.
@EricBlackmonGuitar11 жыл бұрын
Rocco,Chester and David are in rare form in this video! The horns are over the top as well! The rest of the band including Carlos are just trying to hang in! Awesome!
@HPDrifter2 Жыл бұрын
For a treat, listen to the original recording and catch Mic Gillette's french horn solo. When I was a kid, we'd go to MSJ Highschool football games, and during halftime, Mic Gillet and Skip Mesquite would stand up and play a horn solo - no amplifiers no P.A. system - and the entire stadium would go quiet to listen. This was pre TOP. Pretty amazing.
@JuanMorales-vy5em4 жыл бұрын
Best horn section in the west coast,I love to hear the funky doctor, he makes that band go man he's funky and Emilio Castillo best rb soul jazz funk group in the land hats off to them never be another band like them
@s.m.h.7480Ай бұрын
Back in the day these were all bay area local musicians, Tower Of Power, mostly from the East Bay Carlos from San Francisco, but like Huey Lewis and the news they would all jam together and support each other. I think it’s totally awesome that Carlos Santana was playing with tower power back in the day.
@venusmarchan48387 жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorite bands since I was a preteen!
@gilbertestrada98585 жыл бұрын
I’ve been a fan of TOP since forever David Garibaldi is one of my favorite all time drummers. He is a legend. Great band to see live if you are not out of your seat dancing your not alive.
@ju34edwards5 жыл бұрын
Pure, true talent. Goes to show the bands from the 70's are still the best bands now
@charlesmarion2032 Жыл бұрын
Hammond B3 is the sound you hear driving your "65 convertible coupe Deville through the pearly gates.🥰
@sibkiss20094 жыл бұрын
I had to go back to the beginning because I just couldn’t believe my ears! Wow TOP
@tocolormemucsic4410 жыл бұрын
Santana cant solo to this stuff!!
@goldeee6664 жыл бұрын
yeah he be tryin to sound like bruce but he eats it
@solemoose4 жыл бұрын
Not his bag, but he's still a master in his own right.
@junkandcrapamen3 жыл бұрын
And then the sax player immediately kills it.
@IMCcanTWEESTED3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. I felt bad for Carlos. He normally knocks it out of the park. And that song's chord progression during his solo must be in a key he doesn't play comfortably in because it should have been a slam-dunk. Everybody has an off night now and then.
@cliffworks7483 жыл бұрын
correct
@jeanmariezeyen1115 жыл бұрын
CT on hammond...this couldnt get any better ;-)
@dwayneaguiar1148 Жыл бұрын
Santana with TOP It don't get any better.
@samuellee334 жыл бұрын
TOWER OF POWER FOREVER
@johnroberthanna16234 жыл бұрын
Virtuoso's abound in this band....Chester Thompson, David Garibaldi, Tom Politzer, Rocco Prestia....c'mon - there are none finer than these.!!!
@jesperhatt13 жыл бұрын
wow Chester Thompson is THE funkiest organ player in the world - thanks for sharing this!
@coastalkev3776 Жыл бұрын
This energy would spill out on the streets of Oaktown.
@dinogettie92208 жыл бұрын
ROCCO KILLING THAT BASS!!
@ronHpyrotech5 жыл бұрын
My bass instructor gave me "What is hip", he said go ahead and listen to this. I've been hooked on TOP since.
@jeffbelcher34275 жыл бұрын
Best concert I ever saw in my life, by far was Little Feat with the Tower of Power Horn section. Baltimore, 1978.
@bluesdoggmusicrediker46143 жыл бұрын
my two favorite bands at the same time! WOW!!
@christosstamato5273 жыл бұрын
Best concert I ever saw in my life was Huey Lewis & The News with the Tower Of Power horns. 'Sports', 'Fore!' and 'Small World' tour.. each time I saw these guys together I was struck away. During the 'Sports' tour (saw them twice on that tour) Huey even sang the TOP classic: 'You're Still A Young Man'. God, did he do the song justice! Great vocalist and all the guys in the band even kneeled during the 'down on my knees' line. In true Tower Of Power fashion!
