Everybody digs bill evans

Everybody Digs Bill Evans became the artist’s second album, recorded two years after the debut of New Jazz Conceptions . The album was recorded shortly after Evans left the sextet of Miles Davis . Despite producer Orrin Kipnews’s efforts to record earlier, the self-critical Evans thought he “couldn’t say anything new” before recording this album.

The recording was attended by a rhythm section composed of drummer Philly Joe Jones and double bass player Sam Jones, who are not relatives.

The cover of the record in large print shows the statements of famous jazzmen about Evans, peculiar recommendations to listeners. Miles Davis , in particular, said:

I'm sure I learned a lot from Bill Evans. He plays the piano exactly the way he needs to play [4] .

George Shearing , Ahmad Jamal and Julian Cannonball Edderley also spoke about Evans. Record producer Orrin Kipnews in an annotation on the back of the envelope explained the reason for the statements:

This unusual album cover was created specifically to clarify the amazing fact about Bill Evans: this extremely talented young pianist has already become an object of admiration and respect for some of the most highly regarded musicians in the jazz world and, at the same time, remains practically unknown to the general public. These four major celebrities, who signed their praises to Evans, were actually selected from a whole list of musicians - connoisseurs of Evans, and this list is much longer [4] .

• Bill evans - piano
• Sam Jones - Double Bass
• Philly Joe Jones - Drums