Francis Rocco Prestia (Tower of Power) 「Live at Bass Day 1998」

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  • Опубліковано 16 бер 2023
  • #TowerOfPower #DavidGaribaldi #Funk #Bass #electricbass
    Francis Rocco Prestia : bass
    David Garibaldi : drums
    Lenny Pickett : saxophone
    Jeff Tamelier : guitar

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  • @KBB4eva
    @KBB4eva 5 місяців тому +23

    Rocco was one of my closest and best friends in life .

    • @evil_doctor222
      @evil_doctor222 4 місяці тому

      охренеть можно!

    • @TheGlass50
      @TheGlass50 3 місяці тому +3

      Your friend was an outstanding and influential bass player. I’m sorry for the loss of your friend. His music will live forever.

  • @Glenn_Sees
    @Glenn_Sees Рік тому +12

    My all time favorite bassplayer! RIP Rocco. ✌🏼👊🏼💯

  • @reh331
    @reh331 3 місяці тому +5

    Top of their games in '98. The great chops but also the maturity in their approach to the music. Masters.

  • @misterlironavigdor
    @misterlironavigdor 3 місяці тому +2

    Rocco is a living bass legend for ever !!!! although the tragedy he is a walking soul among the good part of this world

  • @JanisFoleyPhotography
    @JanisFoleyPhotography Рік тому +14

    He was one of my mom's best friends... Love you Rocco! Miss you... ❤

    • @JanisFoleyPhotography
      @JanisFoleyPhotography 10 місяців тому +6

      @FunkyMonk6 Rocco was, is and always will be a frickin' legend... He had a soft heart with a pretend grumpy exterior... He was always so kind to my mom, all the way to the end. They both left this world within months of each other. At one point his eyes got so bad that he couldn't drive. I would pick him up to see my mom... Then he would offer to buy lunch. But he had to put up with my silly antics of making funny videos. Somewhere I've got a video of us in the car and I panned to him and my phone put a mouse filter on his face! Ha ha! He endured the torture because he knew I did it out of pure love. Now they are together, probably enjoying music in heaven... 🎶

    • @garyssimo
      @garyssimo 6 місяців тому +1

      Great stories. Thanks for that.
      My Mom and Rocco were real close...she was his daughter.
      Different Rocco. This one was a Fedele from Italy. What a bass player yours was.
      Mine had an Oakland dairy farm during the depression and my aunt helped deliver hks milk as a kid.
      Farms...in Oakland? yep..near the Estuary. Im sure this one was with T.O.P. during East Bay Grease days? What a great band. I had all rheir records.

    • @garyssimo
      @garyssimo 6 місяців тому +1

      My second cousin has an 8 year old she named Rocco.

    • @NickRatto
      @NickRatto 3 місяці тому +1

      @@JanisFoleyPhotography thanks for the insight of this Gentleman in your an many others heart n soul

  • @kornelnowak6427
    @kornelnowak6427 3 місяці тому +5

    00:45 oakland stroke
    02:35 can’t you see (you doin’ me wrong)
    04:45 space for bass
    10:50 you don’t mean no harm
    16:55 oakland stroke (groove)
    19:15 Man from the past (ride-out)
    20:40 what is hip
    24:55 you strike my main nerve
    31:18 soul vaccination
    33:10 impro jam
    39:24 squib cakes

  • @tegknox2694
    @tegknox2694 5 місяців тому +6

    Rocco = unexpected and brilliant. Garabaldi = unusual and beautiful rythms, always right on time.

  • @NickRatto
    @NickRatto 3 місяці тому +1

    The back bone on the deep end of the Soul, R.I.P. Rocco ,please ,

  • @benbordingguitar5359
    @benbordingguitar5359 2 місяці тому +2

    They are just so great and original , they invented this form of funk , you hear this and you know its them , then add lenny , best sh ever!

  • @andrewfleming1336
    @andrewfleming1336 4 місяці тому +6

    Oh DAMN! Oteil Burbridge asks a question at 36:25

  • @jonwatkins675
    @jonwatkins675 5 місяців тому +2

    Rocco will always be on TOP and destructive to the BASS.

