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{{Infobox album
{{Refimprove|date=November 2011}}
| name = East Bay Grease
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = East Bay Grease
| type = [[Album]]
| Type = [[Album]]
| artist = [[Tower of Power]]
| Artist = [[Tower of Power]]
| cover = East_Bay_Grease.jpg
| Cover = East_Bay_Grease.jpg
| alt =
| Released = 1970
| released = 1970
| Recorded =
| recorded =
| Genre = [[Soul music|Soul]], [[funk]]
| studio = Mercury Recording Studios, San Francisco
| Length = 41:35
| genre = [[Soul music|Soul]], [[R&B]]
| Label = San Francisco/[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| length = 41:35
| label = San Francisco/[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| Producer = [[David Rubinson]]
| producer = [[David Rubinson]]
| Last album =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| This album = '''''East Bay Grease'''''<br />(1970)
| Next album = ''[[Bump City]]''<br />(1972)
| next_title = [[Bump City]]
| next_year = 1972
| misc = {{Singles
| name = East Bay Grease
| type = studio
| single1 = Back on the Streets Again/Sparkling in the Sand
| single1date = 1970
}}
}}
}}
'''''East Bay Grease''''' is the debut album by the [[Soul music|soul]] and [[funk]] group [[Tower of Power]], released in 1970.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.postandcourier.com/charleston_scene/stage-screen-the-beauty-queen-of-leenane-a-not-so/article_8345209a-9ab3-11e6-90aa-b7f91a3904ec.html|title=Stage & Screen: "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" a not-so-lovely plot|last=Godbey|first=Matthew|date=2016-10-26|work=Post and Courier|access-date=2017-06-29|language=en}}</ref> The band was one of the early music groups to be signed by [[Bill Graham (promoter)|Bill Graham's]] Fillmore Records, which released the [[LP record|LP]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.syracusenewtimes.com/tower-of-power-gets-funky-in-verona/|title=Tower of Power Gets Funky In Verona|last=Hall|first=J.T.|date=2016-11-16|website=Syracuse New Times|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-29}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tower-of-power-founder-and-trumpeter-mic-gillette-dead-at-64-20160119|title=Tower of Power Founder and Trumpeter Mic Gillette Dead at 64|work=Rolling Stone|access-date=2017-06-29}}</ref>

The album shows the band at an early stage of development, trying out several lead singers including Rick Stevens who soon left the band (1972) because of heavy drug abuse.<ref>{{cite book |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2017 |page=375–376 |last=Lentz III |first=Harris M. |date=2018 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476633183}}</ref> In a retrospective review, music historian [[Rickey Vincent]] said the album contained "sloppy and raggedy horn-heavy R&B."<ref>{{cite book |title=Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One |page=333 |last=Vincent |first=Rickey |authorlink=Rickey Vincent |date=2014 |publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group |isbn=9781466884526}}</ref> Drummer [[David Garibaldi (musician)|David Garibaldi]] later said that his playing style was undisciplined during this time, that the album showed his "rough edges". He began private drum lessons with a Bay Area drum teacher named Chuck Brown, and polished his technique in time for the improvements to be heard on 1973's ''[[Tower of Power (album)|Tower of Power]]'' album.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Great Drummers R&B Funk & Soul |page=214 |last=Payne |first=Jim |date=2010 |publisher=Mel Bay Publications |isbn=9781609745820}}</ref>


The album was released on [[Compact disc|CD]] in 1992 by [[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino Records]].
'''''East Bay Grease''''' is the debut album by the [[Soul music|soul]] [[funk]] group [[Tower of Power]]. It is characteristic of the [[San Francisco|Bay City]] funk style they helped to establish and further built upon throughout their career.{{Citation needed|date=November 2011}} The album was released on CD in 1992 by Rhino Records.


{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref name=Allmusic>{{Allmusic |class=album |tab=review |id=r20348 |first=Ron |last=Wynn |accessdate={{date|2007-06-26}} }}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref name=AllMusic>{{AllMusic |class=album |tab=review |id=r20348 |first=Ron |last=Wynn |accessdate=26 June 2007 }}</ref>
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== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
All selections written by Emilio Castillo & Stephen Kupka, except "Sparkling in the Sand" by Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka, and Lawrence Lopez.
All selections written by Emilio Castillo and Stephen Kupka, except "Sparkling in the Sand" by Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka and Lawrence Lopez.<ref name="Wynn">{{cite web | last=Wynn | first=Ron | title=East Bay Grease - Tower of Power - Songs, Reviews, Credits | website=AllMusic | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/east-bay-grease-mw0000616730 | access-date=2017-07-21}}</ref>