@dougkanter47195 жыл бұрын
"Why am I here?" -Carlos Santana
@bigkahuna54455 жыл бұрын
Bruhaaa!!! Tower of Power almost Run him over! He got out way just in the nick of time! LOL!!!
@dougkanter47195 жыл бұрын
@@bigkahuna5445 I like Santana, but here, he's on the wrong planet.
@DionAlbers4 жыл бұрын
Typical case of wrong time,wrong place 😂
@petewentz35284 жыл бұрын
I know what you mean of course, Carlos was out of his depth here with TOP, but the dude was able to insert a few of his signature licks on this tune, at a much more accelerated time signature than the poor man was used to. Sometimes, paying tribute or featuring a musical cameo just doesn't work out well for the person being feted.
@blueavadis224 жыл бұрын
Santana is at the wrong gig here
@danielolson53789 жыл бұрын
The best band in the biz since 1968 and still as vital as ever you just gotta love them these guys are my biggest heroes that's for sure!!
@jeromecrump30308 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest American Bands EVER. 40 plus years and still Smoking!! Just saw them this Summer, haven't lost a beat since I 1st saw them 40 years ago!!!
@johnmizutani83244 жыл бұрын
Exemplary performance by the masters of groove. Tremendous drive always pushing the funk. Outstanding soloists.
@noternunstoned5 жыл бұрын
Chester: "ok Santana, your solo should have started here"
@garypugh11534 жыл бұрын
This the jam that should be put on spacecraft, sent thru the galaxy to speak for planet earth !😎....chester thompson's grin painted on front of the craft 🇺🇸
@salthedrummer111 ай бұрын
WOW what a great show. I feel the energy just from my laptop! Carlos, Chester & Bruce Conte in the lineup, LEGENDARY!
@lennyswartz18763 жыл бұрын
Saw them live many times in Las Vegas when I lived there and was a Casino Host. They blew the show room apart. The Suncoast ...
@jamesroberts44045 жыл бұрын
One of the BADDEST rock/jazz bands ever assembled! Miss Lenny Williams on vocals.
@michaelmiller82054 жыл бұрын
No drummer fans out there ??One of the very best on set and never got to see him in action.
@edwardsmith43193 жыл бұрын
Tower of power was the best and still are.
@MrMarkpark9 жыл бұрын
Love this line up with Tommy P and the Funky Doctor on saxes
@nataliekukushkina36354 жыл бұрын
Это то, что надо людям, сидящим дома, не возможно усидеть на месте и начать танцевать! Классно!
@MrMarkpark9 жыл бұрын
David Garibaldi is way underrated. You never hear about him.
@woody951249 жыл бұрын
MrMarkpark u so right..
@TheMisterGriswold8 жыл бұрын
+El Guapo Drummers know him. A legend.
@LauraMooCow315sDad8 жыл бұрын
+El Guapo yeah, by the public...but ass kick drummer worldwide salute him, and he knows that...close enough ! haha...
@RayyMusik7 жыл бұрын
El Guapo He's my favorite drummer. I'm a keyboardist. So he could be called a musicians' musician.
@thomaslanik72157 жыл бұрын
That's O.K. He's a musician's musician- Class A. (His YT instruction vid begins to show his dedication to his instrument)
@DavidSmith-kz8lr5 жыл бұрын
Definition of Funk...............Tower Of Power......Yo.1
@dragonmeddler21524 жыл бұрын
This is such a great performance. The musicianship is simply not of this planet.
@vibesgabby4 жыл бұрын
Another one of my fav bands Tower of power, they back in da days we use to listen to thier music on stereo system and the turn tables lol
@BusMaster007X11 жыл бұрын
Amazing solo by CT. Still an enigma when ripping and stripping chords. Nobody does it like that for Tower Of Power. CT just delivers and brings everyone into sync even when it doesn't sound like syncopation! He's still my favorite.
@ricroc194813 жыл бұрын
I've been looking a long time for a live version of Squib Cakes with CT on the B3. Talk about a kick ass groove! Having Carlos Santana in the mix is a nice bonus. Thanks for posting this!