  • @nakaosa111
    @nakaosa111 Рік тому +10

    凄い。こんな映像があるなんて。
    しかも弾き方の解説やインタビューもあるし。
    ご冥福を祈ります。

  • @garyssimo
    @garyssimo 6 місяців тому +3

    Granpa Rocco from Calsbria played guitar. So do I...
    since 64 after hatching in Oakland on Pill Hill 52.
    Grew up one East Bay Greade nd still gettn funky!
    What a tight group o funktsas!

    • @garyssimo
      @garyssimo 6 місяців тому

      meant to say Calabria Italy.

  • @supertsaar
    @supertsaar 2 місяці тому +2

    Absolute Legend. So good to see this.

  • @michaelschneider-
    @michaelschneider- 5 місяців тому +2

    +1 Smokin' an da bass. Herr Rocco .. Vail, Colorado

  • @patricktiglao
    @patricktiglao 3 місяці тому +1

    So great to hear some TOP hits in a "jazz combo" setting. It really makes @davidgaribaldi and @francisroccoprestia parts really shine. Rocco seems like such a cool dude.

  • @aaacelebrations
    @aaacelebrations Місяць тому +2

    FUNK!

  • @maxp6174
    @maxp6174 7 місяців тому +3

    Bass line on the 1st song is glorious

  • @andrewfleming1336
    @andrewfleming1336 4 місяці тому +4

    So great, thanks for sharing! Love that Rocco and Dave are nailing the forms of everything, and Lenny is clearly not reading his charts and messing the form up on a lot of em haha! Love this era of Dave's playing and getting to hear both of them front and center.

    • @contrabbasso76
      @contrabbasso76 4 місяці тому +1

      Lenny is the only guy who gets a pass though! haha

  • @aaacelebrations
    @aaacelebrations 5 місяців тому +2

    He was a Bad Boy playing Dat Bottom!!!

  • @user-iq6iz1ik4v
    @user-iq6iz1ik4v 6 місяців тому +2

    росийскее музыканты, вместо слэпа, вживайтесь в себя этого БАС ГИТАРИСТА!!!!!!

  • @ricksoto1025
    @ricksoto1025 3 місяці тому +4

    The Rhythm section is....unbelievable! So damn tight! Who comes close? The Meters?? James Brown's band??? I dunno.

    • @rdennis2253
      @rdennis2253 Місяць тому

      ❤i I would say James Brown

  • @user-tz4mc6fn4r
    @user-tz4mc6fn4r 2 місяці тому +1

    👏👏👏👏👏

  • @alphaomegastables
    @alphaomegastables 3 місяці тому +4

    Damn..sure as heck miss Frankie Hutton...a.k.a. FRANCIS ROCCO PRESTIA!! See you at the Return of CHRIST!! R.I.P. my Brother!!

  • @mattfoley6082
    @mattfoley6082 Рік тому +1

    19:15 Tasty groove! Love it!

  • @rodrigoaquinoofficial
    @rodrigoaquinoofficial Місяць тому +1

    Prestia Garibaldi. The italian way

  • @TheTunecreator
    @TheTunecreator 3 місяці тому +1

    Rocco was the baddest ass white dude on the planet. Damn...genius making it look so easy. My oh my...

  • @jeanchaves3664
    @jeanchaves3664 10 місяців тому +2

    Animal rocco best

  • @user-zl8zs6jj7i
    @user-zl8zs6jj7i 3 місяці тому +1

    Why did Rocco Aka: FRANCIS ROCCO PRESTIA...Aka: Frankie Hutton...change his name?

  • @kevinarbogast9309
    @kevinarbogast9309 4 місяці тому +5

    Who’s better than Lenny?

  • @callingchristiano
    @callingchristiano 3 місяці тому +3

    Very good musicians and top bass player. The main problem is they didn't have good songs, I mean "real songs" with strong melody ( cf : EWF ...)

    • @BassByTheBay
      @BassByTheBay 2 місяці тому +1

      Totally agree. I'm a lifelong funkateer, and when I'm occasionally asked why ToP isn't among my favorite funk bands, I simply say it's because of the songs. They were/are absolutely world-class musicians, but most of the songs aren't very memorable.

  • @user-lt9ez1qo5s
    @user-lt9ez1qo5s 5 місяців тому +1

    20:56 what is hip

  • @salaparo2975
    @salaparo2975 9 місяців тому +1

    They are using the banks instead