{"id":34022,"date":"2012-09-24T11:01:08","date_gmt":"2012-09-24T18:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=34022"},"modified":"2024-06-02T11:03:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T18:03:33","slug":"tower-power-album-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2012\/tower-power-album-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"Perhaps Tower of Power’s Best Album Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arguably the best horn band of all time, Tower of Power<\/em><\/a>  (TOP), has been around since 1968. The founding members and alumni of the band’s horn section, are literally a who’s who of some of the most famous, contemporary saxophone players.<\/p>\n

Over the band’s 44 year history, they have released albums with some interesting cover art. When I saw the 1988 album Direct<\/em>, it reminded me of a famous album cover: one featuring a painting by Mark Hess<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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     Source: Euclid Records<\/h6>\n

One of TOP’s most visible alumni is of course Lenny Pickett. Pickett can be seen and heard every Saturday night heading up the band on Saturday Night Live<\/em> (SNL)\u2014where’s he’s been the musical director since 1995.<\/p>\n

Before joining SNL in 1985, Pickett played sax for Tower of Power<\/em>. On the Direct<\/em> album, Pickett demonstrated his signature altissimo skills in Squib Cakes<\/em>.<\/p>\n