Artist: Rastus
Album: Rastus
Country: US
Genre: Blues jazz brass rock
Release: 1971
Quality: FLAC | lossless

In the Seventies, the group called RASTUS ,from Cleveland, Ohio , was a popular Horn band, in the style of the groups Chicago and Tower Of Power, and toured the U.S. on the same bill with those bands and others.
RASTUS recorded two albums to rave reviews and had a large fan base until the group , after many personal changes, finally disbanded in the late seventies.

Tracklist:
1. Black Cat (Brian Auger) - 9:28
2. Texas / The Bells (Medley) (Billy Ward / Buddy Miles, Mike Bloomfield) - 12:30
3. Walking In The Park (Graham Bond) - 4:01
4. Goodnight Nelda Greb (The Telephone Company Has Cut Us Off) (Tracy Nelson) - 15:16
5. Wizard Of Oz Medley (E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen) - 1:01
6. Sinnin' For You (Owen Finnegan, Keef Hartley, Peter Dines, Fiona Hewitson) - 5:42
7. Farmer Jo (Laura Nyro) - 4:19
8. 1-75 Riff (John Rhys) - 5:19
9. Desperately Mrs. Jones/Ja-Da (Bob Carleton, Don Nagy, John Rhys) - 3:56
9. Sailin' Easy (Al Wilmont, Elmer George Clawson, Gary Quackenbush, Scott Richardson) - 2:56
10.Black Cat (Brian Auger) - 3:00
11.El Congo Valiente (Johnny Richards) - 2:15
12.Warm (John Rhys) - 4:59
13.Multicolored Taxicab (Artie Feldman) - 4:16
Tracks 1-4 Recorded live in concert, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Tracks 5-14 Recorded at Sonad Studios, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Personnel:
Don Nagy - Bass, Trumpet
Mike «The Frist» Geraci - Baritone, Tenor Saxophones, Backing Vocals
Vic Walkus - Alto, Tenor Saxophone
Dave «Smokey» Smelko - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
George Sopuch - Guitar
Tony Corrao - Guitar
Daniel Matthew Magalen - Lead Vocals, Baritone Saxophone
Marc Roman - Lead Vocals, Trombone
Arthur Edward Appleton, Jr. - Trombone