Track Listing

1. I'm An Errand Girl For Rhythm
2. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
3. You Call It Madness
4. Frim Fram Sauce
5. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
6. Baby Baby All The Time
7. Hit That Jive Jack
8. You're Looking At Me
9. I'm Thru With Love
10. Deed I Do
11. A Blossom Fell
12. If I Had You
13. When I Grow Too Old To Dream

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7328 in Music
• Released on: 2005-10-24
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 59 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
All for You is a tribute to the Nat "King" Cole Trio of the 1940s, when Cole performed as both a singer and a pianist. Krall, like her heroes Lena Horne and Carmen McRae, is also a singer-pianist, and she plays both roles on most of the songs here. She's able to link her singing to her piano playing in sympathetic ways and projects tremendous feeling through both. Like Cole in the '40s, Krall plays with a drummer-less trio--here with guitarist Russell Malone and bassist Paul Keller. Their sense of intimate rapport is especially valuable on ballads such as "You Call It Madness" and "I'm Thru with Love", but also allows such up-tempo tunes as "Hit That Jive Jack" to swing with surprising lightness. --Geoffrey Himes

CD Description
Reissue of Krall's tribute to the immortal Nat 'King' Cole,originally released back in 1996. The elder stateswoman of the neo-jazz boom, Krall was making jazz albums when it wasn't fashionable and still winning Grammys for it. This reissue, coming on the back of the success of her latest offering,2004's 'The Girl In The Other Room', shows her knack for tasteful reinterpretation on these well-worn classics.

Customer Reviews

A fine homage to the Cole Trio by a current jazz great.
Paying homage to the Nat Cole Trio, the most popular jazz combo of its day, Diana Krall (piano), Russell Malone (guitar), and Paul Keller (bass) bring some long-time favorites and some lesser known Cole Trio hits to life. The arrangements are terrific, ranging from slow, bluesy numbers, to swing, a torchy ballad, and forties-style jive. In every case, the emphasis is on the trio, and though Krall sings on every track, more than half of each song is instrumental, with extended solos on piano by Krall and guitar by Russell Malone.

Krall's voice is a full, sometimes husky, alto with very little vibrato, and though she can sing scat, and does on "Frim Fram Sauce," she is at her best singing slow songs of aching loss, where, occasionally, her phrasing reminds me of Sarah Vaughan. "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You," sung slower than Cole did it, is a sad, bluesy number with wonderful, casual jazz piano riffs. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," my favorite on the album, is torchy, the imagined tears kept under control as Krall pines for lost love, with the piano ranging into chromatic variations. In "You Call It Madness" and "I'm Through With Love," Krall keeps her voice whispery, singing slowly, almost confidentially, as she maintains the slow beat and melancholy mood. By contrast, "Hit That Jive, Jack," moves in a quick, toe-tapping rhythm, as Krall, Malone, and Keller sing together and have fun.

The album has plenty of variety to the selections and features three fine jazz instrumentalists who toured together and perfected their ensemble for several months before recording this album. With the earthy voice of Krall added to the instrumental mix, this album is certainly one of Krall's best--a huge success. There are no drums here (except on "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"), but that is not a limitation, and, in fact, may be an advantage, since the listener's attention remains focused on the tunefulness of the songs and their jazz variations. This is a fine homage to the Nat Cole Trio, which would have been justly proud of Krall's recording. Mary Whipple

Undoubtedly one of the best CD's in my collection
I am an avid fan of music - all kinds of music. My collection of more than 120 CD's is extremely diverse, ranging from Northern Soul to Opera. I also have four CD's of Diana Krall and "All For You" was the first one I bought in 1998. This lady is a true musical artist and I never get tired of listening to her sing and play the piano. It seems that with every listening that your appreciation of her great talent grows and repeated tracks seem to get better and better. From slow to medium to quick tempo, Diana Krall consistantly exceeds listening satisfaction. I am no "Jazz Nut" by any stretch of the imagination, so you can take my recommendation as an unbiassed opinion of what's good. All For You is one of her very best and the other top Diana Krall release is When I look in Your Eyes, which includes an extremely captivating rendition of "I've Got you under my Skin" - BRILLIANT

A trubute album that almost sounds as good as the origonal
Having listened to 'All for you', I am sure that Nat King Cole would have been proud of Ms.Krall, her interpretation and dedication to produce such a fine tribute must be applauded. Russell Malone and bassist Paul Keller fit effortlesly into the tight arrangements, together with Diana's vocals it is sometimes difficult to remember that this CD was recorded in 1996 not 1946. If you want to smile, choose 'Frim Fram Sauce' or 'Hit that Jive Jack'. If its smooch you want'Boulvevard of Broken Dreams'has more than enough to spare, for me it has to be 'If I had you', one of Nat's favourites too ! Just two words remain..BUY IT