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== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
Production credit <ref name="AllMusic-Credits">{{cite web | title=East Bay Grease - Tower of Power - Credits | website=AllMusic | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/east-bay-grease-mw0000616730/credits | access-date=2017-07-21}}</ref>
* Rufus Miller - lead vocals (except "Sparkling in the Sand")
* Rufus Miller - lead vocals (except "Sparkling in the Sand")
* [[Emilio Castillo|Emilio "Mimi" Castillo]] - alto saxophone, vocals, extra greasy vocal on "The Skunk, the Goose, and the Fly"
* [[Emilio Castillo]] - alto saxophone, vocals, extra greasy vocal on "The Skunk, the Goose, and the Fly"
* [[David Garibaldi (musician)|David Garibaldi]] - drums, vibes, background vocals
* [[David Garibaldi (musician)|David Garibaldi]] - drums, vibes, background vocals
* [[Greg Adams (musician)|Greg Adams]] - first trumpet
* Greg Adams - first trumpet
* [[Stephen Kupka|Steve Kupka]] - baritone saxophone, background vocals
* Stephen "The Funky Doctor" Kupka - baritone saxophone, background vocals
* Skip Mesquite - tenor saxophone, flute, vocals
* Skip Mesquite - tenor saxophone, flute, vocals
* David Padron - second trumpet
* David Padron - second trumpet
* [[Rocco Prestia|Frank Prestia]] - bass
* [[Rocco Prestia|Frank Rocco Prestia]] - bass
* Rick Stevens - lead vocal on "Sparkling in the Sand", background vocals
* Rick Stevens - lead vocal on "Sparkling in the Sand", background vocals
* Willy Fulton - guitar, background vocals
* Willie James Fulton - guitar, background vocals
* [[Mic Gillette]] - trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn solo on "Sparkling in the Sand"
* [[Mic Gillette]] - trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn with solo on "Sparkling in the Sand"<ref name=":0" />
* Ken Balzell - trumpet
* Ken Balzell - trumpet
;Technical
*Bruce Steinberg - cover and liner design, artwork, photography


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.towerofpower.com/discography/detail/east_bay_grease/ Tower of Power - website discography]
* [http://www.towerofpower.com/discography/detail/east_bay_grease/ Tower of Power - website discography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019161116/http://www.towerofpower.com/discography/detail/east_bay_grease/ |date=2011-10-19 }}
* {{Discogs master|185868}}
* {{Discogs master|185868}}


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Latest revision as of 23:57, 20 February 2024

East Bay Grease
Studio album by
Tower of Power
Released1970
StudioMercury Recording Studios, San Francisco
GenreSoul, R&B
Length41:35
LabelSan Francisco/Atlantic
ProducerDavid Rubinson
Tower of Power chronology
East Bay Grease
(1970) 		Bump City
(1972)
Singles from East Bay Grease
  1. "Back on the Streets Again/Sparkling in the Sand"
    Released: 1970

East Bay Grease is the debut album by the soul and funk group Tower of Power, released in 1970.[1] The band was one of the early music groups to be signed by Bill Graham's Fillmore Records, which released the LP.[2][3]

The album shows the band at an early stage of development, trying out several lead singers including Rick Stevens who soon left the band (1972) because of heavy drug abuse.[4] In a retrospective review, music historian Rickey Vincent said the album contained "sloppy and raggedy horn-heavy R&B."[5] Drummer David Garibaldi later said that his playing style was undisciplined during this time, that the album showed his "rough edges". He began private drum lessons with a Bay Area drum teacher named Chuck Brown, and polished his technique in time for the improvements to be heard on 1973's Tower of Power album.[6]

The album was released on CD in 1992 by Rhino Records.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [7]

Track listing

[edit]

All selections written by Emilio Castillo and Stephen Kupka, except "Sparkling in the Sand" by Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka and Lawrence Lopez.[8]

  1. "Knock Yourself Out" - 7:08
  2. "Social Lubrication" - 7:28
  3. "The Price" - 6:09
  4. "Back on the Streets Again" - 5:50
  5. "The Skunk, the Goose, and the Fly" - 5:55
  6. "Sparkling in the Sand" - 9:06

Personnel

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Production credit [9]

  • Rufus Miller - lead vocals (except "Sparkling in the Sand")
  • Emilio Castillo - alto saxophone, vocals, extra greasy vocal on "The Skunk, the Goose, and the Fly"
  • David Garibaldi - drums, vibes, background vocals
  • Greg Adams - first trumpet
  • Stephen "The Funky Doctor" Kupka - baritone saxophone, background vocals
  • Skip Mesquite - tenor saxophone, flute, vocals
  • David Padron - second trumpet
  • Frank Rocco Prestia - bass
  • Rick Stevens - lead vocal on "Sparkling in the Sand", background vocals
  • Willie James Fulton - guitar, background vocals
  • Mic Gillette - trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn with solo on "Sparkling in the Sand"[3]
  • Ken Balzell - trumpet
Technical
  • Bruce Steinberg - cover and liner design, artwork, photography

References

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  1. ^ Godbey, Matthew (2016-10-26). "Stage & Screen: "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" a not-so-lovely plot". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  2. ^ Hall, J.T. (2016-11-16). "Tower of Power Gets Funky In Verona". Syracuse New Times. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  3. ^ a b "Tower of Power Founder and Trumpeter Mic Gillette Dead at 64". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  4. ^ Lentz III, Harris M. (2018). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2017. McFarland. p. 375–376. ISBN 9781476633183.
  5. ^ Vincent, Rickey (2014). Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 333. ISBN 9781466884526.
  6. ^ Payne, Jim (2010). The Great Drummers R&B Funk & Soul. Mel Bay Publications. p. 214. ISBN 9781609745820.
  7. ^ Wynn, Ron. East Bay Grease at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
  8. ^ Wynn, Ron. "East Bay Grease - Tower of Power - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  9. ^ "East Bay Grease - Tower of Power - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
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