@chipsperry3 жыл бұрын
I was nervous when I saw Carlos up in there,but I think he pulled the solo off just fine Smh you maniacs
@alfredogutierrez93916 жыл бұрын
This is the Bay area TOP SANTANA TOP HORNS Badd ASS missing Raul congas CT Happy Birthday love you
@ptownpayaso Жыл бұрын
I saw Tower of Power many times in the late 70s! The Aint Nothin Stoppin Us Now Tour was my favorite! I saw them at many small clubs and venues throughout So Califas!!
@gracecoombs72010 жыл бұрын
Tight tight tight!!! As always!
@lclaughton11 жыл бұрын
Carlos is a fine man and his music is about love..so whatever you say, please keep that in mind..
@747maran6 жыл бұрын
i dont think anyone said he wasn't a good man..
@j.ericsmith3 жыл бұрын
The amazing thing of all the amazing things about TOP is that there is no one who isn't amazing in their own right. All top notch. They are all so sharp and precise that it is unequalled it pop music history. Precision is the operative word I think.
@707alibaba12 жыл бұрын
I was fortunate enough see these guys twice in Toronto in the 70's The second time I got to sit with "The Dr" in his dressing room and watch him warm up AWESOME !
@BusMaster007X12 жыл бұрын
BEST version of this song I've ever heard. DANG!!! Tightness.
@matthewwicinski49684 жыл бұрын
Finally here, funkin down in the '20...........these guys are the cats pajamas.
@paulreali73885 жыл бұрын
Hall of fame!!! The most funkiest musician that ever played music .......
@Dave-bo8ry8 жыл бұрын
Tower of Power has been blessed with some absolute powerhouse vocalists but damn, when they stretch out on their instrumentals...
@dalemcpherson61335 жыл бұрын
Saw them years ago at the Orfiam theater in Boston was in the balcony section, thought it was going to collapse from the people's feet stomping! What a great time back in the day! 65years old today and still loving the band!
@marcusparks12 жыл бұрын
Gotta love the two Tenors and the Bari!!
@aaacelebrations11 күн бұрын
Dem are sum bad boyz playing sum nasty funk!!!!
@alanwilliamson341311 жыл бұрын
Just the best....please watch ALL..............
@reubenthompson64768 жыл бұрын
Chester Thompson is sick!
@oneworld90715 жыл бұрын
My father was a fantastic jazz bassist, had some funny expressions about players and music...... I can hear him while watching this "that organ player should be arrested for playing like that!!". A favorite one of his, though, was "music like this shouldn't be legal!!!"...... referring to exhilaration, euphoria, other such pleasures :) A former Santana band percussionist and I lived together several years ago..... he got a kick out of me saying---while watching the Sacred Fire tour video---"that is the happiest man alive......" He quite agreed. And unless you're in the right spot at a show to see what's happening, his feet are busy on bass lines as well. Some players actually inspire me to think I was lucky to have lived in a time to have experienced what they give and say with their talent...... this band qualifies from A-Z :) My mom took me to see them at Ram's Head On Stage in Annapolis, first time ever for me about 2 years ago...... she's 82, I'm 58. Awe-inspiring live shows. EyeofEdge thanks for sharing this.
@ronnkerber10595 жыл бұрын
@Myke Mynah Chester is the Hammond keys player.
@markbra5 жыл бұрын
@Myke Mynah there are two C.T.`!!!!
@Kenyaprince4 жыл бұрын
@Myke Mynah Chester is the organist/keyboard...check him out on Live lp his solo on Knock Yourself Out.
@JB-tr6nu3 ай бұрын
Cool Santana & TOP all from the same musical neighborhood.....San Francisco !❤!
@graciemangone4194 жыл бұрын
Singer on the very 1st. Album. Can’t remember his name, but wat a set of pipes. He was the shit! These guys are timeless.
@billyrayvalentine79723 жыл бұрын
Was it Lenny Williams?
@pault1513 жыл бұрын
Rufus Miller (RIP) - the funkiest, and in some parts hardest to understand, vocalist they have had, on East Bay Grease. An astonishingly tight and talented set of players delivered an album with downer lyrics about tragedy, drug use, and broken romances, but such amAZING playing. Art.
