Singer Tony Adamo @ # 5 With "What Is Hip"
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"'What Is Hip' is Tony Adamo's exuberant jazzy take on Tower of
Power's funk classic. Adamo and his producer/guitarist Jerry Stucker
take Tower of Power's classic funk number and give it a more sinewy
vibe, elasticizing the vocals and the bass, while crackling up the
song's more timpanic elements. This exuberantly selfassured remake
recalls the Acid Jazz insouciance of the early 90s while harkening
back to the Big Band era and the Vegasy stylings of suave masters of
selfconfidence such as Tom Jones and Al Jarreau. Adamo has a brash
selfassuredness and a sense of showmanship that's neither unearned nor
in your face." Devon Jackson, Magazine Editor Freelance Music
Journalist- The Village Voice to Rolling Stone and Details.
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"What Is Hip?" (S Kupka, E Castillo, D Garibaldi : BobALew Songs
ASCAP)
Vocal/Hipspokenword Tony Adamo
Drums Mike Clark
Bass Richie Goods
Piano Neil Larsen
Guitar Jerry Stucker
Percussion Bill Summers
Bari Sax Stephen Doc Kupka
Trumpet Eddie Henderson
Background Vocals Sandy Griffith
Midi Programming Jerry