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Album line-up

*Rich Morrison: Saxophones, Vocals *Hugh Brockie: Guitar, Vocals *Peter Jeffrey: Trumpet, Flute *Dave James: Drums *Peter Elias: Bass *Jack Lenz: Keyboards *Wayne St. John: Vocals *Marty Morrell: Congas

Track listing

#”Opus #1” – (Hugh Brockie) – 5:19 #”Don’t Push It” (Hugh Brockie) – 4:19 #”Aruba/Europa” (Rick Morrison/Santana) – 7:05 #”Funky Thang” (Rick Morrison) – 4:42

Production

*Recorded at Studio 4S, Toronto *Recording Engineers: David Dobbs, Tom Shipton *Producer: Keith Duncan *Remix Engineer: Larry Morey

References

External links

Wayne St. John websiteMarty Morrell
at MySpace {{DEFAULTSORT:Ravin Musical groups with year of establishment missing Musical groups from Toronto Canadian jazz ensembles