@carloduncan35955 жыл бұрын
Wore out my headphones on this one!!
@davedemile779 Жыл бұрын
Your absolutely right on, big-time!
@dhill40019 жыл бұрын
TOP goes where no man has gone before. And keeps going!
@shelbykindred74875 жыл бұрын
AMEN to that brother
@tjnunez20312 жыл бұрын
Still miss Richard E... In your face!!!
@thomast28405 жыл бұрын
Funkiest band on earth for sure. Now for more than 40 years on stage. What a precise horn section!! And nothing beats the sound of a Hammond P3.....
@martins54769 ай бұрын
I just saw & FELT GOD in CT'S SOLO!!!! I BOW TO THE MASTER OF THE B3... THE INCOMPARABLE MR CHESTER THOMPSON (CT)!!! God touched that man like no other with his B3 playing... OMG!!! He is one bad Mofo (SAID WITH NOTHING BUT RESPECT). I bow to him and TOP!!!
@jeanmariezeyen1115 жыл бұрын
goosbumps, whenever i see (and hear ! ) CT on HAMMOND..
@TheManolet211 жыл бұрын
...because he has what it takes and you don't fool
@DJewel-vy6uo5 жыл бұрын
This tube and some hot strong coffee..............wake em Up !!
@fenjazz45 жыл бұрын
Top and Santana shared many show in their history. These two bands have been joined at the hip since the 60*s. Carlos is right in the pocket in my humble opinion. Mmmm gonna get some Squib Cakes!
@spencerstewart86 жыл бұрын
Brass Section Brilliant .... Sorry Carlos
@leconcombremasque87335 жыл бұрын
La ....!!!!!! ça envoi vraiment du lourd.......Et depuis le début des années 70.......Bon sang !!!!!!
@yakface10010 жыл бұрын
who in the world would give this thumbs down!!?? That's kooky talk!
@joer34815 жыл бұрын
Someone who just isnt "hip"......
@pepsicola69514 жыл бұрын
Would give it that..detest santana
@aaaanybusinessloansllc86385 жыл бұрын
Carlos, impressions, CT, David stretching, the funk of it all.UNREAL
@willrobinsonjr9170 Жыл бұрын
Baddest band!!$ since the late 60s till 2022
@damianraffile33552 жыл бұрын
From Toad’s Place(1970’s) to Clearwater (2022) no better musicians who ever graced a stage AMEN
@edwardcave19475 жыл бұрын
These guys are spot on, I wondered where they had gone.
@user-om6bb2sl4o5 жыл бұрын
DAVID Garibaldi and ROCCO = SUPER Groove !
@tysmith_68443 жыл бұрын
RIP Rocco
@carolsunderland73772 жыл бұрын
Tower of Power is an amazing band
@pward6611 жыл бұрын
I would love to see Chester Thompson key boards play with Chester Thompson the Drummer!
@glenngrant80034 жыл бұрын
it happened in the santana band
@jamoney454 жыл бұрын
@@glenngrant8003 yes for the "beyond appearances" album, I saw Santana play at the Kabuki in San Francisco, I think it was around 1985, when Carlos introduced the band, He said they had Chester Thompson in stereo!! what a show!
@IMCcanTWEESTED3 жыл бұрын
Chester is a one-man band. I saw TOP at The Catamaran in San Diego in 1980. Rocco was missing so Chester played bass pedals all night. Tom Scott was in the audience, 2 tables over, and I watched his reactions to Chester's killer B3 solos and Lenny's signature altissimo register solos (Tom Scott is no slouch in that register, either). He was absolutely obsequious!
@TheUncaJoe11 жыл бұрын
...and he brought Henry Jefferson with him. What a line up! I'm glad this has been captured for us to enjoy as there may never be another chance to catch anything so marvelous again. The sound is brilliant, infectious and it is for certain that all the players knew this was a once in a lifetime gig.
@dougmildram30327 ай бұрын
Dictionary definition(s) of Squib, not knowing what Doc had in mind: 1: a small firework that burns with a hissing sound before exploding. 2. a short piece of satirical writing. I think we can rule out #2. Saddened that #1 doesn't sound edible...