Tower of Power Greatest Hits
Product ID: BM1 42079
By Emilio Castillo
Publisher:
Belwin Mills
Arranger:
López
Series:
Pop Concert Full Orchestra
Genre:
Funk
Line Up:
Symphony Orchestra
Duration:
5:30
Level: 3
Set & Score
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About this item
Want to know what's hip? Well, this is it! Give your students and audiences a taste of some real "funky" music and don't be surprised if you see grandma getting down during the performance.
Songlist (3)
- What Is Hip?
- You're Still a Young Man
- Down to the Nightclub
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Composer
Emilio Castillo
Emilio "Mimi" Castillo (born September 24, 1950, Detroit, Michigan) is a saxophone player and composer and is best known as the founder of the band. After he was caught stealing by his father, who told him he could stay in his room until he thought of something to keep himself off the street, Castillo chose music. He took lessons in saxophone, piano, guitar, and also in music theory from one-time Dave Brubeck bass player Norman Bates. His first musical endeavor was as a keyboard player in a British Invasion style group, The Gotham City Crimefighters.[8] After seeing the Bay Area soul band The Spyders, Castillo switched to saxophone and formed The Motowns, which played soul music covers.
After meeting baritone sax player Stephen Kupka, Castillo switched, on Kupka's suggestion, to performing original material and the band changed its name to Tower of Power. Castillo has been with the band ever since, as leader and 2nd tenor saxophonist. He and Kupka are also responsible for writing many of the band's best-known songs.
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