Everybody Digs Bill Evans
Evans's second trio record, with Sam Jones and Philly Joe Jones, and the home of Peace Piece.
Bill Evans Trio, 1959
- Released
- March 1959
- Recorded
- December 15, 1958
- Studio
- Reeves Sound Studios, New York
- Label
- Riverside (RLP 12-291)
- Producer
- Orrin Keepnews
- Length
- 42:36
Everybody Digs Bill Evans was released by Riverside as RLP 12-291 in March 1959, with Orrin Keepnews producing. It was recorded at Reeves Sound Studios in New York; the album's article puts the main session on December 15, 1958. The trio is Evans on piano, Sam Jones on bass and Philly Joe Jones on drums. The 42:36 figure includes the bonus track Some Other Time, 6:09.
S. Victor Aaron of Something Else! calls Peace Piece one of Evans's best-known tunes. The album was reissued in April 2024 by Craft Recordings, including a Record Store Day mono LP, CR00751, in 7,500 copies, with lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray, and a hi-res digital edition, CR07342, released April 26, 2024.
Track listing
- Minority5:20
- Young and Foolish5:48
- Lucky to Be Me3:35
- Night and Day7:12
- Epilogue0:38
- Tenderly3:29
- Peace Piece6:37
- What Is There to Say?4:49
- Oleo4:04
- Epilogue0:38
- Some Other Time (bonus track)6:09
Personnel
- Bill Evans piano
- Sam Jones bass
- Philly Joe Jones drums
- Orrin Keepnews producer
More from Bill Evans Trio
Portrait in Jazz (1960), Sunday at the Village Vanguard (1961), Explorations (1961), Waltz for Debby (1962)
Where to go next
Reference
- Everybody Digs Bill Evans Tracklist, personnel and reception.
Sources
- Everybody Digs Bill Evans, Wikipedia
- Bill Evans Everybody Digs Bill Evans: Record Store Day mono LP, Audiophile Audition