Ten-member Tower of Power will touch down in Asia toward the end of this month on the band's latest trip to the region to play its renowned blend of soul and jazz, on a series of dates in Tokyo, Nagoya and Manila.

But the Oakland, California-based group — fairly regular visitors and perhaps best known for their horn section — is marking several milestones this time around.

TOP is in the middle of a worldwide 50th Anniversary Tour. And the band has just notched its first No. 1 album on the Billboard charts with "Soul Side of Town." TOP's 25th release debuted in June at the pinnacle of the Billboard Jazz Albums and Contemporary Jazz Albums charts, as well as making it to the Independent Albums and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.