The Nice was an English rock band known for their ability to blend classical, jazz and rock music into a unique new art form. The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack was released in late 1967 and soon afterward began receiving very high reviews. Emerlist Davjack is considered by some as the beginning of the Progressive Rock genre.
The unusual title, Emerlist Davjack is a pseudonym created by combining the last names of the four members of the group: Keith Emerson (organ, piano, harpsichord, vocals), David O'List (guitar, trumpet, flute, vocals), Brian Davison (drums, tubular bells, timpani) and Lee Jackson (bass, guitar, vocals, timpani).
The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack is one of rock's more underrated and overlooked efforts which makes it more the reason this album should be on the shelf of any Prog music collector.
Track listing
1. Flower King of Flies (Keith Emerson, Lee Jackson[5]) – 3:19
2. Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack (Emerson, David O'List) – 2:49
3. Bonnie (Jackson, O'List) – 3:24
4. Rondo [Instrumental] (Dave Brubeck, Emerson, O'List, Brian Davison, Jackson) – 8:22
5. War And Peace [instrumental] (Emerson, O'List Davison, Jackson) – 5:13
6. Tantalising Maggie (Emerson, Jackson) – 4:35
7. Dawn (Davison, Emerson, Jackson) – 5:17
8. The Cry of Eugene (Emerson, Jackson, O'List) – 4:36
Tracks included on the 1992 re-release
1. Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack [Single Version] (Emerson, O'List) – 2:48
2. Azrael (Angel of Death) (Emerson, Jackson) – 3:44
3. Diamond Hard Blue Apples of the Moon (Davison, Jackson) – 2:47
4. America [instrumental] (Leonard Bernstein, Davison, Jackson, Stephen Sondheim) – 6:18
5. America (Bernstein, Davison, Jackson, Sondheim) – 3:55
Personnel
* Keith Emerson - organ, piano, harpsichord, vocals
* Lee Jackson - bass, guitar, vocals, timpani
* David O'List - guitar, trumpet, flute, vocals
* Brian Davison - drums, tubular bells, timpani
* Billy Nicholls - uncredited harmony vocals on "Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack"
* Producer Emerlist Davjack
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