Bill Evans Trio – Everybody Digs Bill Evans [Stereo] (Analogue Productions Fantasy Series 45 RPM Edition)

Bill Evans — Everybody Digs Bill Evans

Individual title from The Bill Evans Riverside Recordings Box Set

180-gram 45 RPM double LP

Mastered by Kevin Gray & Steve Hoffman at AcousTech Mastering AAA analog from original master tapes

Praise for our Riverside Recordings LP Box Set from Analogue Productions

"These are, for the most part, extraordinary-sounding recordings, better than any you're likely to find. If you love the music, you should consider the purchase." — Fred Kaplan, Stereophile, Nov. 1, 2017

"Bill Evans' recordings almost always received good to excellent sound, and the Analogue Productions reissues are no exception. ... The 45 rpm reissues are more musical and transparent; instruments have greater three-dimensionality and frequency extremes, especially lower octaves, exhibit greater resolution and impact. Get them before they're sold out!" Myles Astor, Positive-Feedback Online, Issue 34

Of everything Analogue Productions has reissued, few titles have sparked the accolades accorded our 45 RPM versions of Bill Evans titles from his Riverside catalog. Now, we're breaking the titles out from that terrific set for individual sale. These are the audiophile jazz fan's definitive releases for your collection!

The legend of Bill Evans really begins with this album, his second. The pianist had just spent most of 1958 as part of one of the major units in jazz history: The Miles Davis Sextet that also featured John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley. His fellow musicians already knew his worth (the album title was almost literally accurate, and the four endorsements on the cover, which embarrassed Bill, could easily have been greatly multiplied). With this record, the jazz public began to follow their lead.

Here, joined by bassist Sam Jones and drummer Philly Joe Jones, Evans delivers some of his most fluid, swinging trio performances — elegant, lyrical, and rhythmically alive. Yet it's the solo improvisation "Peace Piece" that forever marked his arrival. Built on two hypnotic chords, it unfolds with a quiet intensity that feels both spontaneous and transcendent — a glimpse into the meditative, deeply personal world Evans would explore for the rest of his career.

For collectors, Everybody Digs Bill Evans captures that pivotal moment when a brilliant accompanist became an icon in his own right. It's the bridge between promise and legend, a record that doesn't just showcase Evans' genius — it invites you into it.