Everybody Digs Bill Evans

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"Everybody Digs Bill Evans" is a 1959 jazz piano album celebrated for its lyrical improvisation, subtle interplay, and its role in establishing Bill Evans as a leading figure in modern jazz.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz album
studio album
artist Bill Evans
chronologyPosition second album as a leader by Bill Evans
countryOfOrigin United States
coverArtFeature blurbs from prominent jazz musicians praising Bill Evans
criticalReception highly acclaimed by jazz critics
featuresMusician Bill Evans
Philly Joe Jones
Sam Jones
format mono
stereo
genre jazz
includesCompositionBy Bill Evans
Sonny Rollins
includesStandard Some Other Time
What Is There to Say?
Young and Foolish
instrumentation piano trio
label Riverside Records
labelCatalogNumber RLP 1129
language instrumental
length approximately 43 minutes
notableTrack Epilogue
Minority
Oleo
Peace Piece
What Is There to Say?
Young and Foolish
performer Bill Evans
personnelRole Bill Evans – piano
Philly Joe Jones – drums
linked to: Philly Joe Jones

Sam Jones – bass
predecessorWork New Jazz Conceptions
producer Orrin Keepnews
recordingDate December 15, 1958
December 16, 1958
recordingEngineer Jack Higgins
recordingLocation New York City
reissue CD reissues with bonus tracks
releaseDate 1959
significance helped establish Bill Evans as a leading figure in modern jazz
styleCharacteristic harmonic sophistication
lyrical improvisation
subtle interplay
subgenre modern jazz
successorWork Portrait in Jazz

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Bill Evans notableWork Everybody Digs Bill Evans
Portrait in Jazz chronologyFollows Everybody Digs Bill Evans