Brian Davison’s Every Which Way: 50th Anniversary Remastered

The band was formed by drummer Brain Davison upon the demise of his former group The Nice in early 1970 (caused by Keith Emerson’s departure to form ELP). Davison soon sought to form his own group and recruited vocalist Graham Bell, along with bass guitarist, Alan Cartwright, guitarist John Hedley and saxophonist Geoffrey Peach. They took a more jazz influenced take on Progressive rock, which suited Davison’s style perfectly. The band recorded their only album at Trident studios soon after formation and signed with the recently founded Charisma label. The finished result was a fine record which earned much critical praise upon its release. The songs were mostly written by Graham Bell, whose superb voice was selected for praise. Despite having produced such a fine debut album, Every Which Way lasted only a short time before disbanding. Alan Cartwright soon joined Procol Harum, whilst Brian Davison would eventually join his former Nice band mate Lee Jackson in Refugee, with Swiss keyboard player Patrick Moraz. This Esoteric Recordings edition celebrates this excellent, albeit short-lived, band.

Vinyl is on Trading Places.