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

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Жыл бұрын

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

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@KBB4eva 5 ай бұрын

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

@evil_doctor222 4 ай бұрын

охренеть можно!

@TheGlass50 3 ай бұрын

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

@reh331 3 ай бұрын

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

@Glenn_Sees Жыл бұрын

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

@tegknox2694 5 ай бұрын

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

@misterlironavigdor 2 ай бұрын

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

@JanisFoleyPhotography Жыл бұрын

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

@JanisFoleyPhotography 10 ай бұрын

@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 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@NickRatto 2 ай бұрын

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

@benbordingguitar5359 Ай бұрын

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!

@NickRatto 2 ай бұрын

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

@kornelnowak6427 2 ай бұрын

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

@jonwatkins675 5 ай бұрын

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

@nakaosa111 Жыл бұрын

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。

@andrewfleming1336 4 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@patricktiglao 3 ай бұрын

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.

@garyssimo 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

meant to say Calabria Italy.

@andrewfleming1336 4 ай бұрын

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

@michaelschneider- 4 ай бұрын

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

@maxp6174 7 ай бұрын

Bass line on the 1st song is glorious

@aaacelebrations Ай бұрын

FUNK!

@supertsaar 2 ай бұрын

Absolute Legend. So good to see this.

@aaacelebrations 5 ай бұрын

He was a Bad Boy playing Dat Bottom!!!

@user-tz4mc6fn4r Ай бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏

@ricksoto1025 3 ай бұрын

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

@rdennis2253 Ай бұрын

❤i I would say James Brown

@mattfoley6082 Жыл бұрын

19:15 Tasty groove! Love it!

@user-iq6iz1ik4v 5 ай бұрын

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

@jeanchaves3664 10 ай бұрын

Animal rocco best

@TheTunecreator 3 ай бұрын

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

@rodrigoaquinoofficial Ай бұрын

Prestia Garibaldi. The italian way

@alphaomegastables 3 ай бұрын

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!!

@user-zl8zs6jj7i 3 ай бұрын

Why did he change his name?

@user-zl8zs6jj7i 3 ай бұрын

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

@user-lt9ez1qo5s 5 ай бұрын

20:56 what is hip

@callingchristiano 3 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

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.