Soul or Jazz Funk

[Stingray9]

Are Tower of Power Jazz funk, or Soul Funk?

 

[buldog5151bass]

I would vote door #1, but does it really matter?

 

[Classic69]

I would vote door #1, but does it really matter?

They're a tight "horn band" blessed with having the great Rocco Prestia on bass who keeps them in the pocket no matter whether they play Jazz-Funk or Soul-Funk or Country-Western Funk!
40+ years of their groove; gotta hand it to 'em. Hall of Fame or else!!!

 

[Stingray9]

Hell no! I matters not, they still groove like mofo's! haha. Its just I'm writing a dissertation talking about the sub-genres of Funk music and analysing bassists of the specific sub-genres. Just wanted to get some opinions on where TOP fall into Had to choose Rocco haha!

 

[fhm555]

They defy classification as they are capable of whatever fonk they are called on to pull off. If there was a criteria like ability to play off charts as jazz funk and improve as soul funk, again it would be a real tough call. Maybe cite them as a prime example of both?

 

[nukes_da_bass]

R&B.

 

[jerry]

Soul with a capital S.