Squib Cakes

Tower of Power · 1974 · comp. Chester Thompson

Context

Instrumental of nearly eight minutes by keyboardist Chester Thompson, at the heart of Back to Oakland. Modern Drummer ranked the album among the essential recordings for drummers to study.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk. Among the origins and influences of Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk: Modal, Soul jazz, boogaloo, Hard bop, Free jazz, Brazilian instrumental music, Indo-jazz, Modern big bands, Clube da Esquina (Minas Gerais).

By the same artist

• Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream) (1974)
• Time Will Tell (1974)
• Just When We Start Makin' It (1974)

Sources

• EN: Back to Oakland

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